Contributor
Bell, M. (Mary) editor
Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, c2016.
Descriptionxvi, 441 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Note:Preface / Mary Bell -- Preface / Shan Gao -- Part I. John Stewart Bell : the physicist. John Bell : the Irish connection / Andrew Whitaker -- Recollections of John Bell / Michael Nauenberg -- John Bell : recollections of a great scientist and a great man / Giancarlo Ghirardi -- Part II. Bell's theorem. What did Bell really prove? / Jean Bricmont -- The assumptions of Bell's proof / Roderich Tumulka -- Bell on Bell's theorem : the changing face of nonlocality / Harvey R. Brown and Christopher G. Timpson -- Experimental tests of Bell inequalities / Marco Genovese -- Bell's theorem without inequalities : on the inception and scope of the GHZ theorem / Olival Freire Jr. and Osvaldo Pessoa Jr. -- Part III. Nonlocality : illusion or reality? Strengthening Bell's theorem : removing the hidden-variable assumption / Henry P. Stapp -- Is any theory compatible with the quantum predictions necessarily nonlocal? / Bernard d'Espagnat -- Local causality, probability and explanation / Richard A. Healey -- The Bell inequality and the many-worlds interpretation / Lev Vaidman -- Quantum solipsism and nonlocality / Travis Norsen -- Lessons of Bell's theorem : nonlocality, yes--action at a distance, not necessarily / Wayne C. Myrvold -- Bell nonlocality, Hardy's paradox and hyperplane dependence / Gordon N. Fleming -- Some thoughts on quantum nonlocality and its apparent incompatibility with relativity / Shan Gao -- A reasonable thing that just might work / Daniel Rohrlich -- Weak values and quantum nonlocality / Yakir Aharonov and Eliahu Cohen -- Part IV. Nonlocal realistic theories. Local beables and the foundations of physics / Tim Maudlin -- John Bell's varying interpretations of quantum mechanics : memories and comments / H. Dieter Zeh -- Some personal reflections on quantum nonlocality and the contributions of John Bell / Basil J. Hiley -- Bell on Bohm / Sheldon Goldstein -- Interactions and inequality / Philip Pearle -- Gravitation and the noise needed in objective reduction models / Stephen L. Adler -- Towards an objective physics of Bell nonlocality : palatial twistor theory / Roger Penrose -- Measurement and macroscopicity : overcoming conceptual imprecision in quantum measurement theory / Gregg Jaeger
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Combining twenty-six original essays written by an impressive line-up of distinguished physicists and philosophers of physics, this anthology reflects some of the latest thoughts by leading experts on the influence of Bell's theorem on quantum physics. Essays progress from John Bell's character and background, through studies of his main work, and on to more speculative ideas, addressing the controversies surrounding the theorem, and investigating the theorem's meaning and its deep implications for the nature of physical reality. Combined, they present a powerful comment on the undeniable significance of Bell's theorem for the development of ideas in quantum physics over the past 50 years. Questions surrounding the assumptions and significance of Bell's work still inspire discussion in the field of quantum physics. Adding to this with a theoretical and philosophical perspective, this balanced anthology is an indispensable volume for students and researchers interested in the philosophy of physics and the foundations of quantum mechanics - Provided by the publisher
