Quantum Physics and Cosmology (eBook, PDF)

The Mysteries of the Infinitely Small and the Infinitely Large
Redaktion: Zwirn, Herve

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Fascinating discoveries have been made in recent years in the fields of the infinitely large and the infinitely small, and unexpected connections have emerged between these previously independent domains. Quantum physics, which challenges the way we conceive the reality around us, contributes to our attempt at understanding the greatest mysteries of cosmology on the scale of the Universe as a whole. Recent astronomical observations, made with increasingly powerful instruments, have led us to understand that only 5% of what constitutes the Universe is known to us. Understanding the remaining 95% leads us to use quantum physics, which seems to indicate that the world around us is not as real as it intuitively appears to be. Quantum Physics and Cosmology presents, in as accessible a manner as possible, the state of the art in these various scientific fields.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394427659
• Artikelnr.: 75990601

Autorenporträt

Hervé Zwirn is a physicist and epistemologist. He is currently Research Associate at the Centre Borelli of the École Normale Supérieure de Paris-Saclay and the Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences, Paris, France. His research focuses on the foundations of quantum physics and complex systems.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xiii
Hervé ZWIRN
Chapter 1. A Brief Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and a Review of
Interpretations 1
Hervé ZWIRN
Chapter 2. Bohrian Realism 15
Thomas RYCKMAN
Chapter 3. The Many-worlds View of Quantum Mechanics 33
Lev VAIDMAN
Chapter 4. Probability in Everett 53
Jeffrey A. BARRETT
Chapter 5. Quantum Theory from a Pragmatist Perspective 79
Richard HEALEY
Chapter 6. The Role of the Observer: Convivial Solipsism 109
Hervé ZWIRN
Chapter 7. Copenhagenish Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics 133
David SCHMID, Yìlè YING and Matthew S. LEIFER
Chapter 8. Dark Energy 171
Nathalie PALANQUE-DELABROUILLE
Chapter 9. Dark Matter 193
Françoise COMBES
Chapter 10. Gravitational Waves 219
Matteo BARSUGLIA and Simone MASTROGIOVANNI
Chapter 11. What is the Energy of the Vacuum? 239
Bruno MANSOULIÉ
Chapter 12. Temporality in Relativistic Space-time 257
Marc LACHIÈZE-REY
Chapter 13. A History of Thought Experiments in Quantum Gravity 275
Thiago HARTZ and Olival FREIRE JUNIOR
Chapter 14. Possibility in Physics 303
Baptiste LE BIHAN, Emilia MARGONI and Annica VIESER
List of Authors 323
Index 325