Tekijä: Abhay Ashtekar (ed.); Robert S. Cohen (ed.); Don Howard (ed.); J. Renn (ed.); S. Sarkar (ed.); A. Shimony (ed.) Kustantaja: Springer (2010) Saatavuus: Noin 17-20 arkipäivää
Springer Sivumäärä: 276 sivua Asu: Pehmeäkantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 2010, 04.12.2010 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
Potentiality, Entanglement and Passion-at-a-Distance is a book for theoretical physicists and philosophers of modern physics. It treats a puzzling and provocative aspect of recent quantum physics: the apparent interaction of certain physical events that cannot share any causal connection. These are said to be `entangled' in some way, but an explanation remains elusive. Abner Shimony - to whom the book is dedicated - and others suggest the need to revive the category of what may be seen as a metaphysical potentiality. Abner has described these events without actions to link them as `passion at a distance': not active, but passive. The discussions gathered here are written by a truly remarkable cast of scientists and philosophers and shed new light on the most profound puzzles of our times.