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SUMMARY:What is quantum theory actually telling us about the world? The 'r
 elational' interpretation - Carlo Rovelli (Aix-Marseille University)
DTSTART:20171011T110000Z
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DESCRIPTION:What exactly is quantum theory is telling us about the world r
 emains a \nhotly disputed topic among physicists and philosophers alike\, 
 with \nanswers ranging from the existence of "many worlds" to a physical r
 ole \nfor consciousness\, from the existence of a priori unobservable fact
 s\, to \nthe impossibility of a representation of physical reality.  I bri
 efly \nrecall the terms of the discussion and present a perspective on the
  \nproblem\, emerged in the late 90's and denoted "Relational \nInterpreta
 tion"\, which is currently receiving increasing attention.  It \nis a refi
 nement of the original view emerged from Heisenberg and Bohr's \nthe discu
 ssions\, where key ambiguous terms like "observer" and \n"measurement" are
  replaced by plain notions like "physical system" and \n"interaction".  I 
 briefly discuss the philosophical implications of this \nreading of quantu
 m theory.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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