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Potentiality, Entanglement and Passion-at-a-Distance

Quantum Mechanical Studies for Abner Shimony, Volume Two

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Robert S. Cohen

    1. Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, USA

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  2. Michael Horne

    1. Department of Physics, Stonehill College, USA

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  3. John Stachel

    1. Center for Einstein Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University, USA

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 194)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Protective Measurements of Two-State Vectors

    • Yakir Aharonov, Lev Vaidman
    Pages 1-8

  3. What is the Referent of a Nonpure Quantum State?

    • Anton Amann, Hans Primas
    Pages 9-29

  4. Classical and Quantum Physical Geometry

    • Jeeva S. Anandan
    Pages 31-52

  5. Borromean Entanglement of the GHZ State

    • P. K. Aravind
    Pages 53-59

  6. Is the Quantum State (an) Observable?

    • P. Busch
    Pages 61-70

  7. Aiming at Describing Empirical Reality

    • Bernard D’Espagnat
    Pages 71-87

  8. An Interpretation Which is Appropriate for Dynamical Reduction Theories

    • G. C. Ghirardi, T. Weber
    Pages 89-104

  9. Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Reasoning in Nonlocality Theorems

    • Lucien Hardy
    Pages 105-111

  10. Space-Time and Separability: Problems of Identity and Individuation in Fundamental Physics

    • Don Howard
    Pages 113-141

  11. “Les Recettes Qui Réussissent Toujours”

    • Georges Lochak
    Pages 143-148

  12. How to Ascertain the Values of Every Member of a Set of Observables that Cannot all Have Values

    • N. David Mermin
    Pages 149-157

  13. Is Quantum Mechanics a Probabilistic Theory?

    • Peter Mittelstaedt
    Pages 159-175

  14. The Decision Problem for Entanglement

    • Wayne C. Myrvold
    Pages 177-190

  15. Bell Inequalities with Postselection

    • Asher Peres
    Pages 191-196

  16. Action and Passion at a Distance

    • Sandu Popescu, Daniel Rohrlich
    Pages 197-206

  17. The Relativistic EPR Argument

    • Michael Redhead, Patrick La Rivière
    Pages 207-215

  18. The History Approach Viewed by an External Observer

    • Alberto Rimini
    Pages 217-229

  19. Maximal Extension of an Impossibility Theorem Concerning Quantum Measurement

    • Howard Stein
    Pages 231-243

  20. Feynman Paths and Quantum Entanglement: Is There Any More to the Mystery

    • John Stachel
    Pages 245-256
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Potentiality, Entanglement and Passion-at-a-Distance is a book for theoretical physicists and philosophers of modern physics. It treats a puzzling and provocative aspect of recent quantum physics: the apparent interaction of certain physical events that cannot share any causal connection. These are said to be `entangled' in some way, but an explanation remains elusive. Abner Shimony - to whom the book is dedicated - and others suggest the need to revive the category of what may be seen as a metaphysical potentiality. Abner has described these events without actions to link them as `passion at a distance': not active, but passive. The discussions gathered here are written by a truly remarkable cast of scientists and philosophers and shed new light on the most profound puzzles of our times.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, USA

    Robert S. Cohen

  • Department of Physics, Stonehill College, USA

    Michael Horne

  • Center for Einstein Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University, USA

    John Stachel

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