Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-63372-3 (ISBN)
Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses.- I Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics.- Discussion: Comments on Professor Putnam's Comments.- Two Kinds of Reality.- Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics.- Epistemological Perspective on Quantum Theory.- Reality and Quantum Mechanics / Realität and Quantenmechanik.- Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.- The Limitations of Determinism.- The Nonrelativistic Nature of the Present Quantum Mechanical Measurement Theory.- II Quantum-Mechanical Measuring Process.- The Measurement of Quantum-Mechanical Operators / Die Messung quantenmechanischer Operatoren.- Theory of Quantum-Mechanical Measurement / Theorie der quantenmechanischen Messung.- The Problem of Measurement.- Some Comments Concerning Measurements in Quantum Mechanics.- On the Change of the Skew Information in the Process of Quantum-Mechanical Measurements.- The Subject of Our Discussions.- The Philosophical Problem.- Questions of Physical Theory.- On Bub's Misunderstanding of Bell's Locality Argument.- Review of the Quantum-Mechanical Measurement Problem.- III Consciousness.- Remarks on the Mind-Body Question.- The Place of Consciousness in Modern Physics.- New Dimensions of Consciousness.- The Existence of Consciousness.- IV Symmetries.- Invariance in Physical Theory.- On the Law of Conservation of Heavy Particles.- Symmetry and Conservation Laws.- The Role of Invariance Principles in Natural Philosophy.- Events, Laws of Nature, and Invariance Principles (Nobel address).- Events, Laws of Nature, and Invariance Principles.- Violations of Symmetry in Physics.- Symmetry Principles in Old and New Physics.- Symmetry in Nature.- V Relativity.- Relativistic Invariance and Quantum Phenomena.- Relativistic Equations in Quantum Mechanics.- VI Nuclear Physics.- On the Development ofthe Compound Nucleus Model.- Summary of the Conference (Properties of Nuclear States, Montreal 1969).- Summary of the Conference (Polarization Phenomena, Madison 1971).- Introductory Talk (Statistical Properties of Nuclei).- Concluding Remarks (Symmetry Properties of Nuclei, Solvay Conference 1970).- VII Broader Philosophical Essays.- The Limits of Science.- The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences.- The Growth of Science - Its Promise and Its Dangers.- Physics and the Explanation of Life.- On Some of Physics' Problems.- Physics and Its Relation to Human Knowledge.- The Problems, Future and Limits of Science.- The Extension of the Area of Science.- The Glorious Days of Physics.- Some Problems of Our Natural Sciences.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.9.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Collected Works |
| Mitarbeit |
Anmerkungen: G.G. Emch |
| Zusatzinfo | XI, 631 p. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 1040 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Schlagworte | Determinism • Epistemology • Interpret • Mathematics • Mechanics • Modern Physics • Natural Philosophy • nuclear physics • Philosophy • philosophy of science • Physics • Physik • quantum mechanics • Relativity • symmetry • Theory of relativity |
| ISBN-10 | 3-540-63372-3 / 3540633723 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-540-63372-3 / 9783540633723 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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