The Wave Function

Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-19-979054-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? Does quantum mechanics support the existence of any other fundamental entities, e.g. particles? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? What is the relationship between the fundamental ontology of quantum mechanics and ordinary, macroscopic objects like tables, chairs, and persons? The volume includes a comprehensive introduction with a history of quantum mechanics and the debate over its metaphysical interpretation focusing especially on the main realist alternatives.

Zielgruppe

The primary audience is academic philosophers, especially metaphysicians, philosophers of science, and philosophers of physics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ney, Alyssa

Albert, David

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Mathematik, Philosophie der Physik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface

- David Z. Albert and Alyssa Ney

- Introduction

- Alyssa Ney

- Chapter 1. Wave Function Realism

- David Z. Albert

- Chapter 2. Primitive Ontology and the Structure of Fundamental Physical Theories

- Valia Allori

- Chapter 3. Whither Wave-Function Realism?

- Steven French

- Chapter 4. Reality and the Role of the Wavefunction in Quantum Theory

- Sheldon Goldstein and Nino Zanghì

- Chapter 5. Dimension and Illusion

- Peter J. Lewis

- Chapter 6. The Nature of the Quantum State

- Tim Maudlin

- Chapter 7. Against 3N-Dimensional Space

- Bradley Monton

- Chapter 8. Ontological Reduction and the Wave Function Ontology

- Alyssa Ney

- Chapter 9. The Structure of a Quantum World

- Jill North

- Chapter 10. A Prolegomenon to the Ontology of the Everett Interpretation

- David Wallace

Über Autor(innen)

Alyssa Ney works primarily in metaphysics. She received her B.S. in Physics and Philosophy from Tulane University, and her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Brown University. She has taught at the University of Rochester since 2005.

David Albert is the author of Quantum Mechanics and Experience and Time and Chance and has published many articles on quantum mechanics, mostly in the Physical Review. He is Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy and Director of the M.A. Program in The Philosophical Foundations of Physics at Columbia University.