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Interpreting quantum theories : the art of the possible /

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Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simple systems. Laura Ruetsche offers a study of the interpretation of more complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, shows why they rep...

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Main Author: Ruetsche, Laura (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Quantum theory > Philosophy.
Théorie quantique > Philosophie.
SCIENCE > Physics > Quantum Theory.
Quantum theory > Philosophy
Quantenphysik
Interpretation
Quantentheorie
Quantentheorie.
Hermeneutik.
Kvantteori > teori, filosofi.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simple systems. Laura Ruetsche offers a study of the interpretation of more complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, shows why they repay philosophical attention.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 379 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0191728527
9780191728525
9780191617379
0191617377