Do we really understand quantum mechanics? /

Laloë, Franck, 1940-

Do we really understand quantum mechanics? / Franck Laloë (Ecole Normale Suṕerieure, Paris). - Second edition. - New York : Cambridge University Press . c2019 . - xviii , 530 p . : ill . , 26 cm .

Include bibliographic references and index

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical perspective -- Present situation, remaining conceptual difficulties -- The theorem of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen -- Bell theorem -- Other inequalities, Cirelson's limit, signaling -- More theorems -- Quantum entanglement -- Applications of quantum entanglement -- Quantum measurement -- Experiments : quantum reduction seen in real time -- Various interpretations and reconstructions of quantum mechanics -- Conclusion.

"Quantum mechanics is a fantastically successful theory that has impacted on many areas of physics, from pure theory to applications. However, it is difficult to interpret, and philosophical contradictions and counter-intuitive results are apparent at a fundamental level. In this book, Laloë presents our current understanding of the theory"--

9781108477000 (hardback)

2018029216


Quantum theory.
Science--Philosophy.

QC174.12 / .L335 2019

530.12