24.111 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Spring 2002
Quantum mechanics is said to describe a world in which physical objects often lack "definite" properties, indeterminism creeps in at the point of "observation," ordinary logic does not apply, and distant events are perfectly yet inexplicably correlated. Examination of these and o...
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| author | Hall, Edward J. (Edward Jonathon), 1966- |
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| description | Quantum mechanics is said to describe a world in which physical objects often lack "definite" properties, indeterminism creeps in at the point of "observation," ordinary logic does not apply, and distant events are perfectly yet inexplicably correlated. Examination of these and other issues central to the philosophical foundations of quantum mechanics, with special attention to the measurement problem, no-hidden-variables proofs, and Bell's Inequalities. Rigorous approach to the subject matter nevertheless neither presupposes nor requires the development of detailed technical knowledge of the quantum theory. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/359002025-02-24T15:16:49Z 24.111 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Spring 2002 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics Hall, Edward J. (Edward Jonathon), 1966- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy relativity particle approximation technique scientific inquiry experiment observation quantum theory quantum mechanics Quantum theory Quantum mechanics is said to describe a world in which physical objects often lack "definite" properties, indeterminism creeps in at the point of "observation," ordinary logic does not apply, and distant events are perfectly yet inexplicably correlated. Examination of these and other issues central to the philosophical foundations of quantum mechanics, with special attention to the measurement problem, no-hidden-variables proofs, and Bell's Inequalities. Rigorous approach to the subject matter nevertheless neither presupposes nor requires the development of detailed technical knowledge of the quantum theory. 2002-06 Learning Object 24.111-Spring2002 local: 24.111 local: IMSCP-MD5-6c9f10dfcf5eb1929b6084d25d916f10 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35900 en-US Usage Restrictions: This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2003. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license"). The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. text/html Spring 2002 |
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