24.111 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Spring 2002

Hall, Edward J. (Edward Jonathon), 1966-

24.111 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Spring 2002

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Hall, Edward J. (Edward Jonathon), 1966-

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Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

Date Issued

June 2002

Abstract

Quantum mechanics is said to describe a world in which physical objects often lack "definite" properties, indeterminism creeps in at the point of "observation," ordinary logic does not apply, and distant events are perfectly yet inexplicably correlated. Examination of these and other issues central to the philosophical foundations of quantum mechanics, with special attention to the measurement problem, no-hidden-variables proofs, and Bell's Inequalities. Rigorous approach to the subject matter nevertheless neither presupposes nor requires the development of detailed technical knowledge of the quantum theory.

Subjects

relativity

particle

approximation technique

scientific inquiry

experiment

observation

quantum theory

quantum mechanics

Quantum theory

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy

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