The Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Collected Works 1955-1980 with Commentary
$211.49
- Hardcover
392 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2012
Summary
Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. Although counterintuitive, Everett’s revolutionary formulation of quantum mechanics offers the most direct solution to the infamous quantum measurement problem–that is, how and why the singular world of our experience emerges from the multiplicities of alternatives available in the quantum world. The many-wo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691145075 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691145075 |
| Author: | Jeffrey A. Barrett, Peter Byrne |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2012 |
| Weight: | 816g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“What can be said without dispute is that the present editors have done an excellent job in presenting the available material. Their book can be highly recommended to physicists in each of the two parallel branches of the mental universe!”–Peter J. Bussey, Contemporary Physics
Jeffrey A. Barrett
Jeffrey A. Barrett is professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine. Peter Byrne is an award-winning investigative reporter and science writer.
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