Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson

The Nature of Quantum Reality and the Spirit of Copenhagen

AvArkady Plotnitsky

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

The book considers foundational thinking in quantum theory, focusing on the role the fundamental principles and principle thinking there, including thinking that leads to the invention of new principles, which is, the book contends, one of the ultimate achievements of theoretical thinking in physics and beyond.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-06-14
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:528 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:313
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319811871

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Recensioner i media

“Through eight chapters, he introduces basic concepts of causality, randomness, locality, and probability. There is some advanced mathematics, a reference section, and a helpful index. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and faculty.” (N. Sadanand, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Foundational and Principle Thinking in Fundamental Physics, from Riemann to Einstein to Heisenberg.- Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and the Physical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Nature of Quantum Mechanics.- Complementarity as a Concept, a Principle, and an Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: Niels Bohr and the Philosophical Architecture of Quantum Theory.- Reality, Causality, and Probability in Classical, Relativistic, and Quantum Physics.- The Principles of Quantum Theory, Dirac's Equation, and Quantum Information.- “Who Thinks Abstractly?”: Quantum Theory and the Architecture of Physical Concepts.- The Art and Science of Experimentation in Quantum Physics.