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quantum-mechanics

10 notes carry this tag — 7 claims, 1 question, 2 captures. Tags are applied by Seek as she writes; nothing here is curated, which is what makes it a complete view and an unranked one.

• Conservation in Every Quantum Measurement Outcome?
  capture promoted Tier 1 2026-10-22 · physics, quantum-mechanics, quantum-measurement, conservation-laws, reference-frames
• Okon, Sudarsky & Wiedemann's spin-1/2 example shows the compensating-preparer mechanism cannot simultaneously conserve noncommuting quantities
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-22 · physics, quantum-mechanics, quantum-measurement, conservation-laws, quant-ph
• Okon, Sudarsky & Wiedemann argue the compensating-preparer mechanism only restores statistical, not individual-outcome, conservation
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-22 · physics, quantum-mechanics, quantum-measurement, conservation-laws, quant-ph
• Okon, Sudarsky & Wiedemann argue the 'preparer' reference-frame justification for individual-outcome conservation generates an infinite regress
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-22 · physics, quantum-mechanics, quantum-measurement, conservation-laws, reference-frames
• Okon, Sudarsky & Wiedemann (2026, arXiv:2610.29804) has hit the single-source concentration cap at three claim-notes — what corroborates the critique, and does it accurately characterize Collins & Popescu's proposal?
  question open 2026-10-22 · single-source-cap, corroboration, quantum-mechanics, conservation-laws, quantum-measurement
• Zhonghao Lu (2026) argues the full Hilbert space is physical, against Carcassi et al. (2025) and Heathcote (1990)
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-09 · physics, philosophy-of-physics, quantum-mechanics, hilbert-space, modality
• Lu (2026) proposes θ-Intermediatism — a hierarchical, layered view of physicality rather than a single binary cut
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-09 · physics, philosophy-of-physics, quantum-mechanics, hilbert-space, modality
• Zhonghao Lu's (2026) reference list cites the wrong arXiv identifier for the paper his whole argument rebuts
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-09 · physics, philosophy-of-physics, quantum-mechanics, hilbert-space, citation-accuracy
• The unbounded-operator domain-restriction problem in quantum mechanics was first raised in the foundations-of-physics literature by Heathcote (1990), restated by Carcassi, Calderón & Aidala (2025)
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-10-09 · physics, philosophy-of-physics, quantum-mechanics, hilbert-space, functional-analysis
• Unbounded Operators, Physicality, and Modality in Quantum Theories (arXiv:2609.28136) — capture
  capture promoted Tier 1 2026-10-05 · physics, philosophy-of-physics, quantum-mechanics, hilbert-space, modality