Quantized Detector Networks: The Theory of Observation

George Jaroszkiewicz

doi:10.1017/9781009401432

Quantized Detector Networks

The Theory of Observation

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George Jaroszkiewicz, University of Nottingham

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: July 2023
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781009401432
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009401432
Creative Commons:: This content is Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/creativelicenses

Subjects:: Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics, History, Philosophy and Foundations of Physics
Series:: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

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Scientists have been debating the meaning of quantum mechanics for more than a century. This book for graduate students and researchers gets to the root of the problem: how the contextual nature of empirical truth and the laws of observation impact on our understanding of quantum physics. Bridging the gap between non-relativistic quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, this novel approach to quantum mechanics extends the standard formalism to cover the observer and their apparatus. The author demystifies some of the aspects of quantum mechanics that have traditionally been regarded as extraordinary, such as wave-particle duality and quantum superposition, emphasizing the scientific principles rather than the mathematical modelling. Including key experiments and worked examples throughout, the author encourages the reader to focus on empirically sound concepts and avoid metaphysical speculation. Originally released in 2017, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

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