The Quantum Mechanics of Minds and Worlds (Hardcover)

Jeffrey Barrett presents the most comprehensive study yet of a problem that has puzzled physicists and philosophers since the 1930s. The standard theory of quantum mechanics is in one sense the most successful physical theory ever, predicting the behaviour of the basic constituents of all physical things; no other theory has ever made such accurate empirical predictions. However, if one tries to understand the theory as providing a complete and accurate framework for the description of the behaviour of all physical interactions, it becomes evident that the theory is ambiguous, or even logically inconsistent. The most notable attempt to formulate the theory so as to deal with this problem, the quantum measurement problem, was initiated by Hugh Everett III in the 1950s. Barrett gives a careful and challenging examination and evaluation of the work of Everett and those who have followed him. His informal approach, minimizing technicality, will make the book accessible and illuminating for philosophers and physicists alike. Anyone interested in the interpretation of quantum mechanics should read it.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	December 1999
Authors:	Jeffrey A. Barrett (Associate Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	224 x 145 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	284
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-823838-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General
LSN:	0-19-823838-X
Barcode:	9780198238386

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