Quantum Nonlocality and Reality ：50 Years of Bell's Theorem

Publication subTitle ：50 Years of Bell's Theorem

Author： Mary Bell; Shan Gao  

Publisher： Cambridge University Press‎

Publication year： 2016

E-ISBN: 9781316693018

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781107104341

Subject： O413 quantum theory

Keyword： 量子论

Language： ENG

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Quantum Nonlocality and Reality

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Combining twenty-six original essays written by an impressive line-up of distinguished physicists and philosophers of physics, this anthology reflects some of the latest thoughts by leading experts on the influence of Bell's theorem on quantum physics. Essays progress from John Bell's character and background, through studies of his main work, and on to more speculative ideas, addressing the controversies surrounding the theorem, and investigating the theorem's meaning and its deep implications for the nature of physical reality. Combined, they present a powerful comment on the undeniable significance of Bell's theorem for the development of ideas in quantum physics over the past 50 years. Questions surrounding the assumptions and significance of Bell's work still inspire discussion in the field of quantum physics. Adding to this with a theoretical and philosophical perspective, this balanced anthology is an indispensable volume for students and researchers interested in the philosophy of physics and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

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Preface

Part I John Stewart Bell: The Physicist

1 John Bell – The Irish Connection

2 Recollections of John Bell

3 John Bell: Recollections of a Great Scientist and a Great Man

Part II Bell's Theorem

4 What Did Bell Really Prove?

5 The Assumptions of Bell's Proof

6 Bell on Bell's Theorem: The Changing Face of Nonlocality

7 Experimental Tests of Bell Inequalities

8 Bell's Theorem without Inequalities: On the Inception and Scope of the GHZ Theorem

Part III Nonlocality: Illusion or Reality?

9 Strengthening Bell's Theorem: Removing the Hidden-Variable Assumption

10 Is Any Theory Compatible with the Quantum Predictions Necessarily Nonlocal?

11 Local Causality, Probability and Explanation

12 The Bell Inequality and the Many-Worlds Interpretation

13 Quantum Solipsism and Nonlocality

14 Lessons of Bell's Theorem: Nonlocality, Yes; Action at a Distance, Not Necessarily

15 Bell Nonlocality, Hardy's Paradox and Hyperplane Dependence

16 Some Thoughts on Quantum Nonlocality and Its Apparent Incompatibility with Relativity

17 A Reasonable Thing That Just Might Work

18 Weak Values and Quantum Nonlocality

Part IV Nonlocal Realistic Theories

19 Local Beables and the Foundations of Physics

20 John Bell's Varying Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics: Memories and Comments

21 Some Personal Reflections on Quantum Nonlocality and the Contributions of John Bell

22 Bell on Bohm

23 Interactions and Inequality

24 Gravitation and the Noise Needed in Objective Reduction Models

25 Towards an Objective Physics of Bell Nonlocality: Palatial Twistor Theory

26 Measurement and Macroscopicity: Overcoming Conceptual Imprecision in Quantum Measurement Theory

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