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Olimpia Lombardi

Disciplines:
philosophy of science
philosophy of science/philosophy of physics

Summary

Argentinian philosopher who has worked on the modal interpretation of quantum mechanics, the arrow of time, and the philosophy of thermodynamics.

Core Contribution

Co-developed the modal-Hamiltonian interpretation of quantum mechanics — a version of the modal interpretation where the Hamiltonian selects the preferred observable. Contributed to debates about the ontological status of information in physics.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Ontological Nature of Quantum Information

Historical Influences

Mario Castagnino Dennis Dieks

Intellectual Lineage

Philosophy of Physics

Contemporaries & Peers

Dennis Dieks

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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