Particle model from quantum foundations

Quantum State Diffusion: from Foundations to Applications

Deeper insight leads to better practice. We show how the study of the foundations of quantum mechanics has led to new pictures of open systems and to a method of computation which is practical and can be used where others cannot. We illustrate the power of the new method by a series of pictures that show the emergence of classical features in a quantum world. We compare the development of quant...

From the Foundations of Quantum Theory to Quantum

Foundations of Relational Particle Dynamics

Relational particle dynamics include the dynamics of pure shape and cases in which absolute scale or absolute rotation are additionally meaningful. These are interesting as regards the absolute versus relative motion debate as well as discussion of conceptual issues connected with the problem of time in quantum gravity. In spatial dimension 1 and 2 the relative configuration spaces of shapes ar...

Progress in Quantum Foundations

We present a review of the current state of affairs in the foundations of quantum meachanics. After introducing the axioms of quantum theory, the first part of the report examines in detail the trials of interpreting quantum mechanics in a realist way. The main focus of the second half of the review is the attempt to describe quantum mechanics within a larger space of hypothetical theories. A p...

Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

The Lecce group concerned with the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics has worked on different but interconnected research topics. Firstly, the research activity on the elaboration of a new theory (the ESR model) which avoids the problems and paradoxes of the standard interpretation of quantum mechanics (QM) has been continued. The ESR model embodies the mathematical formalism of QM into a broader...