Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simplesystems. Laura Ruetsche offers a much-needed study of the interpretation of more complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, showing why they repay philosophical attention. INDICE: Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and Symbols; 1: Exegesis Saves: Interpreting Physical Theories; 2: Quantizing; 3: Beyond the Stone-von Neumann Theorem; 4: Representation Without Taxation; 5: Axioms for Quantum Theories; 6: Interpreting Quantum Theories: Some Options; 7: Extraordinary QM; 8: Interpreting Extraordinary QM; 9: Is Particle Physics Particle Physics?; 10: Particles and the Void; 11: Phenomenological Particle Notions; 12: A Matter of Degree:Making Sense of Phase Structure; 13: Interlude: Symmetry Breaking in QSM; 14:Broken Symmetry and Physicists' QFT; 15: Morals?; References
- ISBN: 978-0-19-953540-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés