Einstein’s Struggles with Quantum Theory A Reappraisal /

Einstein’s Struggles with Quantum Theory: A Reappraisal by Dipankar Home and Andrew Whitaker provides a detailed account of Albert Einstein’s thinking in regard to quantum physics. Until recently, most of Einstein’s views on quantum physics were dismissed and even ridiculed; some critics even sugges...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Home, Dipankar (Συγγραφέας), Whitaker, Andrew (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • A Setting the Scene
  • The Philosophical Background Einstein and Mach
  • Einstein and Quantum Theory: The Early Years
  • Quantum Mechanics and its Fundamental Issues
  • The Standard Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
  • B Einstein Confronting Quantum Theory from 1925
  • Einstein’s Approaches to Quantum Theory 1925-1935
  • EPR and its Aftermath
  • Einstein and the Macroscopic Limit of Quantum Mechanics
  • Summary of Einstein’s Views
  • C Denouement
  • Bell’s Contributions and Quantum Non-locality
  • Non-standard Quantum Interpretations
  • Einstein and Quantum Information Theory
  • Bridging the Quantum-Classical Divide
  • D Looking Forward
  • Quantum Foundations: General Outlook
  • Assessment of Einstein’s Views and Contributions.