Elegance and enigma : the quantum interviews / Maximilian Schlosshauer, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schlosshauer, Maximilian.

Series:

Frontiers collection.

Frontiers collection, 1612-3018

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2011.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Quantum mechanics is one of mankind's most remarkable intellectual achievements. Stunningly successful and elegant, it challenges our deepest intuitions about the world. In this book, seventeen physicists and philosophers, all deeply concerned with understanding quantum mechanics, reply to Schlosshauer's penetrating questions about the central issues. They grant us an intimate look at their radically different ways of making sense of the theory's strangeness. What is quantum mechanics about? What is it telling us about nature? Can quantum information or new experiments help lift the fog? And where are we headed next? Everyone interested in the contemporary but often longstanding conundrums of quantum theory, whether lay reader or expert, will find much food for thought in these pages. A wealth of personal reflections and anecdotes guarantee an engaging read. Participants: Guido Bacciagaluppi, Caslav Brukner, Jeffrey Bub, Arthur Fine, Christopher Fuchs, GianCarlo Ghirardi, Shelly Goldstein, Daniel Greenberger, Lucien Hardy, Anthony Leggett, Tim Maudlin, David Mermin, Lee Smolin, Antony Valentini, David Wallace, Anton Zeilinger, and Wojciech Zurek.

Contents:

First Encounters.- Big Issues

My Favorite Interpretation

Quantum States

Randomness

Quantum Probabilities

The Measurement Problem

Bell's Inequalities

Quantum Information

Reconstructions

The Experiment of My Dreams

Switching Sides

Beliefs and Values

The Role of Philosophy

Unification

The Next Big Bang

Dear Oracle

Epilogue

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

3-642-20880-0

OCLC:

747413784