Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

ISBN-13: 9781108794442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

Emily Adlam

Opis

This Element introduces the most puzzling questions at the foundations of quantum mechanics and surveys how physicists and philosophers of physics have attempted to resolve them.

Recenzje

'… what the author accomplishes is remarkable … she manages to introduce the formalism of the theory and to provide a discussion of quantum non­ locality, quantum contextuality, the reality of the quantum state, and the main interpretations of quantum mechanics, among other topics. In addition, she offers proof of the principal theorems involved. The whole tour does not result in an anodyne summary of well-known things. On the contrary, it incorporates original views and arguments, reflecting the novel perspective of the author on the field.' Albert Solé and Antonio Vassallo, Metascience

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Preliminaries; 3. Non-locality; 4. Contextuality; 5. The measurement problem; 6. Further topics; 7. The future of quantum foundations.