{"product_id":"a-philosophers-understanding-of-quantum-mechanics-possibilities-and-impossibilities-of-a-modal-interpretation-hardback-9780521651080","title":"A Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics; Possibilities and Impossibilities of a Modal Interpretation (Hardback) 9780521651080","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Philosopher's Understanding of Quantum Mechanics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePossibilities and Impossibilities of a Modal Interpretation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is both an accessible survey and a systematic reference work about how to understand quantum mechanics using a modal interpretation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePieter E. Vermaas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521651080, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 January 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e308 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.9 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the strengths of this book are its clear, detailed exposition of the quantum formalism, and the way in which issues of interpretation are related back to this formalism … the book is very mathematical.' Rachel Wallace Garden, Zentralblatt für Mathematik\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is about how to understand quantum mechanics by means of a modal interpretation. Modal interpretations provide a general framework within which quantum mechanics can be considered as a theory that describes reality in terms of physical systems possessing definite properties. Quantum mechanics is standardly understood to be a theory about probabilities with which measurements have outcomes. Modal interpretations are relatively new attempts to present quantum mechanics as a theory which, like other physical theories, describes an observer-independent reality. In this book, Pieter Vermaas summarises the results of this work. The book will be of great value to undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in philosophy of science, and physics departments with an interest in learning about modal interpretations of quantum mechanics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Quantum mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 3. Modal interpretations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Formalism: 4. The different versions\u003cbr\u003e 5. The full property ascription\u003cbr\u003e 6. Joint property ascriptions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Discontinuities, instabilities and other bad behaviour\u003cbr\u003e 8. Transition probabilities\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dynamical autonomy and locality\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Physics: 10. The measurement problem\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Born rule\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Philosophy: 12. Properties, states, measurement outcomes and effective states\u003cbr\u003e 13. Holism versus reductionism\u003cbr\u003e 14. Possibilities and impossibilities\u003cbr\u003e 15. Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BP%5D%22\"\u003eP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46251979047192,"sku":"9780521651080","price":116.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521651080i.jpg?v=1691927763","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-philosophers-understanding-of-quantum-mechanics-possibilities-and-impossibilities-of-a-modal-interpretation-hardback-9780521651080","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}