Symposium on the Foundations of Modern Physics 1994 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Symposium on the Foundations of Modern Physics 1994 write by Kalervo Vihtori Laurikainen. This book was released on 1994. Symposium on the Foundations of Modern Physics 1994 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory
Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory write by Erich Joos. This book was released on 2013-03-09. Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A unique description of the phenomena that arise from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment. Because of the novel character of the approach discussed, the book addresses scientists from all fields of physics and related disciplines as well as students of physics.
Interpreting Bodies
Interpreting Bodies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Interpreting Bodies write by Elena Castellani. This book was released on 2020-12-08. Interpreting Bodies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bewildering features of modern physics, such as relativistic space-time structure and the peculiarities of so-called quantum statistics, challenge traditional ways of conceiving of objects in space and time. Interpreting Bodies brings together essays by leading philosophers and scientists to provide a unique overview of the implications of such physical theories for questions about the nature of objects. The collection combines classic articles by Max Born, Werner Heisenberg, Hans Reichenbach, and Erwin Schrodinger with recent contributions, including several papers that have never before been published. The book focuses on the microphysical objects that are at the heart of quantum physics and addresses issues central to both the "foundational" and the philosophical debates about objects. Contributors explore three subjects in particular: how to identify a physical object as an individual, the notion of invariance with respect to determining what objects are or could be, and how to relate objective and measurable properties to a physical entity. The papers cover traditional philosophical topics, common-sense questions, and technical matters in a consistently clear and rigorous fashion, illuminating some of the most perplexing problems in modern physics and the philosophy of science. The contributors are Diederik Aerts, Max Born, Elena Castellani, Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara, Bas C. van Fraassen, Steven French, Gian Carlo Ghirardi, Roberto Giuntini, Werner Heisenberg, Decio Krause, David Lewis, Tim Maudlin, Peter Mittelstaedt, Giulio Peruzzi, Hans Reichenbach, Erwin Schrodinger, Paul Teller, and Giuliano Toraldo di Francia.
Between Chance and Choice
Between Chance and Choice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Between Chance and Choice write by Harald Atmanspacher. This book was released on 2014-06-23. Between Chance and Choice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Are choice and free will possible in a world governed by deterministic fundamental equations? What sense would determinism make if many events and processes in the world seemed to be governed by chance? These and many other questions emphasize the fact that chance and choice are two leading actors on stage whenever issues of determinism are under discussion. This volume collects essays by accomplished scientists and philosophers, addressing numerous facets of the concept of determinism. The contributions cover viewpoints from mathematics, physics, cognitive science and social science as well as various branches of philosophy. They offer valuable reading for everyone interested in the interdisciplinary relations between determinism, chance and free will. The desire to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on determinism, chance and free will was the initial impetus leading to an international workshop on determinism taking place at Ringberg Castle near Lake Tegernsee, south of Munich, in June 2001. Representatives from mathematics, physics, cognitive and social science, and various branches of philosophy convened to discuss numerous aspects of determinism from their disciplinary perspectives. This volume is based on elaborated and refereed manuscripts of their lectures.
The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics write by Dennis Dieks. This book was released on 2012-12-06. The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. According to the modal interpretation, the standard mathematical framework of quantum mechanics specifies the physical magnitudes of a system, which have definite values. Probabilities are assigned to the possible values that these magnitudes may adopt. The interpretation is thus concerned with physical properties rather than with measurement results: it is a realistic interpretation (in the sense of scientific realism). One of the notable achievements of this interpretation is that it dissolves the notorious measurement problem. The papers collected here, together with the introduction and concluding critical appraisal, explain the various forms of the modal interpretation, survey its achievements, and discuss those problems that have yet to be solved. Audience: Philosophers of science, theoretical physicists, and graduate students in these disciplines.
