Problem operacjonizmu z definicją czasu w mechanice kwantowej

Jakub Róg

doi:10.14394/filnau.2023.0006

Autor

Jakub Róg Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Filozofii https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8032-128X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14394/filnau.2023.0006

Słowa kluczowe:

operationalism, Percy Bridgman, operational definition, time, problem of time, quantum mechanics

Abstrakt

Bridgman’s operationalism imposes a set of methodological requirements on its proponents, which become untenable when applied to the definition of time within the formalism of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. This paper explores the operational definition of time and investigates how far it can be aligned with the core principles of operationalism. To this end, Busch’s (2008) framework, which distinguishes three roles of time in the quantum mechanical formalism, is employed. One of these roles introduces demands that operationalism cannot meet without compromising its essential principles. As a result, it seems reasonable to conclude that operationalism and quantum mechanics are incompatible (at least in the context of the problem of time in quantum mechanics).

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