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Rethinking Causality in Quantum Mechanics

Author : Christina Giarmatzi
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303031930X
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Causality in Quantum Mechanics written by Christina Giarmatzi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Causality is central to understanding the mechanisms of nature: some event "A" is the cause of another event “B”. Surprisingly, causality does not follow this simple rule in quantum physics: due to to quantum superposition we might be led to believe that "A causes B” and that "B causes A”. This idea is not only important to the foundations of physics but also leads to practical advantages: a quantum circuit with such indefinite causality performs computationally better than one with definite causality. This thesis provides one of the first comprehensive introductions to quantum causality, and presents a number of advances. It provides an extension and generalization of a framework that enables us to study causality within quantum mechanics, thereby setting the stage for the rest of the work. This comprises: mathematical tools to define causality in terms of probabilities; computational tools to prove indefinite causality in an experiment; means to experimentally test particular causal structures; and finally an algorithm that detects the exact causal structure in an quantum experiment.

Quantum Causality

Author : Peter J. Riggs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048124034
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Causality written by Peter J. Riggs and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no sharp dividing line between the foundations of physics and philosophy of physics. This is especially true for quantum mechanics. The debate on the interpretation of quantum mechanics has raged in both the scientific and philosophical communities since the 1920s and continues to this day. (We shall understand the unqualified term ‘quantum mechanics’ to mean the mathematical formalism, i. e. laws and rules by which empirical predictions and theoretical advances are made. ) There is a popular rendering of quantum mechanics which has been publicly endorsed by some well known physicists which says that quantum mechanics is not only 1 more weird than we imagine but is weirder than we can imagine. Although it is readily granted that quantum mechanics has produced some strange and counter-intuitive results, the case will be presented in this book that quantum mechanics is not as weird as we might have been led to believe! The prevailing theory of quantum mechanics is called Orthodox Quantum Theory (also known as the Copenhagen Interpretation). Orthodox Quantum Theory endows a special status on measurement processes by requiring an intervention of an observer or an observer’s proxy (e. g. a measuring apparatus). The placement of the observer (or proxy) is somewhat arbitrary which introduces a degree of subjectivity. Orthodox Quantum Theory only predicts probabilities for measured values of physical quantities. It is essentially an instrumental theory, i. e.

Causality and Chance in Modern Physics

Author : David Bohm
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Causality and Chance in Modern Physics written by David Bohm and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1957 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this classic, David Bohm was the first to offer us his causal interpretation of the quantum theory. Causality and Chance in Modern Physics continues to make possible further insight into the meaning of the quantum theory and to suggest ways of extending the theory into new directions.

Time, Causality, and the Quantum Theory

Author : Henry Mehlberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9789027707215
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)

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Book Synopsis Time, Causality, and the Quantum Theory by : Henry Mehlberg

Download or read book Time, Causality, and the Quantum Theory written by Henry Mehlberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1980 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rethinking Growth

Author : W. Baets
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230235794
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Growth written by W. Baets and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should we rethink growth? Is the abundance of the western world still ethical? Growth, social responsibility and sustainable development are indeed deeply entangled. This book aims to provide the reader with a transversal, holistic view on these issues, and a real understanding of corporate growth, along with its possible alternatives.

The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson

Author : Arkady Plotnitsky
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319320688
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson by : Arkady Plotnitsky

Download or read book The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson written by Arkady Plotnitsky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book considers foundational thinking in quantum theory, focusing on the role the fundamental principles and principle thinking there, including thinking that leads to the invention of new principles, which is, the book contends, one of the ultimate achievements of theoretical thinking in physics and beyond. The focus on principles, prominent during the rise and in the immediate aftermath of quantum theory, has been uncommon in more recent discussions and debates concerning it. The book argues, however, that exploring the fundamental principles and principle thinking is exceptionally helpful in addressing the key issues at stake in quantum foundations and the seemingly interminable debates concerning them. Principle thinking led to major breakthroughs throughout the history of quantum theory, beginning with the old quantum theory and quantum mechanics, the first definitive quantum theory, which it remains within its proper (nonrelativistic) scope. It has, the book also argues, been equally important in quantum field theory, which has been the frontier of quantum theory for quite a while now, and more recently, in quantum information theory, where principle thinking was given new prominence. The approach allows the book to develop a new understanding of both the history and philosophy of quantum theory, from Planck’s quantum to the Higgs boson, and beyond, and of the thinking the key founding figures, such as Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and Dirac, as well as some among more recent theorists. The book also extensively considers the nature of quantum probability, and contains a new interpretation of quantum mechanics, “the statistical Copenhagen interpretation.” Overall, the book’s argument is guided by what Heisenberg called “the spirit of Copenhagen,” which is defined by three great divorces from the preceding foundational thinking in physics—reality from realism, probability from causality, and locality from relativity—and defined the fundamental principles of quantum theory accordingly.

Quantum Theory and Local Causality

Author : Gábor Hofer-Szabó
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319739328
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (393 download)

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Book Synopsis Quantum Theory and Local Causality by : Gábor Hofer-Szabó

Download or read book Quantum Theory and Local Causality written by Gábor Hofer-Szabó and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the results of research the authors have pursued in the past years on the problem of implementing Bell's notion of local causality in local physical theories and relating it to other important concepts and principles in the foundations of physics such as the Common Cause Principle, Bell's inequalities, the EPR (Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen) scenario, and various other locality and causality concepts. The book is intended for philosophers of science with an interest in the formal background of sciences, philosophers of physics and physicists working in foundation of physics.

Causality and time: from relativity to quantum physics

Author : Marino Dobrowolny
Publisher : Youcanprint
ISBN 13 : 8892649299
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Causality and time: from relativity to quantum physics written by Marino Dobrowolny and published by Youcanprint. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a description of the evolution of the concepts of causality and time through modern physics considering first relativity theories and them quantum mechanics. Relativity, at least in the form given by Einstein, denies reality of past, present and future and does not indicate a time direction. On the other hand a time direction is indicated by all the phenomena we observe including our own existence. Quantum mechanics seems to indicate a different story. It is argued that, because of its non deterministic character, it is capable to indicate an objective time direction. This occurs through the phenomena of wave function collapse and entanglement which are discussed at length.

Quantum Cybernetics

Author : Gerhard Grössing
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461212960
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Cybernetics written by Gerhard Grössing and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for non-specialists, this book discusses the apparent conflict between relativity and quantum mechanics. The author proposes a resolution based on a causal interpretation introduced by Louis deBroglie and elaborated by David Bohm. He shows that a "medium" or "aether" may be introduced in a manner consistent with both relativity and quantum theory, and which allows the two theories to be unified via the identification of circularly causal processes at their core. While several crucial experiments are discussed in detail, the mathematics is kept simple, making the discussion accessible to a wide audience.

Causality in Natural Science

Author : Victor Fritz Lenzen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Causality in Natural Science written by Victor Fritz Lenzen and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Interpreting Quantum Theory

Author : S. Friederich
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113744715X
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting Quantum Theory written by S. Friederich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible to approach quantum theory in a 'therapeutic' vein that sees its foundational problems as arising from mistaken conceptual presuppositions? The book explores the prospects for this project and, in doing so, discusses such fascinating issues as the nature of quantum states, explanation in quantum theory, and 'quantum non-locality'.

Quantum Mechanics, Determinism, Causality, and Particles

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Mechanics, Determinism, Causality, and Particles written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Causal Quantum Theory

Author : James Paul Wesley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Causal Quantum Theory written by James Paul Wesley and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Causality and Reversibility in Irreversible Time

Author : Sergey M. Korotaev
Publisher : Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA
ISBN 13 : 1618960539
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Causality and Reversibility in Irreversible Time written by Sergey M. Korotaev and published by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book the idea of irreversibility as an inherent property of time is developed theoretically and experimentally. The matter is related with causality, and the method of causal analysis is presented. The quantum causal analysis helps understand the principle of week causality which admits extraction of information from the future without the classical paradoxes. It implies a possibility of observation of the future as the existing reality. So, the acceptance of time irreversibility leads to a striking manifestation of reversibility – signaling in reverse time. Quantum insight allows considering correlations of the distant irreversible processes as nonlocal ones originated from a macroscopic entanglement. The experimental approach to study of macroscopic nonlocality is discussed, and design of the experimental setup is described. The results of experiments on macroscopic nonlocal correlations, the signals in reverse time and their application to the forecast of large-scale random processes are expounded.

Epistemology and Probability

Author : Arkady Plotnitsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387853340
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (878 download)

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Download or read book Epistemology and Probability written by Arkady Plotnitsky and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an exploration of the relationships between epistemology and probability in the work of Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schro- ̈ dinger, and in quantum mechanics and in modern physics as a whole. It also considers the implications of these relationships and of quantum theory itself for our understanding of the nature of human thinking and knowledge in general, or the ‘‘epistemological lesson of quantum mechanics,’’ as Bohr liked 1 to say. These implications are radical and controversial. While they have been seen as scientifically productive and intellectually liberating to some, Bohr and Heisenberg among them, they have been troublesome to many others, such as Schro ̈ dinger and, most prominently, Albert Einstein. Einstein famously refused to believe that God would resort to playing dice or rather to playing with nature in the way quantum mechanics appeared to suggest, which is indeed quite different from playing dice. According to his later (sometime around 1953) remark, a lesser known or commented upon but arguably more important one: ‘‘That the Lord should play [dice], all right; but that He should gamble according to definite rules [i. e. , according to the rules of quantum mechanics, rather than 2 by merely throwing dice], that is beyond me. ’’ Although Einstein’s invocation of God is taken literally sometimes, he was not talking about God but about the way nature works. Bohr’s reply on an earlier occasion to Einstein’s question 1 Cf.

Quantum Objects

Author : Gregg Jaeger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642376290
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Objects written by Gregg Jaeger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph identifies the essential characteristics of the objects described by current quantum theory and considers their relationship to space-time. In the process, it explicates the senses in which quantum objects may be consistently considered to have parts of which they may be composed or into which they may be decomposed. The book also demonstrates the degree to which reduction is possible in quantum mechanics, showing it to be related to the objective indefiniteness of quantum properties and the strong non-local correlations that can occur between the physical quantities of quantum subsystems. Careful attention is paid to the relationships among such property correlations, physical causation, probability, and symmetry in quantum theory. In this way, the text identifies and clarifies the conceptual grounds underlying the unique nature of many quantum phenomena.

Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle

Author : Wayne C. Myrvold
Publisher : Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle written by Wayne C. Myrvold and published by Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006, an international conference was held to honor Abner Shimony, a pioneer in quantum mechanics. This book offers twenty-three lectures from that conference, many written by leading researchers in physics and the philosophy of physics.