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Book SynopsisThis volume provides a unique overview of recent Italian studies on the foundations of quantum mechanics and related historical, philosophical and epistemological topics. A gathering of scholars from diverse cultural backgrounds, the conference provided a forum for a fascinating exchange of ideas and perspectives on a range of open questions in quantum mechanics. The varied nature of the papers in this volume attests to the achievement of that aim with many contributions providing original solutions to established problems by taking into account recommendations from different disciplines.
Table of ContentsNew Perspectives on Fundamental Problems in Quantum Mechanics: Theory of Measurement; Macroscopic Interpretability of Quantum Subsystems; Objective Background for Quantum Theory; Operational Probability Theory (OPT) and Conditional Probabilities; Entanglement and Non-Locality; Wave-Particle Duality, Double Slit Experiments; Complementarity; Operational Definition of Observables; Simulation of Quantum Features; De Broglie-Bohm Model; Interdisciplinary Issues: Parastatistics in Econophysics; Propositions in Classical and Quantum Physics; Statistical Criticism of the Double Slit Experiment; Chemical Valence as Relational Property; Quantum Computer View (QCV) at the Planck Scale; Historical, Philosophical and Epistemological Inquiries: The First Steps of Quantum Electrodynamics; Electromagnetism and Quantum Physics; Mathematics and Epistemology in Planck's Work; Logic and Mathematics in Heisenberg's Formulation; Reality and Nanotechnologies; Non-Empirically Decidable Properties in Modern Physics; Computability of Physical Theories; Entrance of Quantum Mechanics in Italy; Gramsci and Quantum Mechanics; Italic Tradition on the Question of Physical Objectivity.
