The book considers foundational thinking in quantum theory,
focusing on the role the fundamental principles and principle
thinking there, including thinking that leads to the invention of
new principles, which is, the book contends, one of the ultimate
achievements of theoretical thinking in physics and beyond. The
focus on principles, prominent during the rise and in the immediate
aftermath of quantum theory, has been uncommon in more recent
discussions and debates concerning it. The book argues, however,
that exploring the fundamental principles and principle thinking is
exceptionally helpful in addressing the key issues at stake in
quantum foundations and the seemingly interminable debates
concerning them. Principle thinking led to major breakthroughs
throughout the history of quantum theory, beginning with the old
quantum theory and quantum mechanics, the first definitive quantum
theory, which it remains within its proper (nonrelativistic) scope.
It has, the book also argues, been equally important in quantum
field theory, which has been the frontier of quantum theory for
quite a while now, and more recently, in quantum information
theory, where principle thinking was given new prominence. The
approach allows the book to develop a new understanding of both the
history and philosophy of quantum theory, from Planck's quantum to
the Higgs boson, and beyond, and of the thinking the key founding
figures, such as Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schroedinger, and
Dirac, as well as some among more recent theorists. The book also
extensively considers the nature of quantum probability, and
contains a new interpretation of quantum mechanics, "the
statistical Copenhagen interpretation." Overall, the book's
argument is guided by what Heisenberg called "the spirit of
Copenhagen," which is defined by three great divorces from the
preceding foundational thinking in physics-reality from realism,
probability from causality, and locality from relativity-and
defined the fundamental principles of quantum theory accordingly.
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