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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Quantum Interpretations

Name: The Oxford Handbook of the History of Quantum Interpretations
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780198844495
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Contributors:

Guido Bacciagaluppi (Editor), Olivier Darrigol (Editor), Thiago Hartz (Editor)

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

History, Physics

Book Topic:

Quantum Theory

Series:

Oxford Handbooks in Physics

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Release Date:

2022-06-07

ISBN 13:

9780198844495

Weight:

4.65 lbs

Size:

9.60 x 7.00 x 2.30 inches

Pages:

1312

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Crucial to most research in physics, as well as leading to the development of inventions such as the transistor and the laser, quantum mechanics approaches its centenary with an impressive record. However, the field has also long been the subject of ongoing debates about the foundations and interpretation of the theory, referred to as the quantum controversy.

This Oxford Handbook offers a historical overview of the contrasts which have been at the heart of quantum physics for the last 100 years. Drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of several contributors working across physics, history, and philosophy, the handbook outlines the main theories and interpretations of quantum physics. It goes on to tackle the key controversies surrounding the field, touching on issues such as determinism, realism, locality, classicality, information, measurements, mathematical foundations, and the links between quantum theory and gravity.

This engaging introduction is an essential guide for all those interested in the history of scientific controversies and history of quantum physics. It also provides a fascinating examination of the potential of quantum physics to influence new discoveries and advances in fields such quantum information and computing.

About the Author
Guido Bacciagaluppi, Associate Professor, University of Utrecht, Olivier Darrigol, OHST Research Fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Thiago Hartz, Assistant Professor of History of Mathematics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Christian Joas, Director, Niels Bohr Archive, University of Copenhagen, Alexei Kojevnikov, Professor, University of British Columbia, Osvaldo Pessoa Jr, Professor of Philosophy of Science, FFLCH, University of São Paulo

Olival Freire Jr is Professor of Physics and History of Science at the Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil. He is the author of The Quantum Dissidents (2015) and David Bohm: A Life Dedicated to Understanding the Quantum World (2019). In 2011 he co-edited Teoria quântica: estudos históricos e implicações culturais with Osvaldo Pessoa Jr. and Joan Lisa Bromberg and was awarded the Jabuti Prize in Science & Technology, the most important literary prize in Brazil.