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Quantum fluctuations / by Edward Nelson.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QC174.45 .N45 1985
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Edward, 1932-
- Series:
- Princeton series in physics
- Princeton series in physics.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum field theory.
- Diffusion processes.
- Stochastic processes.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1985]
- Summary:
- In addition to developing the formal mathematical aspects of the theory, the book contains discussion of possible physical causes of quantum fluctuations in terms of an interaction with a background field. The author gives a critical analysis of stochastic mechanics as a candidate for a realistic theory of physical processes, discussing measurement, local causality in the sense of Bell, and the failure of the theory in its present form to satisfy locality.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 135-140.
- ISBN:
- 0691083789
- 0691083797
- OCLC:
- 11549759
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