Interpreting the quantum world

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Interpreting the quantum world

Jeffrey Bub

Cambridge University Press, 1999, c1997

1st pbk. ed. with corrections

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Originally published: 1997

Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-285) and 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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Details

  • NCID
    BA42868350
  • ISBN
    • 052165386X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 290 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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