Dublin Core
Title
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Creator
Emily Adlam
Description
Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. But more than 100 years after it was first introduced, the interpretation of the theory remains controversial. This Element introduces some of the most puzzling questions at the foundations of quantum mechanics and provides an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of the most prominent ways in which physicists and philosophers of physics have attempted to resolve them. Topics covered include nonlocality, contextuality, the reality of the wave function, and the measurement problem. The discussion is supplemented with descriptions of some of the most important mathematical results from recent work in quantum foundations, including Bell's theorem, the Kochen-Specker theorem, and the PBR theorem.
Subject
Mathematics, Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Date
2021
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text