Maudlin Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity

Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics
3. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-9695-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten, E-Book

The third edition of Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity hasbeen carefully updated to reflect significantdevelopments, including a new chapter covering importantrecent work in the foundations of physics.
* A new edition of the premier philosophical study ofBell's Theorem and its implication for the relativisticaccount of space and time
* Discusses Roderich Tumiulka's explicit, relativistictheory that can reproduce the quantum mechanical violation ofBell's inequality.
* Discusses the "Free Will Theorem" of John Conway and SimonKochen
* Introduces philosophers to the relevant physics anddemonstrates how philosophical analysis can help informphysics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maudlin, Tim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to First Edition vi
Preface to Second Edition x
Preface to Third Edition xii
Introduction 1
1 Bell's Theorem: The Price of Locality 6
Appendix A: The GHZ Scheme 24
2 Relativity and Space-time Structure 27
3 Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport 55
4 Controlling the Connection: Signals 74
Appendix B: Bohmian Mechanics 106
5 Causation 114
6 Secret Messages 148
7 Points of View 173
8 Life in Elastic Space-time 205
9 Morals 221
10 New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010224
An Overview of Quantum Mechanics 260
References 284
Index 290

Über Autor(innen)

Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He received his doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh. His work lies at the intersection of physics and philosophy, including the foundations of physics and logic. He is the author of Truth and Paradox (2004) and The Metaphysics within Physics (2007). Maudlin is a member of the Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences and a Guggenheim Fellow.