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Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses
Wigner, Eugene P.. Ed(S): Mehra, Jagdish; Wightman, Arthur S.
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Paperback. Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. This collection contains his articles on epistemology, the measurement problem, and the role of symmetries, and his philosophical writings. Editor(s): Mehra, Jagdish; Wightman, Arthur S. Series: The Collected Works. Num Pages: 631 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. His articles on the epistemology of quantum mechanics and the measurement problem, and the basic role of symmetries were of fundamental importance for all subsequent work. He was also the first to discuss the concept of consciousness from the point of view of modern physics. G.G. Emch edited most of those papers and wrote a very helpful introduction into Wigner's contributions to Natural Philosophy. The book should be a gem for all those interested in the history ... Read more
Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. His articles on the epistemology of quantum mechanics and the measurement problem, and the basic role of symmetries were of fundamental importance for all subsequent work. He was also the first to discuss the concept of consciousness from the point of view of modern physics. G.G. Emch edited most of those papers and wrote a very helpful introduction into Wigner's contributions to Natural Philosophy. The book should be a gem for all those interested in the history ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
Series
The Collected Works
Number of Pages
631
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540633723
SKU
V9783540633723
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