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Article: Spin as a Determinable

TitleSpin as a Determinable
Authors
Wolff, JE
KeywordsDeterminables and determinates
Metaphysical indeterminacy
Properties
Quantum mechanics
Spin
Issue Date2015
PublisherSpringer. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0167-7411
Citation
TOPOI, 2015, v. 34, p. 379-386 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11245-015-9319-2
AbstractIn this paper I aim to answer two questions: (1) Can spin be treated as a determinable? (2) Can a treatment of spin as a determinable be used to understand quantum indeterminacy? In response to the first question I show that the relations among spin number, spin components and spin values cannot be captured by a single determination relation; instead we need to look at spin number and spin value separately. In response to the second question I discuss three ways in which the determinables model might be modified to account for indeterminacy, and argue that none of them is fully successful in helping us to understand quantum indeterminacy.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/212347
ISSN
0167-7411
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.383
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000361458600008

 

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dc.contributor.authorWolff, JE-
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-21T02:33:11Z-
dc.date.available2015-07-21T02:33:11Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationTOPOI, 2015, v. 34, p. 379-386-
dc.identifier.issn0167-7411-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/212347-
dc.description.abstractIn this paper I aim to answer two questions: (1) Can spin be treated as a determinable? (2) Can a treatment of spin as a determinable be used to understand quantum indeterminacy? In response to the first question I show that the relations among spin number, spin components and spin values cannot be captured by a single determination relation; instead we need to look at spin number and spin value separately. In response to the second question I discuss three ways in which the determinables model might be modified to account for indeterminacy, and argue that none of them is fully successful in helping us to understand quantum indeterminacy.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherSpringer. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0167-7411-
dc.relation.ispartofTOPOI-
dc.rightsThe final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11245-015-9319-2-
dc.subjectDeterminables and determinates-
dc.subjectMetaphysical indeterminacy-
dc.subjectProperties-
dc.subjectQuantum mechanics-
dc.subjectSpin-
dc.titleSpin as a Determinable-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailWolff, JE: jwolff@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityWolff, JE=rp01643-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11245-015-9319-2-
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dc.identifier.hkuros245703-
dc.identifier.volume34-
dc.identifier.spage379-
dc.identifier.epage386-
dc.identifier.eissn1572-8749-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000361458600008-
dc.publisher.placeDordrecht-
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