Quantum mechanics : an empiricist view /

The author argues that quantum theory admits a plurality of interpretations, each aiding further understanding of the theory, but also advocating specifically the Copenhagen Variant of the Modal Interpretation. That variant is applied to topics like the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox and the proble...

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Main Author: Van Fraassen, Bas C., 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1991.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The author argues that quantum theory admits a plurality of interpretations, each aiding further understanding of the theory, but also advocating specifically the Copenhagen Variant of the Modal Interpretation. That variant is applied to topics like the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox and the problem of 'identical' particles.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 541 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-527) and index.
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