Author(s)

María Esther Burgos

Faculty of Sciences, University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.

The incompatibility of Orthodox Quantum Mechanics with philosophical realism poses a serious challenge to scientists upholding such a philosophical doctrine. The desire to find a solution to this and other conceptual problems that quantum mechanics confronts has motivated many authors to propose alternative versions to Orthodox Quantum Mechanics. One of them is the Spontaneous Projection Approach, a theory grounded on philosophical realism. It has been introduced in previous papers and, with a few exceptions, it yields experimental predictions coincident with those of Orthodox Quantum Mechanics. One of these exceptions is analyzed in detail. The difference in predictions becomes apparent in a suggested experiment which could put both theories to the test.

Philosophical Realism, Orthodox Quantum Mechanics, Spontaneous Projection Approach, Quantum Measurement Problem

Burgos, M. (2019) The Contradiction between Two Versions of Quantum Theory Could Be Decided by Experiment. Journal of Modern Physics, 10, 1190-1208. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2019.1010079.