Date of Award
Spring 4-20-2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Philosophy
Second Department
Physics
First Thesis Reader
Dustin Troy Locke
Second Thesis Reader
Scot A. C. Gould
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© 2012 Jhenna Voorhis
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Abstract
Parsimony, sometime referred to as simplicity, is an effective criterion of theory choice in the case of Quantum Mechanics. The Copenhagen and Bohmian interpretations are rival theories, with the Bohmian interpretation being more parsimonious. More parsimonious theories have a higher probability of being true than less parsimonious rivals. The Bohmian interpretation should thus be preferred on these grounds.
Recommended Citation
Voorhis, Jhenna, "Parsimony and Quantum Mechanics: An Analysis of the Copenhagen and Bohmian Interpretations" (2012). Scripps Senior Theses. Paper 35.
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/35
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