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Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Jagdish Mehra

    1. Department of Physics, Grimsley Hall, The Citadel, Charleston, USA

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  • E.P. Wigner is one of the founding fathers of modern quantum physics.
  • He contributed essentially to our basic understanding of its concept.
  • The volume is a cheaper edition for individual buyers.

Part of the book series: The Collected Works (WIGNER, volume B / 6)

Part of the book sub series: Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers (2876)

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

    1. Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

      • Jagdish Mehra
      Pages 1-28

  3. Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Discussion: Comments on Professor Putnam’s Comments

      • H. Margenau, E. P. Wigner
      Pages 31-32

    3. Two Kinds of Reality

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 33-47

    4. Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 48-54

    5. Epistemological Perspective on Quantum Theory

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 55-71

    6. Realität und Quantenmechanik

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 72-77

    7. Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 78-132

    8. The Limitations of Determinism

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 133-138

    9. The Nonrelativistic Nature of the Present Quantum Mechanical Measurement Theory

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 139-143

  4. Quantum-Mechanical Measuring Process

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Die Messung quantenmechanischer Operatoren

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 147-154

    3. Theorie der quantenmechanischen Messung

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 155-162

    4. The Problem of Measurement

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 163-180

    5. Some Comments Concerning Measurements in Quantum Mechanics

      • J. M. Jauch, E. P. Wigner, M. M. Yanase
      Pages 181-188

    6. On the Change of the Skew Information in the Process of Quantum Mechanical Measurements

      • A. Frenkel, E. Wigner, M. Yanase
      Pages 189-198

    7. The Subject of Our Discussions

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 199-217

    8. The Philosophical Problem

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 218-220

    9. Questions of Physical Theory

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 221-222
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About this book

Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. His articles on the epistemology of quantum mechanics and the measurement problem, and the basic role of symmetries were of fundamental importance for all subsequent work. He was also the first to discuss the concept of consciousness from the point of view of modern physics. G.G. Emch edited most of those papers and wrote a very helpful introduction into Wigner's contributions to Natural Philosophy. The book should be a gem for all those interested in the history and philosophy of science.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Grimsley Hall, The Citadel, Charleston, USA

    Jagdish Mehra

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

  • Editors: Jagdish Mehra

  • Series Title: The Collected Works

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78374-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63372-3Published: 05 September 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-78374-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 631

  • Additional Information: Originally published in the series: The Collected Works of Eugene P. Wigner

  • Topics: Physics, general, Philosophy, general, Mathematics, general

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