The shaky game : Einstein, realism, and the quantum theory / Arthur Fine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fine, Arthur.

Series:

Science and its conceptual foundations.

Science and its conceptual foundations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Einstein, Albert.

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Realism.

Quantum theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this new edition, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new Afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory. "What really led Einstein . . . to renounce the new quantum order? For those interested in this question, this book is compulsory reading."-Harvey R. Brown, American Journal of Physics "Fine has successfully combined a historical account of Einstein's philosophical views on quantum mechanics and a discussion of some of the philosophical problems associated with the interpretation of quantum theory with a discussion of some of the contemporary questions concerning realism and antirealism. . . . Clear, thoughtful, [and] well-written."-Allan Franklin, Annals of Science "Attempts, from Einstein's published works and unpublished correspondence, to piece together a coherent picture of 'Einstein realism.' Especially illuminating are the letters between Einstein and fellow realist Schrödinger, as the latter was composing his famous 'Schrödinger-Cat' paper."-Nick Herbert, New Scientist "Beautifully clear. . . . Fine's analysis is penetrating, his own results original and important. . . . The book is a splendid combination of new ways to think about quantum mechanics, about realism, and about Einstein's views of both."-Nancy Cartwright, Isis

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. The Shaky Game

2. The Young Einstein and the Old Einstein

3. Einstein's Critique of Quantum Theory: The Roots and Significance of EPR

4. What Is Einstein's Statistical Interpretation, or, Is It Einstein for Whom Bell's Theorem Tolls?

5. Schrödinger's Cat and Einstein's: The Genesis of a Paradox

6. Einstein's Realism

7. The Natural Ontological Attitude

8. And Not Antirealism Either

9. Is Scientific Realism Compatible with Quantum Physics?

Afterword

Bibliography

Publication Credits

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786613530448

9781280126581

1280126582

9780226923260

0226923266

OCLC:

782879974