Quantum Worlds: Perspectives on the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics

LOMBARDI, OLIMPIA; SEBASTIAN FORTÍN; CRISTIAN LÓPEZ; FEDERICO HOLIK

Cambridge University Press

Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2019 p. 411

9781108473477

Quantum theory underpins much of modern physics, and its implications draw theattention of industry, academia, and public funding agencies. However there aremany unsettled conceptual and philosophical problems in the interpretation ofquantum mechanics, which are a matter of extensive debate. These hotly debatedtopics include the meaning of the wave function, the nature of the quantum objects, the role of the observer, the nonlocality of the quantum world, and the emergence of classicality from the quantum domain. Containing chapters written by eminent researchers from the fields of physics and philosophy, this book provides interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and up-to-date perspectives of the problems related to the interpretation of quantum theory. It is ideal for academic researchers in physics and philosophy who are working on the ontology of quantum mechanics.