The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum TheoryFirst published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 Ontological versus epistemological interpretations of the quantum theory | 10 |
Chapter 3 Causal interpretation of the onebody system | 22 |
Chapter 4 The manybody system | 45 |
Chapter 5 Transition processes considered as independent of observation | 60 |
Chapter 6 Measurement as a special case of quantum process | 79 |
Chapter 7 Nonlocality | 110 |
Chapter 8 The large scale world and the classical limit of the quantum theory | 132 |
Chapter 10 The ontological interpretation of the Pauli equation | 171 |
Chapter 11 The ontological interpretation of boson fields | 193 |
Chapter 12 On the relativistic invariance of our ontological interpretation | 230 |
Chapter 13 On the manyworlds interpretation | 251 |
Chapter 14 Extension of ontological theories beyond the domain of quantum mechanics | 269 |
Chapter 15 Quantum theory and the implicate order | 294 |
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Chapter 9 The role of statistics in the ontological interpretation of the quantum theory | 150 |
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The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory David Bohm,Basil J. Hiley No preview available - 1995 |
The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory David Bohm No preview available - 1993 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Undivided Universe: An Ontological Interpretation of Quantum Theory |
| Authors | David Bohm, Basil J. Hiley |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1134807147, 9781134807147 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / General Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects |
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