UID:
almahu_9949473998202882
Umfang:
1 online resource (286 p.)
ISBN:
9783110323306
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9783110636949
Serie:
Epistemische Studien / Epistemic Studies : Philosophy of Science, Cognition and Mind , 10
Inhalt:
This book uses the formal semantics of counterfactual conditionals to analyze the problem of non-locality in quantum mechanics. Counterfactual conditionals (subjunctive conditionals) enter the analysis of quantum entangled systems in that they enable us to precisely formulate the locality condition that purports to exclude the existence of causal interactions between spatially separated parts of a system. They also make it possible to speak consistently about alternative measuring settings, and to explicate what is meant by quantum property attributions. The book develops the possible-world semantics of quantum counterfactuals using David Lewis's famous approach as a starting point but modifying it significantly in order to achieve compatibility with the demands of the special theory of relativity as well as quantum mechanics. There have been several attempts to use counterfactual semantics to strengthen Bell's theorem and its cognates such as the GHZ and Hardy theorems. These are critically evaluated in the book. Finally, a counterfactual reconstruction of the EPR argument and Bell's theorem is proposed that sheds a new light on their philosophical consequences regarding the relations between realism and local causation.
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Frontmatter --
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Table of Contents --
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INTRODUCTION --
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Chapter 1. WHY DOES THE QUANTUM WORLD HAVE TO BE NON-LOCAL? --
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Chapter 2. POSSIBLE-WORLD SEMANTICS FOR COUNTERFACTUALS --
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Chapter 3. A COUNTERFACTUAL VERSION OF BELL'S THEOREM AND ITS CRITICISM --
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Chapter 4. THE GHZ AND HARDY THEOREMS COUNTERFACTUALLY STRENGTHENED-WHAT WENT WRONG? --
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Chapter 5. TWO INTERPRETATIONS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL COUNTERFACTUALS --
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Chapter 6. LOCALITY EXPLAINED AND THE EPRBELL THEOREMS RECONSIDERED --
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Chapter 7. COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Backmatter
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Philosophy 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636949
In:
eBook Package De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012, De Gruyter, 9783110331226
In:
eBook Paket De Gruyter Ontos 2002-2012, De Gruyter, 9783110331219
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783110322866
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Philosophie
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1515/9783110323306
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