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Introduction to Dynamical Wave Function Collapse: Realism in Quantum Physics: Volume 1

Introduction to Dynamical Wave Function Collapse: Realism in Quantum Physics: Volume 1

Pearle, Philip

Hardcover

Physics

ISBN10: 0198901372
ISBN13: 9780198901372
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 30 2024
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.40
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
Quantum theory (QT) is the best, most useful physics theory ever invented. For example, ubiquitous are cell phones, laser scanners, medical imagers, all inventions depending on QT.

However, there is something deeply wrong with QT. It describes the probabilities of what happens, but it does not give a description of what actually happens. Most (but not all) physicists are not worried about this flaw, the probabilities are good enough for them.

Other physicists, the author included, believe that is not good enough. The purpose of physics is to describe reality. To not do so is to abandon 'the great enterprise' (John Bell).

This book shows one way to alter QT so that the new theory does describe what actually happens. This theory, created over three decades ago, has been called the 'Continuous Spontaneous Localization' (CSL) theory.

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