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The Shaky Game : Einstein, Realism and the Quantum Theory.
Title:
The Shaky Game : Einstein, Realism and the Quantum Theory.
Author:
Fine, Arthur.
ISBN:
9780226923260
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 pages)
Series:
Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series
Contents:
Contents -- Prefaces -- 1 The Shaky Game -- 2 The Young Einstein and the Old Einstein -- 3 Einstein's Critique of Quantum Theory: The Roots and Significance of EPR -- 4 What Is Einstein's Statistical Interpretation, or, Is It Einstein for Whom Bell's Theorum Tolls? -- 5 Schrodinger's Cat and Einstein's: The Genesis of a Paradox -- 6 Einstein's Realism -- 7 The Natural Ontological Attitude -- 8 And Not Antirealism Either -- 9 Is Scientific Realism Compatible with Quantum Physics? -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Publication Credits -- Index.
Abstract:
In this new edition, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism. A new Afterword discusses the reaction to Fine's own theory. "What really led Einstein . . . to renounce the new quantum order? For those interested in this question, this book is compulsory reading."-Harvey R. Brown, American Journal of Physics "Fine has successfully combined a historical account of Einstein's philosophical views on quantum mechanics and a discussion of some of the philosophical problems associated with the interpretation of quantum theory with a discussion of some of the contemporary questions concerning realism and antirealism. . . . Clear, thoughtful, [and] well-written."-Allan Franklin, Annals of Science "Attempts, from Einstein's published works and unpublished correspondence, to piece together a coherent picture of 'Einstein realism.' Especially illuminating are the letters between Einstein and fellow realist Schrödinger, as the latter was composing his famous 'Schrödinger-Cat' paper."-Nick Herbert, New Scientist "Beautifully clear. . . . Fine's analysis is penetrating, his own results original and important. . . . The book is a splendid combination of new ways to think about quantum mechanics, about realism, and about Einstein's views of both."-Nancy Cartwright, Isis.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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