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Understanding Quantum Mechanics : The World According to Modern Quantum Foundations / by Detlef Dürr, Dustin Lazarovici.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Durr, Detlef, author.
- Lazarovici, Dustin, 1985- author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum theory.
- Physics.
- Philosophy of nature.
- Quantum Physics.
- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
- Philosophy of Nature.
- Local Subjects:
- Quantum Physics.
- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
- Philosophy of Nature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XV, 239 pages) : 23 illustrations, 2 illustrations in color
- Edition:
- First edition 2020.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book discusses the physical and mathematical foundations of modern quantum mechanics and three realistic quantum theories that John Stuart Bell called "theories without observers" because they do not merely speak about measurements but develop an objective picture of the physical world. These are Bohmian mechanics, the GRW collapse theory, and the Many Worlds theory. The book is ideal to accompany or supplement a lecture course on quantum mechanics, but also suited for self-study, particularly for those who have completed such a course but are left puzzled by the question: "What does the mathematical formalism, which I have so laboriously learned and applied, actually tell us about nature?".
- Contents:
- Some Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
- The Measurement Problem
- Chance in Physics
- Bohmian Mechanics
- Collapse Theory
- The Many-Worlds Theory
- The Measurement Process and Observables
- Weak Measurements of Trajectories
- Hidden Variables
- Nonlocality
- Relativistic Quantum Theory
- Further Food for Thought
- Epilogue.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-40068-2
- 9783030400682
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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