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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
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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.
Date issued
2002-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35900
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
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24.111-Spring2002
local: 24.111
local: IMSCP-MD5-6c9f10dfcf5eb1929b6084d25d916f10
Keywords
relativity, particle, approximation technique, scientific inquiry, experiment, observation, quantum theory, quantum mechanics, Quantum theory

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