Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

Zusammenfassung More than 100 years after quantum mechanics was introduced, the interpretation of the theory remains controversial. This Element introduces some of the most puzzling questions at the foundations of quantum mechanics and surveys the most prominent ways in which physicists and philosophers of physics have attempted to resolve them. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Preliminaries; 3. Non-locality; 4. Contextuality; 5. The measurement problem; 6. Further topics; 7. The future of quantum foundations.

Product details

• Authors: Emily Adlam, Emily (University of Cambridge) Adlam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108794442
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79444-2
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of; Elements in the Philosophy of Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)