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The foundations of quantum mechanics : historical analysis and open questions : Lecce, Italy, 13-16 October 1998

This volume provides a sample of research on the foundations of quantum mechanics and related topics by collecting the papers from a conference entitled "The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics -Historical Analysis and Open Questions", held in Lecce, Italy, in 1998.
Print Book, English, c2000
World scientific, Singapore [etc.], c2000
VII, 418 p. ; 23 cm.
9789810242626, 981024262X
1332587366
Kaons and Bell's inequality, A. Afriat; an outline of an interpretation of quantum mechanics, G. Auletta; classical limit - localization induced by noise, P. Blanchard et al; quantum mechanics - the real and the possible, G. Boscarino; on the decoherence of a free semiclassical positronium, B. Carazza; quantum mechanics without waves, M. Cini; natural kinds and concepts of physics, V. Fano; is quantum mechanics contextual? C. Garola; the evolution of the concept of correlation function in the researches on Einstein locality, A. Garuccio; objective quantum description of macroscopic system, L. Lanz; Bell inequalities and correlation experiments - a purely particle statistical investigation, M. Minozzo; random path interpretation of quantum mechanics, M. Roncadelli; information and state correlations from classical to quantum physics - the foundations issue, A. Rossi; physical meaning of Bell type inequalities, F. Selleri. (Part contents)