A Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics: Possibilities and Impossibilities of a Modal Interpretation

by Pieter E. Vermaas

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Modal interpretations provide a general framework within which quantum mechanics can be considered as a theory that describes reality in terms of physical systems possessing definite properties. Modal interpretations are relatively new attempts to present quantum mechanics as a theory which, like other physical theories, describes an observer-independent reality. In this book, Pieter Vermaas details the results of this work. He provides both an accessible...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521651085

ISBN13:9780521651080

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:308 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 7.0" x 9.7"

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Gravity History & Philosophy Physics Quantum Theory Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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