Quantum non-locality and relativity : metaphysical intimations of modern physics / Tim Maudlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maudlin, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Quantum theory.

Relativity (Physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The third edition of Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity has been carefully updated to reflect significant developments, including a new chapter covering important recent work in the foundations of physics. A new edition of the premier philosophical study of Bell's Theorem and its implication for the relativistic account of space and timeDiscusses Roderich Tumiulka's explicit, relativistic theory that can reproduce the quantum mechanical violation of Bell's inequality. Discusses the ""Free Will Theorem"" of John Conway and Simon Kochen<li

Contents:

Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity: Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics; Contents; Preface to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to Third Edition; Introduction; 1 Bell's Theorem: The Price of Locality; Appendix A: The GHZ Scheme; 2 Relativity and Space-time Structure; 3 Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport; 4 Controlling the Connection: Signals; Appendix B: Bohmian Mechanics; 5 Causation; 6 Secret Messages; 7 Points of View; 8 Life in Elastic Space-time; 9 Morals; 10 New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010; An Overview of Quantum Mechanics

ReferencesIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-40855-4

9786613408556

1-4443-9695-1

1-4443-9697-8

1-4443-3126-4

OCLC:

727648811