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Rob Clifton was one of the most brilliant and productive researchers in the foundations and philosophy of quantum theory; he died tragically at the age of 38. Jeremy Butterfield and Hans Halvorson present fourteen of his finest papers, all of which combine exciting philosophical discussion with rigorous mathematical results.Many of these papers break wholly new ground, either conceptually or technically. Others resolve a vague controversy into a precise technical problem, which is then solved; still others solve an open problem that had been in the air for some time. All of them show scientific and philosophical creativity of a high order, genuinely among the very best work in the field.The papers are grouped into four parts. First come four papers about the modal interpretation of quantum mechanics. Part II comprises three papers on the foundations of algebraic quantum field theory, with an emphasis on entanglement and nonlocality. The two papers in Part III concern the concept of a particle in relativistic quantum theories. One paper analyses localization; the other analyses the Unruh effect (Rindler quanta) using the algebraic approach to quantum theory. Finally, Part IV contains striking new results about such central issues as complementarity, Bohr's reply to the EPR argument, and no hidden variables theorems; and ends with a philosophical survey of the field of quantum information. The volume includes a full bibliography of Clifton's publications.Quantum Entanglements offers inspiration and substantial reward to graduates and professionals in the foundations of physics, with a background in philosophy, physics, or mathematics.

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Author:   Rob Clifton (, (1964-2002) formerly of the Department of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh) ,  Jeremy Butterfield (, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford) ,  Hans Halvorson (, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.864kg
ISBN:  

9780199270156

ISBN 10:   0199270155
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   23 September 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Editors' Introduction I. Modal Interpretations 1: Independently motivating the Kochens-Dieks modal interpretation of quantum mechanics 2: with Jeffrey Bub: A uniqueness theorem for 'no collapse' interpretations of quantum mechanics 3: with Jeffrey Bub and Sheldon Goldstein: Revised proof for the uniqueness theorem for 'no collapse' interpretations of quantum mechanics 4: with Michael Dickson: Lorentz-invariance in modal interpretations II. Foundations of Algebraic Quantum Field Theory 5: The modal interpretation of algebraic quantum field theory 6: with Hans Halvorson: Generic Bell correlation between arbitrary local algebras in quantum field theory 7: with Hans Halvorson: Entanglement and open systems in algebraic quantum field theory III. The Concept of a Particle 8: with Hans Halvorson: No place for particles in relativistic quantum theories? 9: with Hans Halvorson: Are Rindler quanta real? Inequivalent particle concepts in quantum field theory IV. New Light on Complementarity, Hidden Variables, and Entanglement 10: with Hans Halvorson and Adrian Kent: Non-local correlations are generic in infinite-dimensional systems 11: Complementarity between position and momentum as a consequence of Kochen-Specker arguments 12: with Hans Halvorson: Reconsidering Bohr's reply to EPR 13: with Adrian Kent: Simulating quantum mechanics by non-contextual hidden variables 14: The subtleties of entanglement and its role in quantum information theory Bibliography of the writings of Robert Clifton Index

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