Quantum non-locality and relativity : metaphysical intimations of modern physics /

• Main Author: Maudlin, Tim
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Edition: 3rd ed.
• Subjects: Physics > Philosophy.; Quantum theory.; Relativity (Physics); SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.; SCIENCE > Energy.; SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.; SCIENCE > Physics > General.; Electronic books.

"Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity is recognized as the premier philosophical study of Bell's Theorem and its implication for the relativistic account of space and time. Previous editions have been praised for the remarkable clarity of Maudlin's descriptions of both Bell's theo...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Bell's Theorem: The Price of Locality
• Relativity and Space-Time Structure
• Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport
• Controlling the Connection: Signals
• Causation
• Secret Messages
• Points of View
• Life in Elastic Space-Time
• Morals
• New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010
• An Overview of Quantum Mechanics
• References
• Index.
• Machine generated contents note: 1. Bell's Theorem: The Price of Locality.
• Appendix A: The GHZ Scheme.
• 2. Relativity and Space-time Structure.
• 3. Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport.
• 4. Controlling the Connection: Signals.
• Appendix B: Bohmian Mechanics.
• 5. Causation.
• 6. Secret Messages.
• 7. Points of View.
• 8. Life in Elastic Space-time.
• 9. Morals.
• 10. New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010.
• An Overview of Quantum Mechanics.