Interpreting the quantum world
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Interpreting the quantum world
Cambridge University Press, 1997
Available at 21 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. 275-292
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a book about the interpretation of quantum mechanics, in particular how to resolve the measurement problem introduced by the orthodox interpretation of the theory. The heart of the book is a new result that shows how to construct all possible 'no collapse' interpretations, subject to certain natural constraints and the limitations imposed by the hidden variable theorems. The discussion is self-contained and organized so that the technical portions may be skipped without losing the argument.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. From classical to quantum mechanics
- 2. Bell's 'no-go' theorem
- 3. The Kochen and Specker 'no-go' theorem
- 4. The proof of interpretation
- 5. Quantum mechanics without observers: I
- 6. Quantum mechanics without observers: II
- 7. Orthodoxy
- 8. The new orthodoxy
- Coda
- Appendix: some methematical machinery.
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