Plotnitsky, Arkady
Epistemology and Probability
1. Introduction—Epistemology and Probability in Quantum Theory: Physics, Mathematics, and Philosophy
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2. Quantum Phenomena and the Double-Slit Experiment
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3. Heisenberg’s Revolutions: New Kinematics, New Mathematics, and New Philosophy
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4. From Geometry to Algebra in Physics, with Heisenberg
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5. Schrödinger’s Waves: Propagation and Probability
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6. Bohr’s Como Argument: Complementarity and the Problem of Causality
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7. From Como to Copenhagen: Renunciations
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8. Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered both Complete and Local?
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9. Essential Ambiguity and Essential Influence: Reading Bohr’s Reply to EPR
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10. Mysteries Without Mysticism, Correlations Without Correlata, Epistemology Without Ontology, and Probability Without Causality
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11. Conclusion: “The Mere Touch of Cold Philosophy”
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Keywords: Physics, Quantum Physics, Philosophy of Science, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Epistemology
- Author(s)
- Plotnitsky, Arkady
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2010
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Fundamental Theories of Physics
- Page amount
- 31 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780387853345