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The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and the Measurement Process
Taschenbuch von Peter Mittelstaedt
Sprache: Englisch

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The main theme of this book is the idea that quantum mechanics is valid not only for microscopic objects but also for the macroscopic apparatus used for quantum mechanical measurements. The author demonstrates the intimate relations that exist between quantum mechanics and its interpretation which are induced by the quantum mechanical measurement process. Consequently, the book is concerned both with the philosophical, metatheoretical problems of interpretations and with the more formal problems of quantum object theory. The consequences of this approach turn out to be partly very promising and partly rather disappointing. On the one hand, it is possible to give a rigorous justification of some important parts of interpretation, such as probability, by means of object theory. On the other hand, the problem of the objectification of measurement results leads to inconsistencies which cannot be resolved in an obvious way. This open problem has far-reaching consequences for the possibility of recognising an objective reality in physics.
The main theme of this book is the idea that quantum mechanics is valid not only for microscopic objects but also for the macroscopic apparatus used for quantum mechanical measurements. The author demonstrates the intimate relations that exist between quantum mechanics and its interpretation which are induced by the quantum mechanical measurement process. Consequently, the book is concerned both with the philosophical, metatheoretical problems of interpretations and with the more formal problems of quantum object theory. The consequences of this approach turn out to be partly very promising and partly rather disappointing. On the one hand, it is possible to give a rigorous justification of some important parts of interpretation, such as probability, by means of object theory. On the other hand, the problem of the objectification of measurement results leads to inconsistencies which cannot be resolved in an obvious way. This open problem has far-reaching consequences for the possibility of recognising an objective reality in physics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction; 2. The quantum theory of measurement; 3. The probability interpretation; 4. The problem of objectification; 5. Universality and self-referentiality in quantum mechanics; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Fachbereich: Theoretische Physik
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521602815
ISBN-10: 0521602815
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mittelstaedt, Peter
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 246 x 189 x 8 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Mittelstaedt
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.02.2004
Gewicht: 0,309 kg
Artikel-ID: 102481829
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction; 2. The quantum theory of measurement; 3. The probability interpretation; 4. The problem of objectification; 5. Universality and self-referentiality in quantum mechanics; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Fachbereich: Theoretische Physik
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521602815
ISBN-10: 0521602815
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mittelstaedt, Peter
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 246 x 189 x 8 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Mittelstaedt
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.02.2004
Gewicht: 0,309 kg
Artikel-ID: 102481829
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