Realism, operationalism, and quantum mechanics

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Foundations of Physics 13 (8):813-841 (1983)
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A comprehensive formal system is developed that amalgamates the operational and the realistic approaches to quantum mechanics. In this formalism, for example, a sharp distinction is made between events, operational propositions, and the properties of physical systems

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