The Quantum Principle: Its Interpretation and Epistemology
This study deals with the development of, and the current discussion about, the interpretation of quantum mechanics. The following topics are discussed: 1. The Copenhagen In terpretation; 2. Formal Problems of Quantum Mechanics; 3. Process of Measurement and the Equation of Motion; 4. Macroscopic L...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1974, 1974
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1974 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Copenhagen Interpretation
- 3. Formal Problems of the Quantum Mechanical Scheme
- 3.1. Formal Problems in Nonrelativistic Quantum Theory
- 3.2. Formal Problems in Relativistic Quantum Theory
- 4. Theory of Measurement and the Equation of Motion
- 4.1. The Formal Scheme of Quantum Mechanics
- 4.2. Quantum Theory as the Theory of Observations
- 4.3. Quantum Theory without Quantum Jumps
- 4.4. Indeterminate State Vector of the Apparatus
- 5. Transition to the Macroscopic World
- 5.1. Complementarity
- 5.2. Statistical Description
- 5.3. Probability in Quantum Physics
- 5.4. Macrophysical Description
- 5.5. Measurement as the Increase of Information
- 5.6. Extension of Von Neumann’s View
- 5.7. Microphysics, Macrophysics and Dissipation
- 6. Hidden Variables
- 6.1. Substratum as a Solution of Divergences in Quantum Field Theory
- 6.2. Von Neumann’s Proof of the Nonexistence of Hidden Variables
- 6.3. Bell’s Local Hidden Variables
- 6.4. The Hidden-Variable Model of Bohm and Bub
- 7. The Notion of ‘Reality’ and the Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics
- 7.1. Description of Reality
- 7.2. The Complementary Description
- 7.3. The ‘Positivistic’ Point of View or Two Kinds of Reality
- 7.4. The Collectivistic-Materialistic View
- 7.5. Can a System Be Isolated?
- 8. Quantum Mechanics and the Explanation of Life
- 8.1. The Mind-Body Problem
- 8.2. Complementary Hierarchies
- 8.3. The Totality View of Life
- 8.4. Structure, Dissipation and Life
- 8.5. Are We Machines?
- References and Notes