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Mechanika kwantowa a zdrowy rozsądek
Quantum Mechanics and Common Sense

Author(s): Andrzej Łukasik
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Filozofii i Socjologii, Instytut Filozofii
Keywords: quantum mechanics; Schrödinger’s cat; double-slit experiment; nonlocality; EPR; complementarity; common sense

Summary/Abstract: Quantum mechanics implies many paradoxes (e.g. Schrödinger’s cat, double-slit experiment, non-locality) which are in contradiction to our ordinary experience. To comprehend quantum theory we must revise our understanding of such matters as the objective nature of reality, the nature of causality, and the nature of a complex system and its relation to its components. Finally, common sense seems to be an epistemological obstacle in our understanding of the quantum picture of the world.

  • Issue Year: 18/2010
  • Issue No: 2 (70)
  • Page Range: 97-111
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish