Potentiality, Entanglement and Passion-at-a-Distance - Quantum Mechanical Studies for Abner Shimony

Potentiality, Entanglement and Passion-at-a-Distance is a book for theoretical physicists and philosophers of modern physics. It treats a puzzling and provocative aspect of recent quantum physics: the apparent interaction of certain physical events that cannot share any causal connection. These are said to be `entangled' in some way, but an explanation remains elusive. Abner Shimony - to whom the book is dedicated - and others suggest the need to revive the category of what may be seen as a metaphysical potentiality. Abner has described these events without actions to link them as `passion at a distance': not active, but passive. The discussions gathered here are written by a truly remarkable cast of scientists and philosophers and shed new light on the most profound puzzles of our times.

Sommario

Protective Measurements of Two-State Vectors.- What is the Referent of a Nonpure Quantum State?.- Classical and Quantum Physical Geometry.- Borromean Entanglement of the GHZ State.- Is the Quantum State (an) Observable?.- Aiming at Describing Empirical Reality.- An Interpretation which is Appropriate for Dynamical Reduction Theories.- Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Reasoning in Nonlocality Theorems.- Space-time and Separability: Problems of Identity and Individuation in Fundamental Physics.- "Les recettes qui réussissent toujours".- How to Ascertain the Values of Every Member of a Set of Observables that Cannot All Have Values.- Is Quantum Mechanics a Probabilistic Theory?.- The Decision Problem for Entanglement.- Bell Inequalities with Postselection.- Action and Passion at a Distance: an essay in honour of Professor Abney Shimony.- The Relativistic EPR Argument.- The History Approach Viewed by an External Observer.- Maximal Extension of an Impossibility Theorem concerning Quantum Measurement.- Feynman Paths and Quantum Entanglement: Is There any More to the Mystery?.- Bibliography of Abner Shimony.- Index of Names.- Table of Contents to Volume One.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: R. S. Cohen (Editore), R.S. Cohen (Editore), Robert S. Cohen (Editore), Ronald S. Cohen (Editore), Horne (Editore), M Horne (Editore), M. Horne (Editore), Michael Horne (Editore), J J Stachel (Editore), J. J. Stachel (Editore), J.J. Stachel (Editore), John Stachel (Editore)
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.10.2010
• EAN: 9789048148097
• ISBN: 978-90-481-4809-7
• Pagine: 276
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 17 mm x 235 mm
• Peso: 454 g
• Illustrazioni: XI, 276 p.
• Serie: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science; Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science; Quantum Mechanical Studies for Abner Shimony; Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science; Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science; Quantum Mechanical Studies for Abner Shimony
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Fisica teorica