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The Wave Function. Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics.
. Ed(S): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa
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Paperback. This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? Editor(s): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? Does quantum mechanics support the existence of any other fundamental entities, e.g. particles? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? What is the relationship between the fundamental ontology of quantum mechanics and ordinary, macroscopic objects like tables, chairs, and persons? The volume includes a comprehensive introduction with a history of quantum mechanics and the debate over its metaphysical interpretation focusing especially on the main realist alternatives.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199790548
SKU
V9780199790548
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About . Ed(S): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa
Alyssa Ney works primarily in metaphysics. She received her B.S. in Physics and Philosophy from Tulane University, and her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Brown University. She has taught at the University of Rochester since 2005. David Albert is the author of Quantum Mechanics and Experience and Time and Chance and has published many articles on quantum mechanics, mostly in the Physical Review. He is Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy and Director of the M.A. Program in The Philosophical Foundations of Physics at Columbia University.
Reviews for The Wave Function. Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics.
The essays target an audience of philosophers in science, but the book is also benecial for theoretical physicists. The book can be highly recommended for reader who are looking at the foundations of quantum theory. The book also provides a rich source of references also from a historical point of view.
Willi-Hans Steeb, Zentralblatt Math
This is an uncommonly good collection of essays on the metaphysical foundations of quantum mechanics. It contains work on a compelling subject from a number of the most engaging philosophers of physics, and the overall standard of clarity is exceptional.
Jeffrey A. Barrett, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
...a highly recommended book. It brings a series of problems that are typically philosophical to the domain of quantum mechanics, and does so in an accessible way.
Decio Krause and Jonas R. B. Arenhart, Metascience
... the book is an excellent and enjoyable piece of philosophy, as one gets to see a single problem attacked from many distinct and compelling perspectives. If interested in the metaphysics of the quantum wavefunction, then this collection is a great choice.
Craig Callender, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Willi-Hans Steeb, Zentralblatt Math
This is an uncommonly good collection of essays on the metaphysical foundations of quantum mechanics. It contains work on a compelling subject from a number of the most engaging philosophers of physics, and the overall standard of clarity is exceptional.
Jeffrey A. Barrett, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
...a highly recommended book. It brings a series of problems that are typically philosophical to the domain of quantum mechanics, and does so in an accessible way.
Decio Krause and Jonas R. B. Arenhart, Metascience
... the book is an excellent and enjoyable piece of philosophy, as one gets to see a single problem attacked from many distinct and compelling perspectives. If interested in the metaphysics of the quantum wavefunction, then this collection is a great choice.
Craig Callender, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science