Why is there so much controversy about interpreting quantum mechanics?
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A: Interpretations of quantum mechanics cannot be falsified by experimental
tests, and so there is no good way of eliminating the inadequate ones. The problem
of QM interpretation is compounded because there are no social forces propelling
the physics and philosophy communities to settle on one interpretation and adopt
it as the standard, as is normally done with testable physical theories. Rather the
social forces work in the other direction, giving rewards in the form of recognition,
conference invitations, and tenure to those who “do their own thing” in the area of QM
interpretations, since it is a playground where their ideas cannot be tested or falsified.
There seems to be more prestige in having your own interpretation than in adopting
someone else’s. In lieu of testing interpretations by performing experiments, the
philosophy-of-science community seems to have devolved to “challenges” in which
advocates of each interpretation attempt to poke holes in the interpretations of their
rivals. This is rather like horseback-mounted knights engaging in jousting duels in
a medieval court. It may be entertaining to spectators and some participants, but it
does not promote convergence
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`An interpretation of quantum mechanics is an attempt to explain how the mathematical theory of quantum mechanics "corresponds" to reality. Although quantum mechanics has held up to rigorous and extremely precise tests in an extraordinarily broad range of experiments (not one prediction from quantum mechanics is found to be contradicted by experiments), there exist a number of contending schools of thought over their interpretation. These views on interpretation differ on such fundamental questions as whether quantum mechanics is deterministic or random, which elements of quantum mechanics can be considered "real", and what is the nature of measurement, among other matters.
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