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  1. God May Not Play Dice, But Human Observers Surely Do.Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi - 2015 - Foundations of Science 20 (1):77-105.
    We investigate indeterminism in physical observations. For this, we introduce a distinction between genuinely indeterministic observational processes, and fully deterministic observational processes, which we analyze by drawing a parallel between the localization properties of microscopic entities, like electrons, and the lateralization properties of macroscopic entities, like simple elastic bands. We show that by removing the randomness incorporated in certain of our observational processes, acquiring over them a better control, we also alter these processes in such a radical way that in (...)
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  • The Observer Effect.Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi - 2013 - Foundations of Science 18 (2):213-243.
    Founding our analysis on the Geneva-Brussels approach to the foundations of physics, we provide a clarification and classification of the key concept of observation. An entity can be observed with or without a scope. In the second case, the observation is a purely non-invasive discovery process; in the first case, it is a purely invasive process, which can involve either creation or destruction aspects. An entity can also be observed with or without a full control over the observational process. In (...)
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  • Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis of the Celebrated 4π-Symmetry Neutron Interferometry Experiments.Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi - 2017 - Foundations of Science 22 (3):627-653.
    In 1975, two experimental groups have independently observed the \-symmetry of neutrons’ spin, when passing through a static magnetic field, using a three-blade interferometer made from a single perfect Si-crystal. In this article, we provide a complete analysis of the experiment, both from a theoretical and conceptual point of view. Firstly, we solve the Schrödinger equation in the weak potential approximation, to obtain the amplitude of the refracted and forward refracted beams, produced by the passage of neutrons through one of (...)
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