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Incompleteness, nonlocality, and realism: a prolegomenon to the philosophy of quantum mechanics

Redhead, Michael (1987) Incompleteness, nonlocality, and realism: a prolegomenon to the philosophy of quantum mechanics. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198249375

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Abstract

This book concentrates on research done during the last twenty years on the philosophy of quantum mechanics. In particular, the author focuses on three major issues: whether quantum mechanics is an incomplete theory, whether it is non-local, and whether it can be interpreted realistically. Much of the book is concerned with distinguishing various senses in which these questions can be taken, and assessing the bewildering variety of answers philosophers and physicists have given up to now. The book is self-contained in that it presents the necessary parts of the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics and also covers other interpretative topics, such as the problem of measurement and the uncertainty relations. A considerable portion of the book is based on original arguments presented by the author in lectures and research papers over the past ten years. However, this material is integrated with a broad coverage of most of the recent research in the field, so as to provide a balanced introduction to the whole subject.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://www.clarendonpress.com/
Additional Information: © 1987 The author
Divisions: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
CPNSS
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Q Science > QC Physics
Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2011 08:53
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2023 14:24
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/39224

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