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- Presents a detailed explanation of a classic work in modern physics
- Offers a quick understanding of the fundamental questions of quantum theory
- Important supplement to all textbooks on quantum mechanics
Part of the book series: Classic Texts in the Sciences (CTS)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The work published by Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (EPR) in 1935 is a classic in modern physics. It discusses, for the first time, the central feature of the quantum theory: entanglement. In general, systems are intertwined with each other in nature; that is, they have only one common, non-divisible state. This fact is responsible for all the oddities commonly associated with quantum theory, including the famous thought experiments with Schrödinger’s cat and Wigner’s friend. The entanglement of quantum mechanics plays a central role in experiments with atoms and photons (Nobel Prize 2012 for Haroche and Wineland) and the planned construction of quantum computers.
This book presents EPR’s original work amplified with a detailed commentary, which examines both the historical context and all aspects of entanglement. In particular, it focuses on the interpretation of quantum theory and its consequences for a basic understanding of nature.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Claus Kiefer
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky, Nathan Rosen
Book Subtitle: Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?
Editors: Claus Kiefer
Translated by: Anna Katharina Hudert, Sebastian Linden
Series Title: Classic Texts in the Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47037-1
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47036-4Published: 28 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-47039-5Published: 29 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-47037-1Published: 27 January 2022
Series ISSN: 2365-9963
Series E-ISSN: 2365-9971
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 114
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Science, Quantum Physics, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics