Laura Ruetsche

Gebundenes Buch

Interpreting Quantum Theories

The Art of the Possible

Beschreibung

Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simple systems. Laura Ruetsche offers a much-needed study of the interpretation of more complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, showing why they repay philosophical attention.

Autor

As an undergraduate at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Laura Ruetsche studied physics, philosophy, and classical Greek. A Rhodes Scholarship took her to Oxford, where she wrote a B.Phil. thesis on Plato's Timaeus under the direction of John Ackrill. Shifting her focus to philosophy of physics, she completed her graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh, earning her PhD in 1995 and joining the faculty in 1996. In 2008, she moved to the University of Michigan, where she is now Professor of Philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9780199535408
• ISBN-10: 019953540X
• Artikelnr.: 32887699