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1 online resource (vii, 418 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"A number of papers, most of which translate in written form the content of talks given by the authors at the Conference entitled the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Historical Analysis and Open Questions (Lecce, October 13-16, 1998)"--Introduction. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction / C. Garola and A. Rossi -- Kaons and Bell's inequality / A. Afriat -- An outline of an interpretation of quantum mechanics / G. Auletta -- Quantum non-separability and the theory of measurement: two simple exercises and an historical perspective / S. Bergia and F. Cannata -- Classical limit: localization induced by noise / Ph. Blanchard, M. Pasquini and M. Serva -- Quantum mechanics: the real and the possible / G. Boscarino -- Planck's quantum theory of the first two decades: historico-critical reflections / P. Campogalliani -- On the decoherence of a free semiclassical positronium / B. Carazza -- Discriminating between QM and SED with spin / G. Cavalleri and E. Tonni -- Quantum mechanics without waves / M. Cini -- A stochastic foundation of the approach to equilibrium of classical and quantum gases / D. Costantini and U. Garibaldi -- A controversial role for "correspondence" in theoretical physics and quantum mechanics / S. D'Agostino -- Which kind of mathematics for quantum mechanics? The relevance of H. Weyl's program of research / A. Drago -- Natural kinds and concepts of physics / V. Fano -- Quantum feedback for protection of Schrodinger cat states / M. Fortunato [and others] -- Is quantum mechanics contextual? / C. Garola -- The evolution of the concept of correlation function in the researches on Einstein locality / A. Garuccio -- An independent axiomatization of quantum MV algebras / R. Giuntini -- Non-separability and synchronicity: Pauli, Jung and a new historical, philosophical perspective on quantum physics / E.A. Giannetto and F. Pozzi -- Can a non-computable physical law be considered able to predict? / S. Guccione -- Objective quantum description of macroscopic system / L. Lanz -- Some remarks on knowledge and probability arising from counterfactual quantum effects / R. Lupacchini -- Hermann Weyl's phenomenological contribution to quantum physics / G.J. Mastrobisi -- Bell inequalities and correlation experiments: a purely particle statistical investigation / M. Minozzo -- A criterion to assign probabilities to quantum histories / G. Nistico -- The "very great book of nature" The Galileian metaphor and quantum mechanics foundations / A. Rebaglia -- The search for universal constants and the birth of quantum mechanics / N. Robotti -- Random path interpretation of quantum mechanics / M. Roncadelli -- Information and state correlations from classical to quantum physics: the foundations issue / A. Rossi -- Do we need "quantum" probability? / R. Scozzafava -- Physical meaning of Bell type inequalities / F. Selleri -- Time scale and completely positive dynamical evolutions / B. Vacchini. |
| Summary |
This volume provides a sample of the present research on the foundations of quantum mechanics and related topics by collecting the papers of the Italian scholars who attended the conference entitled "The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics - Historical Analysis and Open Questions" (Lecce, 1998). The perspective of the book is interdisciplinary, and hence philosophical, historical and technical papers are gathered together so as to allow the reader to compare different viewpoints and cultural approaches. Most of the papers confront, directly or indirectly, the objectivity problem, taking into account the positions of the founders of QM or more recent developments. More specifically, the technical papers in the book pay special attention to the interpretation of the experiments on Bell's inequalities and to decoherence theory, but topics on unsharp QM, the consistent-history approach, quantum probability and alternative theories are also discussed. Furthermore, a number of historical and philosophical papers are devoted to Planck's, Weyl's and Pauli's thought, but topics such as quantum ontology, predictivity of quantum laws, etc., are treated. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Quantum theory -- Congresses.
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Quantum theory. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Garola, Claudio.
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Rossi, Arcangelo.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Foundations of quantum mechanics. Singapore ; New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2000 981024262X (OCoLC)45134418 |
| ISBN |
9789812793560 (electronic book) |
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9812793569 (electronic book) |
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981024262X |
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9789810242626 |
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