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Plotnitsky, Arkady |
Reality Without Realism |
I11936 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Plotnitsky, Arkady |
The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson |
I10089 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Plotnitsky, Arkady |
Reading Bohr: Physics and Philosophy |
I06915 |
2006 |
eBook |
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Plotnitsky, Arkady |
Niels Bohr and Complementarity |
I06339 |
2012 |
eBook |
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Plotnitsky, Arkady |
Epistemology and Probability |
I05983 |
2010 |
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| Title | Reality Without Realism : Matter, Thought, and Technology in Quantum Physics |
| Author(s) | Plotnitsky, Arkady |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XXXI, 331 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book presents quantum theory as a theory based on new relationships among matter, thought, and experimental technology, as against those previously found in physics, relationships that also redefine those between mathematics and physics in quantum theory. The argument of the book is based on its title concept, reality without realism (RWR), and in the corresponding view, the RWR view, of quantum theory. The book considers, from this perspective, the thinking of Bohr, Heisenberg, Schr??dinger, and Dirac, with the aim of bringing together the philosophy and history of quantum theory. With quantum theory, the book argues, the architecture of thought in theoretical physics was radically changed by the irreducible role of experimental technology in the constitution of physical phenomena, accordingly, no longer defined independently by matter alone, as they were in classical physics or relativity. Or so it appeared. For, quantum theory, the book further argues, made us realize that experimental technology, beginning with that of our bodies, irreducibly shapes all physical phenomena, and thus makes us rethink the relationships among matter, thought, and technology in all of physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030845780 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Elementary particles (Physics)
4. Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
5. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
6. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
7. PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
8. Physics???Philosophy
9. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
10. SCIENCE
11. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson : The Nature of Quantum Reality and the Spirit of Copenhagen |
| Author(s) | Plotnitsky, Arkady |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XXXIV, 313 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The book considers foundational thinking in quantum theory, focusing on the role the fundamental principles and principle thinking there, including thinking that leads to the invention of new principles, which is, the book contends, one of the ultimate achievements of theoretical thinking in physics and beyond. The focus on principles, prominent during the rise and in the immediate aftermath of quantum theory, has been uncommon in more recent discussions and debates concerning it. The book argues, however, that exploring the fundamental principles and principle thinking is exceptionally helpful in addressing the key issues at stake in quantum foundations and the seemingly interminable debates concerning them. Principle thinking led to major breakthroughs throughout the history of quantum theory, beginning with the old quantum theory and quantum mechanics, the first definitive quantum theory, which it remains within its proper (nonrelativistic) scope. It has, the book also argues, been equally important in quantum field theory, which has been the frontier of quantum theory for quite a while now, and more recently, in quantum information theory, where principle thinking was given new prominence. The approach allows the book to develop a new understanding of both the history and philosophy of quantum theory, from Planck???s quantum to the Higgs boson, and beyond, and of the thinking the key founding figures, such as Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schr??dinger, and Dirac, as well as some among more recent theorists. The book also extensively considers the nature of quantum probability, and contains a new interpretation of quantum mechanics, ???the statistical Copenhagen interpretation.??? Overall, the book???s argument is guided by what Heisenberg called ???the spirit of Copenhagen,??? which is defined by three great divorces from the preceding foundational thinking in physics???reality from realism, probability from causality, and locality from relativity???and defined the fundamental principles of quantum theory accordingly |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319320687 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. PROBABILITIES
8. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Reading Bohr: Physics and Philosophy |
| Author(s) | Plotnitsky, Arkady |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2006. |
| Description | XIII, 229 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Reading Bohr: Physics and Philosophy offers a new perspective on Niels Bohr's interpretation of quantum mechanics as complementarity, and on the relationships between physics and philosophy in Bohr's work, which has had momentous significance for our understanding of quantum theory and of the nature of knowledge in general. Philosophically, the book reassesses Bohr's place in the Western philosophical tradition, from Kant and Hegel on. Physically, it reconsiders the main issues at stake in the Bohr-Einstein confrontation and in the ongoing debates concerning quantum physics. It also devotes greater attention than in most commentaries on Bohr to the key developments and transformations of his thinking concerning complementarity. Most significant among them were those that occurred, first, under the impact of Bohr's exchanges with Einstein and, second, under the impact of developments in quantum theory itself, both quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. The importance of quantum field theory for Bohr's thinking has not been adequately addressed in the literature on Bohr, to the considerable detriment to our understanding of the history of quantum physics. Filling this lacuna is one of the main contributions of the book, which also enables us to show why quantum field theory compels us to move beyond Bohr without, however, simply leaving him behind. Audience: While the book will be of particular interest to physicists, philosophers and historians of science, it is also aimed at a broader audience, especially graduate and undergraduate students, whom this book will help to develop a greater appreciation of Bohr, physics, and philosophy |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402052545 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Niels Bohr and Complementarity : An Introduction |
| Author(s) | Plotnitsky, Arkady |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2012. |
| Description | XXI, 199 p. 2 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book offers a discussion of Niels Bohr???s conception of ???complementarity,??? arguably his greatest contribution to physics and philosophy. By tracing Bohr???s work from his 1913 atomic theory to the introduction and then refinement of the idea of complementarity, and by explicating different meanings of ???complementarity??? in Bohr and the relationships between it and Bohr???s other concepts, the book aims to offer a contained and accessible, and yet sufficiently comprehensive account of Bohr???s work on complementarity and its significance |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461445173 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. Quantum Field Theories, String Theory
8. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
10. STRING THEORY
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| Title | Epistemology and Probability : Bohr, Heisenberg, Schr??dinger, and the Nature of Quantum-Theoretical Thinking |
| Author(s) | Plotnitsky, Arkady |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2010. |
| Description | XXXIV, 402 p. 2 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Quantum mechanics, discovered by Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schr??dinger in 1925-1926, is famous for its radical implications for our conception of physics and for our view of human knowledge in general. While these implications have been seen as scientifically productive and intellectually liberating to some, Niels Bohr and Heisenberg, among them, they have been troublesome to many others, including Schr??dinger and, most famously, Albert Einstein. The situation led to the intense debate that started in the wake of its discovery and has continued into our own time, with no end appearing to be in sight. Epistemology and Probability aims to contribute to our understanding of quantum mechanics and of the reasons for its extraordinary impact by reconsidering, under the rubric of "nonclassical epistemology," the nature of epistemology and probability, and their relationships in quantum theory. The book brings together the thought of the three figures most responsible for the rise of quantum mechanics???Heisenberg and Schr??dinger, on the physical side, and Bohr, on the philosophical side???in order to develop a deeper sense of the physical, mathematical, and philosophical workings of quantum-theoretical thinking. Reciprocally, giving a special emphasis on probability and specifically to the Bayesian concept of probability allows the book to gain new insights into the thought of these figures. The book reconsiders, from this perspective, the Bohr-Einstein debate on the epistemology of quantum physics and, in particular, offers a new treatment of the famous experiment of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen (EPR), and of the Bohr-Einstein exchange concerning the subject. It also addresses the relevant aspects of quantum information theory and considers the implications of its epistemological argument for higher-level quantum theories, such as quantum field theory and string and brane theories. One of the main contributions of the book is its analysis of the role of mathematics in quantum theory and in the thinking of Bohr, Heisenberg, and Schr??dinger, in particular an examination of the new (vis-??-vis classical physics and relativity) type of the relationships between mathematics and physics introduced by Heisenberg in the course of his discovery of quantum mechanics. Although Epistemology and Probability is aimed at physicists, philosophers and historians of science, and graduate and advanced undergraduate students in these fields, it is also written with a broader audience in mind and is accessible to readers unfamiliar with the higher-level mathematics used in quantum theory |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387853345 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Elementary particles (Physics)
4. Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
5. EPISTEMOLOGY
6. Philosophy and science
7. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
8. PROBABILITIES
9. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
10. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
11. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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