UID:
almafu_9960117555202883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 441 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-316-69196-9
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1-316-69286-8
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1-316-69301-5
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1-316-69316-3
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1-316-21939-9
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1-316-69331-7
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1-316-69376-7
Content:
Combining twenty-six original essays written by an impressive line-up of distinguished physicists and philosophers of physics, this anthology reflects some of the latest thoughts by leading experts on the influence of Bell's theorem on quantum physics. Essays progress from John Bell's character and background, through studies of his main work, and on to more speculative ideas, addressing the controversies surrounding the theorem, and investigating the theorem's meaning and its deep implications for the nature of physical reality. Combined, they present a powerful comment on the undeniable significance of Bell's theorem for the development of ideas in quantum physics over the past 50 years. Questions surrounding the assumptions and significance of Bell's work still inspire discussion in the field of quantum physics. Adding to this with a theoretical and philosophical perspective, this balanced anthology is an indispensable volume for students and researchers interested in the philosophy of physics and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Sep 2016).
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Preface; Part I John Stewart Bell: The Physicist; 1 John Bell: The Irish Connection; 2 Recollections of John Bell; 3 John Bell: Recollections of a Great Scientist and a Great Man; Part II Bell's Theorem: 4 What Did Bell Really Prove?; 5 The Assumptions of Bell's Proof; 6 Bell on Bell's Theorem: The Changing Face of Nonlocality; 7 Experimental Tests of Bell Inequalities; 8 Bell's Theorem without Inequalities: On the Inception and Scope of the GHZ Theorem; Part III Nonlocality: Illusion or Reality?: Strengthening Bell's Theorem: Removing the Hidden-Variable Assumption; 10 Is Any Theory Compatible with the Quantum Predictions Necessarily Nonlocal?; 11 Local Causality, Probability and Explanation; 12 The Bell Inequality and the Many-Worlds Interpretation; 13 Quantum Solipsism and Nonlocality; 14 Lessons of Bell's Theorem: Nonlocality, Yes; Action at a Distance, Not Necessarily; 15 Bell Nonlocality, Hardy's Paradox and Hyperplane Dependence; 16 Some Thoughts on Quantum Nonlocality and Its Apparent Incompatibility with Relativity; 17 A Reasonable Thing That Just Might Work; 18 Weak Values and Quantum Nonlocality; Part IV Nonlocal Realistic Theories: 19 Local Beables and the Foundations of Physics; 20 John Bell's Varying Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics: Memories and Comments; 21 Some Personal Reflections on Quantum Nonlocality and the Contributions of John Bell; 22 Bell on Bohm; 23 Interactions and Inequality; 24 Gravitation and the Noise Needed in Objective Reduction Models; 25 Towards an Objective Physics of Bell Nonlocality: Palatial Twistor Theory; 26 Measurement and Macroscopicity: Overcoming Conceptual Imprecision in Quantum Measurement Theory; Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-50432-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-10434-3
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316219393
