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(2009) Constituting objectivity, Dordrecht, Springer.
We propose a definition of physical objects that aims to clarify some in-terpretational problems in quantum mechanics. We claim that the transformations induced by an objective property of a physical system must leave invariant all the other objective properties of the same system. The uncertainty principle is understood as a natural consequence of the imbrication between objective properties and non-objective properties. It follows from the proposed definition that in classical mechanics non-objective properties are wrongly considered objective. We conclude that, unlike classical mechanics, quantum mechanics provides a complete objective description of physical systems.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9510-8_23
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Catren, G. (2009)., Can classical description of physical reality be considered complete?, in M. Bitbol, P. Kerszberg & J. Petitot (eds.), Constituting objectivity, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 375-386.
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