The Wave Function: Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics

Albert, David (Editor)/ Albert, David Z (Editor)

ISBN 10: 019979054X / ISBN 13: 9780199790548

Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 2012

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1st edition. 244 pages. 9.20x6.10x0.60 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wave Function: Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics
• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019979054X
• ISBN 13: 9780199790548
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.34 kilograms

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Synopsis

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? This collection includes a comprehensive introduction with a history of quantum mechanics and the debate over its metaphysical interpretation focusing especially on the main realist alternatives.

About the Author

Alyssa Ney is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rochester. She works primarily in metaphysics.

David Z 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.