Résumé
The standard theory of quantum mechanics is in one sense
the most successful physical theory ever, predicting the
behaviour of the basic constituents of all physical things;
no other theory has ever made such accurate empirical
predictions. However, if one tries to understand the theory
as providing a complete and accurate framework for the
description of the behaviour of all physical interactions,
it becomes evident that the theory is ambiguous, or even
logically inconsistent. The most notable attempt to
formulate the theory so as to deal with this problem, the
quantum measurement problem, was initiated by Hugh Everett
III in the 1950s. Barrett gives a careful and challenging
examination and evaluation of the work of Everett and those
who have followed him. His informal approach, minimizing
technicality, will make the book accessible and
illuminating for philosophers and physicists alike. Anyone
interested in the interpretation of quantum mechanics
should read it.
Contents
- 1 A Brief Introduction
- 2 The Standard Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
- 3 The Theory of the Universal Wave Function
- 4 The Bare Theory and Determinate Experience
- 5 Selecting a Branch
- 6 Many Worlds
- 7 Many Minds
- 8 Many Histories
- 9 The Determinate-Experience Problem
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Oxford University Press |
| Auteur(s) | Jeffrey A. Barrett |
| Parution | 15/09/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 268 |
| Format | 14 x 21,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 344g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780199247431 |
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