Quantum theory at the crossroads : reconsidering the 1927 Solvay conference / Guido Bacciagaluppi, Antony Valentini.
Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: xxv, 530 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780521814218 (hbk.)
- 0521814219 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perspectives on the 1927 Solvay conference -- Historical introduction -- De Broglie's pilot-wave theory -- From matrix mechanics to quantum mechanics -- Schr诤inger's wave mechanics -- Quantum foundations and the 1927 Solvay conference -- Quantum theory and the measurement problem -- Interference, superposition, and wave packet collapse -- Locality and incompleteness -- Time, determinism, and the spacetime framework -- Guiding fields in 3-space -- Scattering and measurement in de Broglie's pilot-wave theory -- Pilot-wave theory in retrospect -- Beyond the Bohr-Einstein debate -- The proceedings of the 1927 Solvay conference -- H.A. Loretz -- Fifth physics conference -- The intensity of X-ray reflection / W.L. Bragg -- Disagreements between experiment and the electromagnetic theory of radiation / A.H. Compton -- The new dynamics of quanta / L. de Broglie -- Quantum mechanics / M. Born and W. Heisenberg -- Wave mechanics / E. Schr诤inger -- General discussion of the new ideas presented.
Includes translation of the proceedings of the conference into English.
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