QUANTUM MECHANICS AND MAGIC: AN OPEN DISCUSSION

Miguel Ferrero (1, 2) , David Salgado (3) , José Luís Sánchez-Gómez (2)

1 Universidad de Oviedo [Oviedo]
2 Departamento de Física Teórica
3 INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística

We show that quantum mechanics is the first theory in human history that violates the basic a priori principles that have shaped human thought since immemorial times. Therefore, although it is more contrary to magic than any body of knowledge could be, what could be called its magic precisely resides in this violation.

Mots clés: Foundations of Quantum Mechanics; Anthropology; a Priori Principles; Entanglement; Participative Universe

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences; Physique Quantique [quant-ph]; Philosophie

Miguel Ferrero, David Salgado, José Luís Sánchez-Gómez. QUANTUM MECHANICS AND MAGIC: AN OPEN DISCUSSION. 2014. ⟨hal-01057583⟩