The Message of the Atoms Essays on Wolfgang Pauli and the Unspeakable

The Message of the Atoms Essays on Wolfgang Pauli and the Unspeakable / by Kalervo V. Laurikainen.

The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics has established the language that is generally used when quantum mechanics is applied. In Parts I and II and in the first chapter of Part III, the author describes the main features in the philosophy behind the Copenhagen interpretation. What then f...

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Main Author: Laurikainen, Kalervo V. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1997.
Edition:1st ed. 1997.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Quantum physics.
Quantum computers.
Spintronics.
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Table of Contents:
  • I Problems
  • 1. Purgatory
  • 2. The Atoms Have the Floor
  • 3. Scientism
  • 4. The Power of Materialism
  • II Facts and Interpretations
  • 5. Ontology Implied by the Copenhagen Interpretation
  • 6. Basic Features in Wolfgang Pauli’s Philosophy
  • 7. On the Meaning of Complementarity
  • 8. On the Criticism by Natural Scientists
  • III Creation
  • 9. Freedom
  • 10. Numinosum
  • 11. The World of Spirit
  • 12. The Problem of the Fourth
  • IV The Outline of Reality
  • 13. The Psychophysical World
  • 14. The Reality Beyond
  • 15. Reality and Values
  • 16. Hubris and Punishment (A Personal Vision)
  • Appendix: Italian Guests
  • References.

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