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The Nature of Quantum Paradoxes Italian Studies in the Foundations and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Title:
The Nature of Quantum Paradoxes Italian Studies in the Foundations and Philosophy of Modern Physics
ISBN:
9789400929470
Edition:
1st ed. 1988.
Publication Information New:
Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Physical Description:
452 p. online resource.
Series:
Fundamental Theories of Physics, 28
Contents:
The Italian Debate on Quantum Paradoxes -- 1. The Epistemological Roots of Quantum Paradoxes -- Waves, Particles and Complementarity -- Chance: Chaos or Logic? -- Some Critical Considerations on the Present Epistemological and Scientific Debate on Quantum Mechanics -- 2. Einstein Locauty, Separable Reality, and Quantum Correlations -- Physical Consequences of Reality Criteria for Quantum Phenomena -- Possible Link Between EPR Paradox and Waves -- A Criticism of Some Recently Proposed Models that Violate the Bell Inequality -- A Phenomenological Analysis of the EPR Argument -- 3. Causal and Deterministic Interpretations of Quantum Formausm -- Causal versus Orthodox Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics -- Perspectives of Physical Determinism -- Determinism, Separability, and Quantum Mechanics -- 4. Quantum Theory and Gravitation -- Can Singularities and Multidimensional Spaces Influence the Evolution of Quantum Mechanical Systems? -- Subquantum Mechanics and Graviton Blas -- 5. Logic and Probability in Quantum Mechanics -- Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. A Quantum Probabilistic Approach -- On the Adequacy of a Nonclassical Logic for Quantum Theory -- Remarks on the Hypothesis of Hidden Variables -- 6. Historical Developments of the Einstein-Bohr Controversy -- Historical Considerations on the Conceptual Experiment by Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen -- Continuity and Discontinuity: The Einstein-Bohr Conflict of Ideas and the Bohr-Fock Discussion -- How Italian Philosophy Reacted to the Advent of Quantum Mechanics in the Thirties -- Italian Studies in the Foundations of Quantum Physics. A Bibliography (1965-1985).
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Language:
English