{"product_id":"protective-measurement-and-quantum-reality-towards-a-new-understanding-of-quantum-mechanics-hardback-9781107069633","title":"Protective Measurement and Quantum Reality; Towards a New Understanding of Quantum Mechanics (Hardback) 9781107069633","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProtective Measurement and Quantum Reality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTowards a New Understanding of Quantum Mechanics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith contributions from two of the original discoverers of protective measurement, this book investigates its broad applications and deep implications.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShan Gao (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107069633, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages, 14 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e26.2 x 18.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.66 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 book constitutes an impressive collection, with valuable and interesting contributions from physicists as well as philosophers on a topic that is vastly under-investigated, especially within the philosophical community. I find this instructive: physicists, guided by the empiricist idea that something real should also be measurable, found protective measurements to be a game-chanAdditional Endorsements forger in the realism-antirealism debate in the quantum domain, legitimizing the ontological view of the wave function. In contrast, as [author of chapter 7. Peter J.] Lewis pointed out, the majority of the philosophical community was already convinced that the epistemic view was doomed and thus did not need protective measurements. Protective Measurement and Quantum Reality bridges this gap.' Valia Allori, BJPS Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProtective measurements offer an intriguing method for measuring the wave function of a single quantum system. With contributions from leading physicists and philosophers of physics - including two of the original discoverers of this important method - this book explores the concept of protective measurement, investigating its broad applications and deep implications. Addressing both physical and philosophical aspects, it covers a diverse range of topics, including experimental possibility of protective measurements, connections with the PBR theorem, and the implications of protective measurements for understanding the nature of quantum reality. Including a clear and concise introduction to standard quantum mechanics, conventional measurements, and the fundamentals of protective measurements, this is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers interested in the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Protective measurements: an introduction Shan Gao\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Fundamentals and Applications: 2. Protective measurements of the wave function of a single system Lev Vaidman\u003cbr\u003e 3. Protective measurement, postselection and the Heisenberg representation Yakir Aharonov and Eliahu Cohen\u003cbr\u003e 4. Protective and state measurement: a review Gennaro Auletta\u003cbr\u003e 5. Determination of the stationary basis from protective measurement on a single system Lajos Diósi\u003cbr\u003e 6. Weak measurements, the energy-momentum tensor and the Bohm approach Robert Flack and Basil J. Hiley\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Meanings and Implications: 7. Measurement and metaphysics Peter J. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e 8. Protective measurements and the explanatory gambit Michael Dickson\u003cbr\u003e 9. Realism and instrumentalism about the wave function: how should we choose? Mauro Dorato and Frederico Laudisa\u003cbr\u003e 10. Protective measurements and the PBR theorem Guy Hetzroni and Daniel Rohrlich\u003cbr\u003e 11. The roads not taken: empty waves, waveform collapse and protective measurement in quantum theory Peter Holland\u003cbr\u003e 12. Implications of protective measurements on de Broglie–Bohm trajectories Aurelien Drezet\u003cbr\u003e 13. Entanglement, scaling, and the meaning of the wave function in protective measurement Maximilian Schlosshauer and Tangereen V. B. Claringbold\u003cbr\u003e 14. Protective measurements and the nature of the wave function within the primitive ontology approach Vincent Lam\u003cbr\u003e 15. Reality and meaning of the wave function Shan Gao\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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], Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\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], Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\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":46005458764056,"sku":"9781107069633","price":64.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107069633i_f60f6c58-6082-46b3-8c91-f34718790dc2.jpg?v=1691361733","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/protective-measurement-and-quantum-reality-towards-a-new-understanding-of-quantum-mechanics-hardback-9781107069633","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}