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The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Author : Dennis Dieks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792352075
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics written by Dennis Dieks and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1998-10-31 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the modal interpretation, the standard mathematical framework of quantum mechanics specifies the physical magnitudes of a system, which have definite values. Probabilities are assigned to the possible values that these magnitudes may adopt. The interpretation is thus concerned with physical properties rather than with measurement results: it is a realistic interpretation (in the sense of scientific realism). One of the notable achievements of this interpretation is that it dissolves the notorious measurement problem. The papers collected here, together with the introduction and concluding critical appraisal, explain the various forms of the modal interpretation, survey its achievements, and discuss those problems that have yet to be solved. Audience: Philosophers of science, theoretical physicists, and graduate students in these disciplines.

The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Author : Dennis Dieks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401150842
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics written by Dennis Dieks and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the modal interpretation, the standard mathematical framework of quantum mechanics specifies the physical magnitudes of a system, which have definite values. Probabilities are assigned to the possible values that these magnitudes may adopt. The interpretation is thus concerned with physical properties rather than with measurement results: it is a realistic interpretation (in the sense of scientific realism). One of the notable achievements of this interpretation is that it dissolves the notorious measurement problem. The papers collected here, together with the introduction and concluding critical appraisal, explain the various forms of the modal interpretation, survey its achievements, and discuss those problems that have yet to be solved. Audience: Philosophers of science, theoretical physicists, and graduate students in these disciplines.

The Nature of Contingency

Author : Alastair Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198846215
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Contingency written by Alastair Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book defends a radical new theory of contingency as a physical phenomenon. Drawing on the many-worlds approach, it argues that quantum theories are best understood as telling us about the space of genuine possibilities, rather than as telling us solely about actuality.

A Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics

Author : Pieter E. Vermaas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521675673
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (756 download)

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Book Synopsis A Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics by : Pieter E. Vermaas

Download or read book A Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics written by Pieter E. Vermaas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-21 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modal interpretations provide a general framework within which quantum mechanics can be considered as a theory that describes reality in terms of physical systems possessing definite properties. Modal interpretations are relatively new attempts to present quantum mechanics as a theory which, like other physical theories, describes an observer-independent reality. In this book, Pieter Vermaas details the results of this work. He provides both an accessible survey and a systematic reference work about how to understand quantum mechanics using a modal interpretation. The book will be of great value to undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in philosophy of science and physics departments with an interest in learning about modal interpretations of quantum mechanics.

Do We Really Understand Quantum Mechanics?

Author : Franck Laloë
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110702501X
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Do We Really Understand Quantum Mechanics? written by Franck Laloë and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives an overview of the quantum theory and its main interpretations. Ideal for researchers in physics and mathematics.

Quantum Mechanics

Author : Bas C. Van Fraassen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198239802
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Mechanics written by Bas C. Van Fraassen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author argues that quantum theory admits a plurality of interpretations, each aiding further understanding of the theory, but also advocating specifically the Copenhagen Variant of the Modal Interpretation. That variant is applied to topics like the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox and the problem of 'identical' particles.

Physical Theory and its Interpretation

Author : William Demopoulos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402048769
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Physical Theory and its Interpretation written by William Demopoulos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume were written by leading researchers on classical mechanics, statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and relativity. They detail central topics in the foundations of physics, including the role of symmetry principles in classical and quantum physics, Einstein's hole argument in general relativity, quantum mechanics and special relativity, quantum correlations, quantum logic, and quantum probability and information.

Foundations and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Author : Gennaro Auletta
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789810246143
Total Pages : 1030 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (461 download)

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Book Synopsis Foundations and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by : Gennaro Auletta

Download or read book Foundations and Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics written by Gennaro Auletta and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is twofold: to provide a comprehensive account of the foundations of the theory and to outline a theoretical and philosophical interpretation suggested from the results of the last twenty years.There is a need to provide an account of the foundations of the theory because recent experience has largely confirmed the theory and offered a wealth of new discoveries and possibilities. On the other side, the following results have generated a new basis for discussing the problem of the interpretation: the new developments in measurement theory; the experimental generation of ?Schrdinger cats?; recent developments which allow, for the first time, the simultaneous measurement of complementary observables; quantum information processing, teleportation and computation.To accomplish this task, the book combines historical, systematic and thematic approaches.

Interpreting the Quantum World

Author : Jeffrey Bub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521653862
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Interpreting the Quantum World written by Jeffrey Bub and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy of physics title by highly regarded author, fully revised for this paperback edition.

The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

Author : Richard Healey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521408745
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics written by Richard Healey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important books on quantum mechanics to appear in recent years offers a dramatically new interpretation to resolve puzzles and paradoxes associated with the measurement problem and the behavior of coupled systems.

Quantum Worlds

Author : Olimpia Lombardi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108473474
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Worlds written by Olimpia Lombardi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive and up-to-date volume on the conceptual and philosophical problems related to the interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Compendium of Quantum Physics

Author : Daniel Greenberger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540706267
Total Pages : 901 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Compendium of Quantum Physics written by Daniel Greenberger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-07-25 with total page 901 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions by leading quantum physicists, philosophers and historians, this comprehensive A-to-Z of quantum physics provides a lucid understanding of key concepts of quantum theory and experiment. It covers technical and interpretational aspects alike, and includes both traditional and new concepts, making it an indispensable resource for concise, up-to-date information about the many facets of quantum physics.

Quantum Objects

Author : Gregg Jaeger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642376290
Total Pages : 212 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 212 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.

Understanding Quantum Raffles

Author : Michael Janas
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030859398
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Quantum Raffles written by Michael Janas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a thorough technical elaboration and philosophical defense of an objectivist informational interpretation of quantum mechanics according to which its novel content is located in its kinematical framework, that is, in how the theory describes systems independently of the specifics of their dynamics. It will be of interest to researchers and students in the philosophy of physics and in theoretical physics with an interest in the foundations of quantum mechanics. Additionally, parts of the book may be used as the basis for courses introducing non-physics majors to quantum mechanics, or for self-study by those outside of the university with an interest in quantum mechanics. With a Foreword by Jeffrey Bub. -- “Understanding Quantum Raffles is a wonderful book for both the specialists and those with curious minds. The elegance and the simplicity with which the 'three Mikes' explain some of the deepest aspects of quantum mechanics on the basis of probabilities and correlations are dazzling and delightful. The same elegance and simplicity also make the book ideal for any engaged reader who ever wondered what is so special about quantum mechanics. In our age of new quantum technologies, this is something anyone should read.” (Guido Bacciagaluppi, author of Quantum Theory at the Crossroads) “This book makes a sustained argument for an informational interpretation of quantum theory, blending an elegant mathematical characterisation of quantum correlations with incisive historical and philosophical analysis. A must-read for those interested in quantum foundations, and also a fertile source of teaching inspiration for quantum theory.” (Leah Henderson, Department of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Groningen) “This is one of the most fascinating and accessible presentations of the informational approach to quantum mechanics. What has so far been mostly restricted to the theoretical physics community is here masterfully explained for a broader audience even without a physics background. Scholars, students, and laypeople alike will appreciate the clear, vivid, and yet deep discussion of what raffle tickets and correlation elliptopes can tell us about the physics and philosophy of the quantum world.” (Markus Müller, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Vienna)

Quantum Theory at the Crossroads

Author : Guido Bacciagaluppi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139643711
Total Pages : 557 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Quantum Theory at the Crossroads written by Guido Bacciagaluppi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1927 Solvay conference was perhaps the most important in the history of quantum theory. Contrary to popular belief, questions of interpretation were not settled at this conference. Instead, a range of sharply conflicting views were extensively discussed, including de Broglie's pilot-wave theory (which de Broglie presented for a many-body system), Born and Heisenberg's 'quantum mechanics' (which apparently lacked wave function collapse or fundamental time evolution), and Schrödinger's wave mechanics. Today, there is no longer a dominant interpretation of quantum theory, so it is important to re-evaluate the historical sources and keep the debate open. This book contains a complete translation of the original proceedings, with essays on the three main interpretations presented, and a detailed analysis of the lectures and discussions in the light of current research. This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in physics and in the history and philosophy of quantum theory.

The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III

Author : Peter Byrne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199552274
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III written by Peter Byrne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-06 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982) who invented a theory of multiple universes that has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy. Everett strove to bring a "rational" order to the interlacing worlds of nuclear war and physics, even as his personal world disintegrated because of his indulgent lifestyle. Using Everett's unpublished papers and dozens of interviews, the book paints a detailed portrait of a man who influenced foundational thinking in quantum mechanics by inventing a way of viewing the universe from inside (known as the universal wave function). In addition to his famous interpretation of quantum mechanics, Everett wrote one of the classic papers in game theory; invented computer algorithms that revolutionized military operations research; and did pioneering work in artificial intelligence. As a Cold Warrior, he designed systems that modelled human behaviour along rational lines, and yet he was largely oblivious to the emotional damage his irrational behaviour inflicted upon his family, lovers and business partners. But he left behind, in the papers on which this book is based, a fascinating record of his life, including correspondence with the leading scientific minds of the day, that illuminates the often bitter struggle over the interpretation of the mystery of measurement at the heart of quantum mechanics.

Many Worlds?

Author : Simon Saunders
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191614114
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Many Worlds? written by Simon Saunders and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does realism about the quantum state imply? What follows when quantum theory is applied without restriction, if need be, to the whole universe? These are the questions which an illustrious team of philosophers and physicists debate in this volume. All the contributors are agreed on realism, and on the need, or the aspiration, for a theory that unites micro- and macroworlds, at least in principle. But the further claim argued by some is that if you allow the Schrödinger equation unrestricted application, supposing the quantum state to be something physically real, then this universe is one of countlessly many others, constantly branching in time, all of which are real. The result is the many worlds theory, also known as the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics. The contrary claim sees this picture of many worlds as in no sense inherent in quantum mechanics, even when the latter is allowed unrestricted scope and even given that the quantum state itself is something physically real. For this picture of branching worlds fails to make physical sense, let alone common sense, even on its own terms. The status of these worlds, what they are made of, is never adequately explained. Ordinary ideas about time and identity over time become hopelessly compromised. The concept of probability itself is brought into question. This picture of many branching worlds is inchoate, it is a vision, an error. There are realist alternatives to many worlds, some even that preserve the Schrödinger equation unchanged. Twenty specially written essays, accompanied by commentaries and discussions, examine these claims and counterclaims in depth. They focus first on the question of ontology, the existence of worlds (Part 1 and 2), second on the interpretation of probability (Parts 3 and 4), and third on alternatives or additions to many worlds (Parts 5 and 6). The introduction offers a helpful guide to the arguments for the Everett interpretation, particularly as they have been formulated in the last two decades.