In this paper I examine the extent to which recent work in information-theoretic foundations of quantum mechanics can be thought to facilitate understanding, either of quantum phenomena or quantum theory. To do so I utilize the modal view of understanding phenomena. I extend this view to develop an analysis of understanding of theories. The extended modal view of understanding provides a unified view of recent work in information-theoretic foundations of quantum mechanics and explains how it facilitates understanding.

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了解量子现象和量子理论

在本文中，我研究了在多大程度上可以认为量子力学的信息理论基础上的最新工作有助于促进对量子现象或量子理论的理解。为此，我利用了理解现象的模态视图。我扩展了这种观点，以发展对理论理解的分析。扩展的理解模态视图为量子力学的信息理论基础上的最新工作提供了统一的观点，并解释了它如何促进理解。