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Zusatztext Ruetsche's book is set apart from many of the recent books of the philosophy of physics, not only in its engagement with the quantum theory of infinite systems (including quantum field theory), but also in its explicit engagement with questions from general philosophy of science ... It is a book that repays close study and which should be discussed extensively by philosophers in the years to come. Informationen zum Autor As an undergraduate at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Laura Ruetsche studied physics, philosophy, and classical Greek. A Rhodes Scholarship took her to Oxford, where she wrote a B.Phil. thesis on Plato's Timaeus under the direction of John Ackrill. Shifting her focus to philosophy of physics, she completed her graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh, earning her PhD in 1995 and joining the faculty in 1996. In 2008, she moved to the University of Michigan, where she is now Professor of Philosophy. Klappentext Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simple systems. Laura Ruetsche offers a much-needed study of the interpretation of more complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, showing why they repay philosophical attention. Zusammenfassung Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simple systems. Laura Ruetsche offers a much-needed study of the interpretation of more complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, showing why they repay philosophical attention. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface Abbreviations and Symbols 1: Exegesis Saves: Interpreting Physical Theories 2: Quantizing 3: Beyond the Stone-von Neumann Theorem 4: Representation Without Taxation 5: Axioms for Quantum Theories 6: Interpreting Quantum Theories: Some Options 7: Extraordinary QM 8: Interpreting Extraordinary QM 9: Is Particle Physics Particle Physics? 10: Particles and the Void 11: Phenomenological Particle Notions 12: A Matter of Degree: Making Sense of Phase Structure 13: Interlude: Symmetry Breaking in QSM 14: Broken Symmetry and Physicists' QFT 15: Morals? References ...
