The Meaning of the Wave Function: In Search of the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics - Couverture souple

Gao, Shan

 
9781108464239: The Meaning of the Wave Function: In Search of the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics
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ISBN 10 : 1108464238 ISBN 13 : 9781108464239
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

At the heart of quantum mechanics lies the wave function, a powerful but mysterious mathematical object which has been a hot topic of debate from its earliest stages. Covering much of the recent debate and providing a comprehensive and critical review of competing approaches, this ambitious text provides new, decisive proof of the reality of the wave function. Aiming to make sense of the wave function in quantum mechanics and to find the ontological content of the theory, this book explores new ontological interpretations of the wave function in terms of random discontinuous motion of particles. Finally, the book investigates whether the suggested quantum ontology is complete in solving the measurement problem and if it should be revised in the relativistic domain. A timely addition to the literature on the foundations of quantum mechanics, this book is of value to students and researchers with an interest in the philosophy of physics.

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À propos de l'auteur

Shan Gao is Professor of Philosophy at the Research Center for Philosophy of Science and Technology, Shanxi University, and Visiting Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is the founder and managing editor of the International Journal of Quantum Foundations, and is the author of several books and the editor of the recent anthology Protective Measurement and Quantum Reality: Towards a New Understanding of Quantum Mechanics (Cambridge, 2015). His research focuses on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the history of modern physics.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1108464238
ISBN 13 
9781108464239
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
200
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ISBN 10 :  1107124352 ISBN 13 :  9781107124356
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2017
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