Bernard D'Espagnat

Veiled Reality

An Analysis Of Present- Day Quantum Mechanical Concepts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

By questioning the validity of some of our basic concepts, such as space, object and causality, quantum physics contributes to the dramatic changes taking place in our world picture. "Veiled Reality" offers nonspecialists an accessible perspective on basic problems in the foundations of physics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 835g
• ISBN-13: 9780367091989
• ISBN-10: 0367091984
• Artikelnr.: 57380754

Autorenporträt

Bernard D'espagnat

Inhaltsangabe

Philosophy and Physics
Matter Waves, Superposition, Linearity
The Rules of Quantum Mechanics
Comments
Complements
The Density Matrix Formalism
Proper and Improper Mixtures
Quantum States and the Nonseparability Problem
The EPR Problem and Nonseparability
On Measurement
Variations on a Bohrian Theme
Quantum Mechanics as a Universal Theory, Classical Appearances in a Quantum World
Ontological Approaches (Hidden Variables and All That)
Open Realism
Veiled, Independent Reality, Empirical Reality
Lessons and Hints from Quantum Physics