The quantum world : philosophical debates on quantum physics /: philosophical debates on quantum physics. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Monde quantique.
• Further Information: Note: Bernard d'Espagnat, Hervé Zwirn, editors.
• Editors: Espagnat, Bernard d'; Zwirn, Hervé P
• Contents: Acknowledgements; The Collège de Physique et de Philosophie; The Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques; Contents; About the Editors; List of Participants; Introduction; 1 The Inescapable Strangeness of the Quantum World; 1.1 Lecture by Édouard Brézin; 1.2 Discussion; References; 2 Quantum Physics, Appearance and Reality; References; 3 Experimental Investigation of Decoherence; 3.1 Presentation by Jean-Michel Raimond; 3.2 Discussion; References; 4 Theoretical Aspects of Decoherence; 4.1 Overview of a Non-stardard Conception of Decoherence and Discussion. 4.2 Discussion of the Standard Conception of Decoherence4.3 Arguments for and Against Realism; 4.4 Mathematical Aspects of the Conflict Between Quantum Mechanics and Spatio-temporal Localization; References; 5 The Pilot Wave Theory of Louis de Broglie and David Bohm; 5.1 General Principles; 5.2 Trajectories; 5.2.1 Multiple Particles; 5.2.2 Spin; 5.2.3 The EPRB Experiment [11]: Emission in Opposite Directions of Two Spins in Singlet States; 5.3 Measurement; 5.3.1 "Surrealistic" Trajectories in DBB Theory; 5.3.2 The Same Experiment Seen from DBB Theory; 5.3.3 Temporal Correlation Functions. 5.4 Bohmian Field Theory5.5 Reservations. Two-Tiered Reality in DBB Theory; 5.5.1 Two Types of Quantities; 5.6 Discussion; References; 6 The Pilot-Wave Theory: Problems and Difficulties; 6.1 Addendum by Franck Laloë to His Presentation; 6.1.1 Empty Waves; 6.1.2 Delayed Choice; 6.1.3 Richness of Description; 6.1.4 Rejection for the Wrong Reasons; 6.1.5 The Theory's Great Achievement: The Mechanism of Empty Waves; 6.1.6 Determinism; 6.2 Discussion; References; 7 The Relational Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and the EPR Paradox; 7.1 Presentation by Matteo Smerlak. 7.1.1 The Relational Interpretation7.1.2 The EPR Argument; 7.1.3 Some Philosophical Correlates; 7.2 Discussion; References; 8 Exchange of Views on the Relational Interpretation and Bell's Theorem; 8.1 Presentation by Michel Bitbol; 8.2 Discussion; 8.3 Presentation by Alexei Grinbaum; 8.4 Discussion; 8.5 Comment by Bernard d'Espagnat and discussion; References; 9 The Theory of Measurement; 9.1 Statistical Interpretation; 9.1.1 The Notion of Observable; 9.1.2 The Notion of State; 9.1.3 The State of a System; 9.1.4 Attribution of a State to a System in a Given Situation. 9.1.5 The Status of Pure States9.2 The Curie-Weiss Model; 9.2.1 Required Conditions for a Repeated Experiment on Identically Prepared Systems to Be a Measurement; 9.3 The Ensemble of All Possible Measurements; 9.3.1 Truncation; 9.3.2 Absence of Recurrence; 9.3.3 Registration; 9.4 How to Move onto Individual Processes: Measurement Sub Ensembles; 9.4.1 The Measurement Problem in the Statistical Interpretation; 9.4.2 The Hierarchical Structure of Sub Ensembles; 9.4.3 Sub Ensemble Relaxation; 9.4.4 Solution Within the Curie-Weiss Model; 9.4.5 Dynamics of the Density Operator for Any Subensemble.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.12; 530; Physics; Quantum theory; Science -- Philosophy; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Quantum theory; Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science -- Physics; Philosophy of science; History of science; Physics; Science -- Quantum Theory; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory); Electronic book; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319554204; 3319554204
• Related ISBNs: 9783319554198; 3319554190
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 23, 2017).
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