Comments on an Article of Takabayasi conserning the Formulation of Quantum Mechanics with Classical Pictures
- 1 March 1953
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Progress of Theoretical Physics
- Vol. 9 (3) , 273-287
- https://doi.org/10.1143/ptp.9.273
Abstract
Certain of Takabayasi's criticism of a causal re-interpretation of the quantum theory are answered in detail. It is indecated how this interpretation can be extended to the Dirac equation, and the problem of the identity of equivalent particles is discussed, for the case of particles that satisfy the Pauli principle. Possible extensions of theory are indicated. Finally, criticisms at the philosophical level are discussed, especially the question of what it means to call a theory "metaphysical" and the reasons why the concept of causality is indispensable in scientific theories.Keywords
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