The Quantum Mechanics of Minds and Worlds
This book presents the most comprehensive study yet of a problem that has puzzled physicists and philosophers since the 1930s. The standard theory of quantum mechanics is in one sense the most successful physical theory ever, predicting the behaviour of the basic constituents of all physical things;...
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| description | This book presents the most comprehensive study yet of a problem that has puzzled physicists and philosophers since the 1930s. The standard theory of quantum mechanics is in one sense the most successful physical theory ever, predicting the behaviour of the basic constituents of all physical things; no other theory has ever made such accurate empirical predictions. However, if one tries to understand the theory as providing a complete and accurate framework for the description of the behaviour of all physical interactions, it becomes evident that the theory is ambiguous, or even logically inconsistent. The most notable attempt to formulate the theory so as to deal with this problem, the quantum measurement problem, was initiated by Hugh Everett III in the 1950s. This book gives a careful and challenging examination and evaluation of the work of Everett and those who have followed him. The informal approach, minimizing technicality, makes the book accessible and illuminating for philosophers and physicists alike. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1757242026-04-20T08:30:17Z The Quantum Mechanics of Minds and Worlds A. Barrett, Jeffrey Quantum mechanics Physical theory Behaviour Empirical predictions Physical interactions Quantum measurement problem Hugh Everett III Physics Philosophy thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTJ Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTM Philosophy of mind thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHQ Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) This book presents the most comprehensive study yet of a problem that has puzzled physicists and philosophers since the 1930s. The standard theory of quantum mechanics is in one sense the most successful physical theory ever, predicting the behaviour of the basic constituents of all physical things; no other theory has ever made such accurate empirical predictions. However, if one tries to understand the theory as providing a complete and accurate framework for the description of the behaviour of all physical interactions, it becomes evident that the theory is ambiguous, or even logically inconsistent. The most notable attempt to formulate the theory so as to deal with this problem, the quantum measurement problem, was initiated by Hugh Everett III in the 1950s. This book gives a careful and challenging examination and evaluation of the work of Everett and those who have followed him. The informal approach, minimizing technicality, makes the book accessible and illuminating for philosophers and physicists alike. 2026-04-20T08:30:16Z 2026-04-20T08:30:16Z 2026-04-16T12:49:54Z 2001 book ONIX_20260415T184306_9780199247431_10 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/112446 9780199247431 9780191583254 9780191697661 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175724 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/112446/1/9780199247431.pdf Oxford University Press 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199247431.001.0001 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199247431.001.0001 db4e319f-ca9f-449a-bcf2-37d7c6f885b1 9780199247431 9780191583254 9780191697661 284 Oxford, United Kingdom open access |
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