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1 online resource (348 pages) |
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Advanced Books Classics |
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Advanced Books Classics
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Editor's Foreword; 1999 Special Preface; Table of Contents; PEDROâ#x80;#x99;S DEBATE (PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION); Mathematics and Physics; Physics and Existing World Views; Own Guesses; PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; Part One: ELEMENTS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS; 1: Matter Waves; 2: Superposition and Linearity; 2.1 Superposition of Waves; 2.2 The Evolution in Time; 2.3 The Correspondence Principle; 2.4 The Necessity for a More General Formalism; References; 3: Statement of the Rules; References; 4: Comments; 4.1 On the Description of Ensembles by Kets |
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4. 2 Assumption Q4.3 Indeterminism; 4.4 Miscellaneous Remarks; (a) Relativistic Formulations; (b) Undiscernability; (c) Second Quantization; References; 5: Alternative Formulations; 5.1 The Mean Value Rule; 5.2 The Heisenberg Picture for Time Evolution; Part Two: DENSITY MATRICES AND MIXTURES; 6: The Density Matrix Formalism; 6.1 The Density Matrix; 6.2 Pure Cases and Mixtures; Pure Cases; Mixtures; 6.3 Time Dependence of Density Matrices; 6.4 Alternative Formulation of Quantum Rules; 6.5 Mixtures Defined by One and the Same Density Matrix; 6.6 A Proposition Bearing on Correlations |
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11: The â#x80;#x9C;Hidden Variablesâ#x80;#x9D; Approach11.1 The Existence Problem; 11.2 Hidden Variables and the Separability Problem; 11.3 Nonseparability in Hidden Variables Theories; 11.4 Another Proof; 11.5 Search for Possible Violations of Quantum Mechanics; 11.6 Further Discussion and Comments; References; 12: Direct Study of Some Principles; 12.1 Some Aspects of the Calculus of Propositions; 12.2 A Set of â#x80;#x9C;Naturalâ#x80;#x9D; Assumptions Centered on Separability; 12.3 Consequences; 12.4 Inequalities; 12.5 Discussion: Experimental; 12.6 Discussion: Theoretical; 12.7 Conclusions; References |
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13: Aspects of the Problem of Retrodiction13.1 ""Independent Time Evolution"" and the Retrodiction Problem; 13.2 Connected Problems; References; Exercises of Part Three; Part Four: MEASUREMENT THEORIES; 14: Elements of Measurement Theory; 14.1 Some Introductory Remarks; 14.2 Survey of Ideal Measurement Theory; 14.3 An Explicit Example; 14.4 Measurement and the Density Matrix Formalism; 1. Nondegenerate Eigenvalue; 2. Degenerate Eigenvalue; 14.5 An Erroneous Argument; References; 15: Classical Properties; 15.1 Classical Measurements; 15.2 A Proposition Bearing on Classical Observables |
| Summary |
Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Mechanics provides a detailed view of the conceptual foundations and problems of quantum physics, and a clear and comprehensive account of the fundamental physical implications of the quantum formalism. This book deals with nonseparability, hidden variable theories, measurement theories and several related problems. Mathematical arguments are presented with an emphasis on simple but adequately representative cases. The conclusion incorporates a description of a set of relationships and concepts that could compose a legitimate view of the world |
| Bibliography |
References7: Mixtures; 7.1 Operators and Observables; 7.2 Proper and Improper Mixtures; 7.3 The Homogeneity of Ensembles; 7.4 Observable Having a Value on a System; 7.5 Quantum Ensembles and Supplementary Variables; References; Exercises of Part Two; Part Three: QUANTUM NONSEPARABILITY; 8: The Einstein-Podolosky-Rosen Problem; 8.1 The Formal Aspects; 8.2 Conceptual Aspects; 8.3 Relativistic Aspects; References; 9: Possible Views on Nonseparability; References; 10: Individuals, Ensembles, States; 10.1 Quantum Mechanics of Individual Systems; 10.2 The Quantum States; References |
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15.3 Scope and Criticism of the Theory |
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Quantumtheory
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Physical measurements.
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Physics -- Philosophy.
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Théorie quantique
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Mesures physiques
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Bodybuilding -- Philosophie
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Kwantummechanica
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Meetmethoden
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Physical measurements
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Physics -- Philosophy
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429981074 |
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0429981074 |
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