The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

by Garola, Claudio; Rossi, Arcangelo; Sozzo, Sandro

• ISBN13: 9789812568526
• ISBN10: 9812568522
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-30
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

This volume provides a unique overview of recent Italian studies on the foundations of quantum mechanics and related historical, philosophical and epistemological topics. A gathering of scholars from diverse cultural backgrounds, the conference provided a forum for a fascinating exchange of ideas and perspectives on a range of open questions in quantum mechanics. The varied nature of the papers in this volume attests to the achievement of that aim with many contributions providing original solutions to established problems by taking into account recommendations from different disciplines.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
If Bertlmann had Three Feet	p. 18
Macroscopic Interpretability of Quantum Component Systems	p. 23
Premeasurement versus Measurement: A Basic Form of Complementarity	p. 40
Remarks on Conditioning	p. 48
Entangled State Preparation in Experiments on Quantum Non-Locality	p. 61
The First Steps of Quantum Electrodynamics: What Is It That's Being Quantized?	p. 68
On the Meaning of Element in the Science of Italic Tradition, the Question of Physical Objectivity (and/or Physical Meaning) and Quantum Mechanics	p. 80
Mathematics and Epistemology in Planck's Theoretical Work (1898-1915)	p. 92
On the Free Motion with Noise	p. 103
Field Quantization and Wave/Particle Duality	p. 110
Parastatistics in Econophysics?	p. 118
Theory-Laden Instruments and Quantum Mechanics	p. 130
Quantum Non-Locality and the Mathematical Representation of Experience	p. 142
On the Notion of Proposition in Classical and Quantum Mechanics	p. 156
The Electromagnetic Conception of Nature and the Origins of Quantum Physics	p. 178
What We Talk About When We Talk About Universe Computability	p. 186
Bohm and Bohmian Mechanics	p. 197
An Objective Background for Quantum Theory Relying on Thermodynamic Concepts	p. 210
The Entrance of Quantum Mechanics in Italy: From Garbasso to Fermi	p. 225
The Measure of Momentum in Quantum Mechanics	p. 238
On the Two-Slit Interference Experiment: A Statistical Discussion	p. 248
Why the Reactivity of the Elements is a Relational Property, and Why it Matters	p. 260
Detecting Non Compatible Properties in Double-Slit Experiment Without Erasure	p. 274
If You Can Manipulate Them, Must They Be Real? The Epistemological Role of Instruments in Nanotechnological Research	p. 281
Mathematical Models and Physical Reality from Classical to Quantum Physics	p. 293
Complex Entanglement and Quaternionic Separability	p. 301
Mach-Zehnder Interferometer and Quantitative Complementarity	p. 311
Antonio Gramsci's Reflection on Quantum Mechanics	p. 320
The Role of Logic and Mathematics in the Heisenberg Formulation of Quantum Mechanics	p. 335
Space-Time at the Planck Scale: The Quantum Computer View	p. 345
Three-Dimensional Wave Behaviour of Light	p. 359
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