The principles of quantum theory, from Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson : the nature of quantum reality and the spirit of Copenhagen /: the nature of quantum reality and the spirit of Copenhagen. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Arkady Plotnitsky.
• Authors: Plotnitsky, Arkady
• Contents: Introduction.- Foundational and Principle Thinking in Fundamental Physics, from Riemann to Einstein to Heisenberg.- Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and the Physical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Nature of Quantum Mechanics.- Complementarity as a Concept, a Principle, and an Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: Niels Bohr and the Philosophical Architecture of Quantum Theory.- Reality, Causality, and Probability in Classical, Relativistic, and Quantum Physics.- The Principles of Quantum Theory, Dirac's Equation, and Quantum Information.- 'Who Thinks Abstractly?': Quantum Theory and the Architecture of Physical Concepts.- The Art and Science of Experimentation in Quantum Physics.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (313 pages)
• Subjects: 530.12; Physics; Quantum theory; Science -- Philosophy; Distribution (Probability theory); Science -- Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science -- Physics; Mathematics -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Philosophy of science; History of science; Probability & statistics; Science -- Quantum Theory; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319320687
• Related ISBNs: 9783319320663
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