New Vistas on Old Problems: Recent Approaches to the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics Proceedings of an International Symposium, Bern, June 23-24, 2011

• Main Author: Adrian Wüthrich (ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Tilman Sauer (ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Edition Open Access 2013
• Series: Proceedings 3: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge
• Subjects: quantum mechanics; decoherence; philosophy of science; MPRL; Edition Open Access; history of science; no-signaling; causality
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Quantum theory has been a subject of interpretational debates ever since its inception. The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox, the empirical violation of Bell's inequalities, and recent activities to exploit quantum entanglement for technological innovation only exacerbate a long-standing philoso...