Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

Roderich Tumulka earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. During the period 2007-2016, he taught at Rutgers University (USA) and has since taught at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen (Germany). His field of research is mathematical physics, focusing particularly on the foundations of quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and quantum statistical mechanics.

“The present book … tackles the problem with all the power of mathematics, though without sacrificing philosophical insights. … The attentive readers of the present book will certainly not remain confused or be led into mistakes, if they have the patience to follow to the end the appropriate mathematical treatments, which—in the author’s overall vision—are an indispensable element of the discussion on the foundations of quantum mechanics.” (Salvatore Esposito, Mathematical Reviews, February, 2024)

• Waves and Particles.- Some Observables.- Collapse and Measurement.- Nonlocality.- General Observables.- Particle Creation.- Relativity.- Further Morals.- Appendix.