Objective collapse theories

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Quantum interpretation
gptkbp:address Measurement problem
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Dynamical_reduction_models
gptkbp:category gptkb:Quantum_foundations
Philosophy of physics
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Many-worlds_interpretation
gptkb:Copenhagen_interpretation
gptkbp:experimentalTest Heating of matter
Interferometry experiments
Spontaneous photon emission
gptkbp:field gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Objective collapse theories
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Alberto_Rimini
gptkb:Tullio_Weber
gptkb:GianCarlo_Ghirardi
gptkb:Philip_Pearle
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:GRW_theory
gptkb:Continuous_spontaneous_localization_(CSL)
gptkbp:predicts Small deviations from standard quantum mechanics
gptkbp:proposedBy Collapse is objective and observer-independent
Collapse occurs spontaneously
Collapse rate increases with system size
Macroscopic superpositions are suppressed
Macroscopic systems behave classically
Microscopic systems behave quantum mechanically
Wave function collapse is a physical process
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Quantum_decoherence
gptkb:Quantum_measurement_problem
gptkbp:testable Yes
gptkbp:yearProposed 1986
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quantum_mechanics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5