The Wave Function: Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics

Ney, Alyssa [Editor]; Albert, David Z. [Editor]

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ISBN 10: 019979054X ISBN 13: 9780199790548

Published by Oxford University Press, 2013

Language: English

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Title

The Wave Function: Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2013

Language

English

ISBN 10

019979054X

ISBN 13

9780199790548

Binding

Paperback

Condition

Near Fine

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None as issued

Weight

12 ounces

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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.

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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.

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