Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses. The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner, Vol. VI, Part B.
Language: English
Published by Springer, 1994
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631 pp. Original cloth. Near Fine. Table of contents (49 chapters) Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses Jagdish Mehra Pages 1-28 Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics Front Matter Pages 29-29 Discussion: Comments on Professor Putnam’s Comments H. Margenau, E. P. Wigner Pages 31-32 Two Kinds of Reality E. P. Wigner Pages 33-47 Epistemology of Quantum Mechanics E. P. Wigner Pages 48-54 Epistemological Perspective on Quantum Theory E. P. Wigner Pages 55-71 Realität und Quantenmechanik E. P. Wigner Pages 72-77 Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics E. P. Wigner Pages 78-132 The Limitations of Determinism E. P. Wigner Pages 133-138 The Nonrelativistic Nature of the Present Quantum Mechanical Measurement Theory E. P. Wigner Pages 139-143 Quantum-Mechanical Measuring Process Die Messung quantenmechanischer Operatoren E. P. Wigner Pages 147-154 Theorie der quantenmechanischen Messung E. P. Wigner Pages 155-162 The Problem of Measurement E. P. Wigner Pages 163-180 Some Comments Concerning Measurements in Quantum Mechanics J. M. Jauch, E. P. Wigner, M. M. Yanase Pages 181-188 On the Change of the Skew Information in the Process of Quantum Mechanical Measurements A. Frenkel, E. Wigner, M. Yanase Pages 189-198 The Subject of Our Discussions E. P. Wigner Pages 199-217 The Philosophical Problem E. P. Wigner Pages 218-220 Questions of Physical Theory E. P. Wigner Pages 221-222 Quantum-Mechanical Measuring Process On Bub’s Misunderstanding of Bell’s Locality Argument S. Freedman, E. P. Wigner Pages 223-224 Review of the Quantum-Mechanical Measurement Problem E. P. Wigner Pages 225-244 Consciousness Remarks on the Mind-Body Question E. P. Wigner Pages 247-260 The Place of Consciousness in Modern Physics Eugene P. Wigner Pages 261-267 New Dimensions of Consciousness E. P. Wigner Pages 268-273 The Existence of Consciousness E. P. Wigner Pages 274-280 Symmetries Invariance in Physical Theory E. P. Wigner Pages 283-293 On the Law of Conservation of Heavy Particles E. P. Wigner Pages 294-296 Symmetry and Conservation Laws E. P. Wigner Pages 297-310 The Role of Invariance Principles in Natural Philosophy E. P. Wigner Pages 311-320 Events, Laws of Nature, and Invariance Principles E. P. Wigner Pages 321-333 Events, Laws of Nature, and Invariance Principles Eugene P. Wigner Pages 334-342 Violations of Symmetry in Physics E. P. Wigner Pages 343-358 Symmetry Principles in Old and New Physics E. P. Wigner Pages 359-381 Symmetry in Nature E. P. Wigner Pages 382-411 Relativity Relativistic Invariance and Quantum Phenomena E. P. Wigner Pages 415-445 Relativistic Equations in Quantum Mechanics E. P. Wigner Pages 446-456 Nuclear Physics On the Development of the Compound Nucleus Model E. P. Wigner Pages 459-475 Summary of the Conference (Properties of Nuclear States) Eugene P. Wigner Pages 476-486 Summary of the Conference (Polarization Phenomena, Madison 1971) Eugene P. Wigner Pages 487-493 Introductory Talk E. Wigner Pages 494-507 Concluding Remarks E. P. Wigner Pages 508-519 Broader Philosophical Essays The Limits of Science E. P. Wigner Pages 523-533 The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences E. P. Wigner Pages 534-549 The Growth of Science — Its Promise and Its Dangers E. P. Wigner Pages 550-563 Physics and the Explanation of Life E. P. Wigner Pages 564-577 On Some of Physics’ Problems Eugene P. Wigner Pages 578-583 Physics and Its Relation to Human Knowledge Eugene P. Wigner Pages 584-593 The Problems, Future and Limits of Science E. P. Wigner Pages 594-602 The Extension of the Area of Science Eugene P. Wigner Pages 603-609 The Glorious Days of Physics Eugene P. Wigner Pages 610-615 Some Problems of Our Natural Sciences E. P. Wigner Pages 616-625.…
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- Title
- Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses. The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner, Vol. VI, Part B.
- Author
- WIGNER, Eugene P. [Paul] (1902-1995):
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 1994
- Condition
- Near fine
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- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0387569863
- ISBN 13
- 9780387569864
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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