Quantum Paradoxes

Author : Yakir Aharonov,Daniel Rohrlich
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527619122

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Quantum Paradoxes by Yakir Aharonov,Daniel Rohrlich Pdf

A Guide through the Mysteries of Quantum Physics! Yakir Aharonov is one of the pioneers in measuring theory, the nature of quantum correlations, superselection rules, and geometric phases and has been awarded numerous scientific honors. The author has contributed monumental concepts to theoretical physics, especially the Aharonov-Bohm effect and the Aharonov-Casher effect. Together with Daniel Rohrlich, Israel, he has written a pioneering work on the remaining mysteries of quantum mechanics. From the perspective of a preeminent researcher in the fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics, the text combines mathematical rigor with penetrating and concise language. More than 200 exercises introduce readers to the concepts and implications of quantum mechanics that have arisen from the experimental results of the recent two decades. With students as well as researchers in mind, the authors give an insight into that part of the field, which led Feynman to declare that "nobody understands quantum mechanics". * Free solutions manual available for lecturers at www.wiley-vch.de/supplements/

Author : F. Selleri
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400918627

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Quantum Paradoxes and Physical Reality by F. Selleri Pdf

Although the debate about the true nature of the quantum behavior of atomic systems has never ceased, there are two periods during which it has been particularly intense: the years that saw the founding of quantum mechanics and, increasingly, these modern times. In 1954 Max Born, on accepting the Nobel Prize for his 'fundamental researches in quantum mechanics', recalled the depth of the disagreements that divided celebrated quantum theorists of those days into two camps: . . . when I say that physicists had accepted the way of thinking developed by us at that time, r am not quite correct: there are a few most noteworthy exceptions - namely, among those very workers who have contributed most to the building up of quantum theory. Planck himself belonged to the sceptics until his death. Einstein, de Broglie, and Schriidinger have not ceased to emphasize the unsatisfactory features of quantum mechanics . . . . This dramatic disagreement centered around some of the most funda mental questions in all of science: Do atomic objects exist il1dependently of human observations and, if so, is it possible for man to understand correctly their behavior? By and large, it can be said that the Copenhagen and Gottingen schools - led by Bohr, Heisenberg, and Born, in particula- gave more or less openly pessimistic answers to these questions.

Author : G. Tarozzi,Alwyn van der Merwe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400929470

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The Nature of Quantum Paradoxes by G. Tarozzi,Alwyn van der Merwe Pdf

For three days in April of 1985, Cesena (Italy) was the scene of a national conference which was convened, by the Assessorato alia Cultura of this town under the auspices of the Societa Italiana di Logica e Filosofia delle Scienze (SILFS), in order to celebrate two historical milestones: the centenary of the birth of Niels Bohr, who was to become the leader of the orthodox, or Copenhagen, interpretation of quantum theory, and the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the most influential challenge to this interpretation which was contained in the well-known paper coauthored by Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen. The proceedings of the Cesena meeting, which are collected in the present volume, are intended to provide an exhaustive and panoramic view of the most recent investigations carried out by Italian scientists and philo sophers engaged in research on the foundations of quantum physics. What emerges is a critical review of, and alternative approaches to, the orthodox interpretation of the Copenhagen school.

Author : Victor Christianto,Robert N. Boyd,Florentin Smarandache
Publisher : Infinite Study
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Recent Experimental Findings supporting Smarandache’s Hypothesis and Quantum Sorites Paradoxes and SubQuantum Kinetic Model of Electron by Victor Christianto,Robert N. Boyd,Florentin Smarandache Pdf

Smarandache Hypothesis states that there is no speed limit of anything, including light and particles. While the idea is quite simple and based on known hypothesis of quantum mechanics, called Einstein-Podolski-Rosen paradox, in reality such a superluminal physics seems still hard to accept by majority of physicists. Here we review some experiments to support superluminal physics and also findings to explain Smarandache Quantum Paradoxes and Quantum Sorites Paradox. We also touch briefly on new experiment on magneton, supporting SubQuantum Kinetic Model of Electron. Conclusion & Significance: Multiexperimental findings assessment allows one to verify conjectures by two of us (FS & RNB), namely: Smarandache Hypothesis, Smarandache Quantum Sorites Paradoxes and SubQuantum Kinetic Model of Electron. Experimental results discussed here will likely open new directions of research toward evidence-based physics.

Author : Peter Gibbins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1987-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521336910

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Particles and Paradoxes by Peter Gibbins Pdf

Quantum theory is our deepest theory of the nature of matter. It is a theory that, notoriously, produces results which challenge the laws of classical logic and suggests that the physical world is illogical. This book gives a critical review of work on the foundations of quantum mechanics at a level accessible to non-experts. Assuming his readers have some background in mathematics and physics, Peter Gibbins focuses on the questions of whether the results of quantum theory require us to abandon classical logic and whether quantum logic can resolve the paradoxes produced by quantum mechanics. He argues that quantum logic does not dispose of the problems faced by classical logic, that no reasonable interpretation of quantum mechanics in terms of 'hidden variables' can be found, and that after all these years quantum mechanics remains a mystery to us. Particles and Paradoxes provides a much-needed and valuable introduction to the philosophy of quantum mechanics and, at the same time, an example of just what it is to do the philosophy of physics.

Author : Robert G. Colodny
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1972-01-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780822975984

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Paradigms and Paradoxes by Robert G. Colodny Pdf

The revolution involving the foundations of the physical sciences heralded by relativity and quantum theories has been stimulating philosophers for many years. Both of these comprehensive sets of concepts have involved profound challenges to traditional theories of epistemology, ontology, and language. This volume gathers six experts in physics, logic and philosophy to discuss developments in space exploration and nuclear science and their impact on the philosophy of science.

Author : R.A. Bertlmann,A. Zeilinger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540427562

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Quantum (Un)speakables by R.A. Bertlmann,A. Zeilinger Pdf

This outstanding collection of essays in commemoration of John S. Bell is the result of the "Quantum (Un)speakables" conference organised by the University of Vienna. The title was taken from a famous note written by John Bell during the "Schrödinger Symposium" of 1987. The book leads the reader from the foundations of quantum mechanics to quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography, and quantum information, and is written for all those who need more insight into this new area of physics.

Author : Lazar Mayants
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Paradoxes
ISBN : NWU:35556023170038

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Beyond the Quantum Paradox by Lazar Mayants Pdf

Physicists and philosophers have quarrelled frequently over the meaning of quantum physics and as yet there is still no agreement - the only aspect of quantum physics which they agree with is that it is connected with probability. Beyond the Quantum Paradox attempts to explain this argument in clear, non-mathematical language. Based on Professor Mayants' work over the past twenty-five years, the book attempts to explain what quantum mechanics is all about.

Author : Philip R. Wallace
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461240143

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Paradox Lost by Philip R. Wallace Pdf

"Medical scientists use the word `iatrogenic' to refer to disabilities that are the consequence of medical treatment. We believe that some such word might be coined to refer to philosophical difficulties for which philosophers themselves are responsible" Sir Peter Medawar Arguing that quantum theory as it stands is perhaps the most comprehensive, well-verified, and successful theory in the history of science, the author clears away the impression that it is an incomplete, philosophically flawed, and self-contradictory theory. In simple terms accessible to anyone with a little prior knowledge of science, Wallace examines the numerous "paradoxes" and "difficulties" claimed for quantum mechanics, and shows that they are due to excesses of interpretation that have been imposed on the theory.

Author : Robert B. Griffiths
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521539293

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Consistent Quantum Theory by Robert B. Griffiths Pdf

A clear and accessible presentation of quantum theory, suitable for researchers yet accessible to graduates.

Author : G. Tarozzi,Alwyn Van Der Merwe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1988-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 940092948X

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The Nature of Quantum Paradoxes by G. Tarozzi,Alwyn Van Der Merwe Pdf

Author : J.P. McEvoy,Oscar Zarate
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781848317574

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Introducing Quantum Theory by J.P. McEvoy,Oscar Zarate Pdf

Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. At the subatomic level, one particle seems to know what the others are doing, and according to Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle", there is a limit on how accurately nature can be observed. And yet the theory is amazingly accurate and widely applied, explaining all of chemistry and most of physics. Introducing Quantum Theory takes us on a step-by-step tour with the key figures, including Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrodinger. Each contributed at least one crucial concept to the theory. The puzzle of the wave-particle duality is here, along with descriptions of the two questions raised against Bohr's "Copenhagen Interpretation" - the famous "dead and alive cat" and the EPR paradox. Both remain unresolved.

Author : Andrei Y. Khrennikov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400914834

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Non-Archimedean Analysis: Quantum Paradoxes, Dynamical Systems and Biological Models by Andrei Y. Khrennikov Pdf

N atur non facit saltus? This book is devoted to the fundamental problem which arises contin uously in the process of the human investigation of reality: the role of a mathematical apparatus in a description of reality. We pay our main attention to the role of number systems which are used, or may be used, in this process. We shall show that the picture of reality based on the standard (since the works of Galileo and Newton) methods of real analysis is not the unique possible way of presenting reality in a human brain. There exist other pictures of reality where other num ber fields are used as basic elements of a mathematical description. In this book we try to build a p-adic picture of reality based on the fields of p-adic numbers Qp and corresponding analysis (a particular case of so called non-Archimedean analysis). However, this book must not be considered as only a book on p-adic analysis and its applications. We study a much more extended range of problems. Our philosophical and physical ideas can be realized in other mathematical frameworks which are not obliged to be based on p-adic analysis. We shall show that many problems of the description of reality with the aid of real numbers are induced by unlimited applications of the so called Archimedean axiom.

Author : Roberto Giuntini,Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara,Federico Laudisa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0792357272

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Language, Quantum, Music by Roberto Giuntini,Maria Luisa Dalla Chiara,Federico Laudisa Pdf

Selected Contributed Papers of the Tenth International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Florence, August 1995

Author : Douglas L. Hemmick,Asif M. Shakur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642234682

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Bell's Theorem and Quantum Realism by Douglas L. Hemmick,Asif M. Shakur Pdf

Quantum theory presents a strange picture of the world, offering no real account of physical properties apart from observation. Neils Bohr felt that this reflected a core truth of nature: "There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract mathematical description." Among the most significant developments since Bohr’s day has been the theorem of John S. Bell. It is important to consider whether Bell’s analysis supports such a denial of microrealism. In this book, we evaluate the situation in terms of an early work of Erwin Schrödinger. Doing so, we see how Bell’s theorem is conceptually related to the Conway and Kochen Free Will theorem and also to all the major anti-realism efforts. It is easy to show that none of these analyses imply the impossibility of objective realism. We find that Schrödinger’s work leads to the derivation of a new series of theoretical proofs and potential experiments, each involving “entanglement,” the link between particles in some quantum systems. .