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The Concept of Probability - Proceedings of the Delphi Conference, October 1987, Delphi, Greece (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)
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The Concept of Probability - Proceedings of the Delphi Conference, October 1987, Delphi, Greece (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, 24
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This volume contains articles from invited speakers at a meeting
which took place in Delphi, during the week of October 12-16, 1987.
The theme of the meeting was ''The concept of probability" and was
organized by the "Group of Interdisciplinary Research" (Physics
Department, University of Athens) and the Theoretical and Physical
Chemistry Institute of the National Hellenic Research Foundation,
Athens. (The Group ofInterdisciplinary Research organized two
previous Meetings, 1) on the Concept of physical reality (1982) and
2) on the question of determinism in Physics (1984". This small
gathering, which was attended by scientists, mathematicians and
philosophers from more than 22 countries, took place on the
occasion of the 100th year from the birthday of E.Schrodinger. As
the father of wave-mechanics, Schrodinger thrushed us into an era
of physics where knowledge of the lV-function is considered, for
most situations, as the ultimate aim and the ultimate truth. Yet,
he, as well as another towering figure of 20th century physics,
A.Einstein, never really felt confortable with the interpretation
of the meaning oflV and of the information that it contains. With
Einstein playing the leading role a debate about concepts and
interpretation started as soon as quantum mechanics was born.
Central theme to this debate is the concept of probability, a
concept which permeates-explicitly or implicitly-all science and
even our decision making in everyday life. The articles cover a
broad spectrum of thought and results -mathematical, physical,
epistemological, experimental, specific, general,-many of them
outside the accepted norm.
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