Epistemology and probability : Bohr, Heisenberg, Schr诤inger and the nature of quantum-theoretical thinking /
Arkady Plotnitsky.
- New York : Springer, 2010.
- xxviii, 402 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Fundamental theories of physics ; v. 161 .
- Fundamental theories of physics ; v. 161. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-378) and indexes.
Epistemology and probability in quantum theory : physics, mathematics, and philosophy -- Quantum phenomena and the double-slit experiment -- Heisenberg's revolutions : new kinematics, new mathematics, and new philosophy -- From geometry to algebra in physics, with Heisenberg -- Schr诤inger's waves : propagation and probability -- Bohr's Como argument : complementarity and the problem of causality -- From Como to Copenhagen : renunciations -- Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered both complete and local? -- Essential ambiguity and essential influence : reading Bohr's reply to EPR -- Mysteries without mysticism, correlations without correlata, epistemology without ontology, and probability without causality --'The mere touch of cold philosophy.'