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Epistemology and Probability (Record no. 26353)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780387853345
978-0-387-85334-5
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Classification number QC173.96-174.52
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Classification number 530.12
Edition number 23
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-- New York, NY :
-- Springer New York,
-- 2010.
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Personal name Plotnitsky, Arkady.
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Title Epistemology and Probability
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and the Nature of Quantum-Theoretical Thinking /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Arkady Plotnitsky.
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Edition statement First.
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Extent XXXIV, 404p. 2 illus.
Other physical details online resource.
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Title Fundamental Theories of Physics ;
Volume number/sequential designation 161
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Formatted contents note Introduction—Epistemology and Probability in Quantum Theory: Physics, Mathematics, and Philosophy -- Quantum Phenomena and the Double-Slit Experiment -- Heisenberg’s Revolutions: New Kinematics, New Mathematics, and New Philosophy -- From Geometry to Algebra in Physics, with Heisenberg -- Schrödinger’s Waves: Propagation and Probability -- Bohr’s Como Argument: Complementarity and the Problem of Causality -- From Como to Copenhagen: Renunciations -- Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered both Complete and Local? -- Essential Ambiguity and Essential Influence: Reading Bohr’s Reply to EPR -- Mysteries Without Mysticism, Correlations Without Correlata, Epistemology Without Ontology, and Probability Without Causality -- 11 Conclusion: “The Mere Touch of Cold Philosophy”.
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Summary, etc Quantum mechanics, discovered by Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger 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 Schrödinger 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 Schrödinger, 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 Schrödinger, in particular an examination of the new (vis-à-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.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Genetic epistemology.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Science
General subdivision Philosophy.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Distribution (Probability theory).
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Quantum theory.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Quantum Physics.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Philosophy of Science.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Epistemology.
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9780387853338
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85334-5
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Source of classification or shelving scheme
Item type E-Book
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2014-04-14AUM Main Library2014-04-14 2014-04-14 E-Book   AUM Main Library530.12
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