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Einstein's dissatisfaction with nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory

Rédei, Miklós ORCID: 0000-0001-5298-1443 (2010) Einstein's dissatisfaction with nonrelativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory. Philosophy of Science, 77 (5). pp. 1042-1057. ISSN 0031-8248

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Identification Number: 10.1086/656819

Abstract

It is argued that in his critique of standard nonrelativistic quantum mechanics Einstein formulated three requirements as necessary for a physical theory to be compatible with the field-theorectical paradigm, and it is shown that local, relativistic, algebraic quantum field theory typically satisfies those criteria-although, there are still open questions concerning the status of operational separability of quantum systems localized in space like separated space-time regions. It is concluded that local algebraic quantum field theory can be viewed as a research program that Einstein suggested informally in 1948 and that was realized only later in mathematical physics. Copyright 2010 by the Philosophy of Science Association. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journa...
Additional Information: © 2010 by the Philosophy of Science Association. All rights reserved.
Divisions: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Date Deposited: 30 Mar 2011 11:57
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2024 23:48
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/33575

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