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Autore |
Maudlin Tim |
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Titolo |
Quantum non-locality and relativity [[electronic resource] ] : metaphysical intimations of modern physics / / Tim Maudlin |
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Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-40855-4 |
9786613408556 |
1-4443-9695-1 |
1-4443-9697-8 |
1-4443-3126-4 |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (314 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physics - Philosophy |
Quantum theory |
Relativity (Physics) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity: Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics; Contents; Preface to First Edition; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to Third Edition; Introduction; 1 Bell's Theorem: The Price of Locality; Appendix A: The GHZ Scheme; 2 Relativity and Space-time Structure; 3 Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport; 4 Controlling the Connection: Signals; Appendix B: Bohmian Mechanics; 5 Causation; 6 Secret Messages; 7 Points of View; 8 Life in Elastic Space-time; 9 Morals; 10 New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010; An Overview of Quantum Mechanics |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The third edition of Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity has been carefully updated to reflect significant developments, including a new chapter covering important recent work in the foundations of physics. A new edition of the premier philosophical study of Bell's Theorem and its implication for the relativistic account of space and timeDiscusses Roderich Tumiulka's explicit, relativistic theory that can reproduce the quantum mechanical violation of Bell's inequality. Discusses the ""Free |
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