Do We Really Understand Quantum Mechanics?
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Do We Really Understand Quantum Mechanics?

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Do We Really Understand Quantum Mechanics?

About this book

Quantum mechanics is a very successful theory that has impacted on many areas of physics, from pure theory to applications. However, it is difficult to interpret, and philosophical contradictions and counterintuitive results are apparent at a fundamental level. In this book, Laloë presents our current understanding of the theory. The book explores the basic questions and difficulties that arise with the theory of quantum mechanics. It examines the various interpretations that have been proposed, describing and comparing them and discussing their success and difficulties. The book is ideal for researchers in physics and mathematics who want to know more about the problems faced in quantum mechanics but who do not have specialist knowledge in the subject. It will also interest philosophers of science, as well as all scientists who are curious about quantum physics and its peculiarities.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. DO WE REALLY UNDERSTAND QUANTUM MECHANICS?
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Historical perspective
  9. 2 Present situation, remaining conceptual difficulties
  10. 3 The theorem of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen
  11. 4 Bell theorem
  12. 5 More theorems
  13. 6 Quantum entanglement
  14. 7 Applications of quantum entanglement
  15. 8 Quantum measurement
  16. 9 Experiments: quantum reduction seen in real time
  17. 10 Various interpretations
  18. 11 Annex: Basic mathematical tools of quantum mechanics
  19. Appendix A: Mental content of the state vector
  20. Appendix B: Bell inequalities in non-deterministic local theories
  21. Appendix C: An attempt for constructing a “separable” quantum theory (non-deterministic but local)
  22. Appendix D: Maximal probability for a state
  23. Appendix E: The influence of pair selection
  24. Appendix F: Impossibility of superluminal communication
  25. Appendix G: Quantum measurements at different times
  26. Appendix H: Manipulating and preparing additional variables
  27. Appendix I: Correlations in Bohmian theory
  28. Appendix J: Models for spontaneous reduction of the state vector
  29. Appendix K: Consistent families of histories
  30. References
  31. Index