Briggs, G A D and Butterfield, J and Zeilinger, A (2013) The Oxford Questions on the foundations of quantum physics. Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) A, A 469. pp. 20130299-20130307.
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Abstract
The twentieth century saw two fundamental revolutions in physics—relativity and quantum. Daily use of these theories can numb the sense of wonder at their immense empirical success. Does their instrumental effectiveness stand on the rock of secure concepts or the sand of unresolved fundamentals? Does measuring a quantum system probe, or even create, reality, or merely change belief? Must relativity and quantum theory just co-exist or might we find a new theory which unifies the two? To bring such questions into sharper focus, we convened a conference on 'Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality'. Some issues remain as controversial as ever, but some are being nudged by theory’s secret weapon of experiment.
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| Additional Information: | Also available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1307.1310 | ||||||||||||
| Keywords: | foundations, relativity, reality, measurement, collapse, Polkinghorne | ||||||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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| Depositing User: | Jeremy Butterfield | ||||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2013 11:48 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2013 11:48 | ||||||||||||
| Item ID: | 9865 | ||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) A | ||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Royal Society (London) | ||||||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1098/rspa.2013.0299 | ||||||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory |
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| Date: | July 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 20130299-20130307 | ||||||||||||
| Volume: | A 469 | ||||||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9865 |
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