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Quantum Theory as an Emergent Phenomenon: The Statistical Mechanics of Matrix Models as the Precursor of Quantum Field Theory
Author(s): Stephen L. Adler (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: 23 July 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521115973
- ISBN-13: 9780521115971
Book Description
Although it is our most successful physical theory, quantum mechanics raises conceptual issues that have perplexed physicists and philosophers of science for decades. This book develops a new approach based on the proposal that quantum theory is not a complete, final theory, but, in fact, an emergent phenomenon arising from a more profound level of dynamics.
Editorial Reviews
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“This is a bold book, a provocative text, that may help many readers to have a better understanding of the foundations of quantum theories.” American Mathematical Society
“The book describes in detail a rich mathematical framework out of which a new physical description of nature can emerge. The chapters are well organized; the presentation is clear, rigorous, very attractive, and accessible to mathematical as well as theoretical physicists. It is recommended to everyone who wants to learn more about the fascinating field of the foundations of physics and the continuing efforts scientists are making to formulate a clear and coherent picture of physical phenomena.” – Angelo Bassi, Universitat Munchen
Book Description
This 2004 book develops an approach to the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics.
