Quantum Theory: A Philosopher's Overview - Couverture souple

Cannavo, Salvator

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0791493482 ISBN 13 : 9780791493489

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2010

Synopsis

In straightforward and nontechnical language, a philosopher of science goes to the very heart of what is still the central subject in modern physics, namely, quantum theory, with its astonishing ability to predict—yet not explain. There, he encounters and unravels the maze of bewildering puzzles that, for nearly a century, have locked our most eminent theoreticians in a whirlpool of ongoing controversy. Salvator Cannavo breaks radically with this tradition of searching for a generally acceptable interpretation of quantum theory by urging a complete withdrawal from the fray. In doing so, he first highlights the now established adjunctive role of quantum theory in the elaboration of string theory and other developing branches of explanatory physical theory, and then recommends a new focus for the channeling of creative effort in contemporary theoretical physics.

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À propos de l'auteur

Salvator Cannavo is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He is the author of Think to Win: The Power of Logic in Everyday Life and Nomic Inference: An Introduction to the Logic of Scientific Inquiry.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791493482
• ISBN 13: 9780791493489
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 173
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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