Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity

Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics

Tim Maudlin

• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Jahr: 2011
• ISBN:
  9781444396966
• Auflage: 3
• Thema: Philosophie
• Thema: Philosophie & Ethik in der Wissenschaft

The third edition of Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity has been carefully updated to reflect significant developments,including a new chapter covering important recent work in the foundations of physics.

• A new edition of the premier philosophical study of Bell's Theorem and its implication for the relativistic account of space and time
• Discusses Roderich Tumiulka's explicit, relativistic theory that can reproduce the quantum mechanical violation of Bell's inequality.
• Discusses the "Free Will Theorem" of John Conway and Simon Kochen
• Introduces philosophers to the relevant physics and demonstrates how philosophical analysis can help inform physics

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover
• Contents
• Halftitle page
• Dedication
• Title page
• Copyright
• Preface to First Edition
• Preface to Second Edition
• Preface to Third Edition
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Bell’s Theorem: The Price of Locality
• Chapter 2: Relativity and Space-time Structure
• Chapter 3: Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport
• Chapter 4: Controlling the Connection: Signals
• Chapter 5: Causation
• Chapter 6: Secret Messages
• Chapter 7: Points of View
• Chapter 8: Life in Elastic Space-time
• Chapter 9: Morals
• Chapter 10: New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010
• An Overview of Quantum Mechanics
• References
• Index