Synopses & Reviews
Schommers introduces the foundations, mostly from a histori- cal point of view. Eberhard gives an introductory account of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox and Bell's celebrated inequalities. D'Espagnat discusses realism andseparability and concludes that contemporary physics does not lead to a definite conception of the world. Eberhard shows how a model consistent with Bell's theorem can be constructed by ad- mitting faster-than-light action at a distance. Schommers discusses the structure ofspace-time and argues that physi- cally real processes do not take place in but are projected on space-time. Selleri discusses the idea that objectively real quantum waves exist and could in principle be detected.
Table of Contents
Contents: Evolution of Quantum Theory.- The EPR Paradox, Roots and Ramifications.- Nonseparability and the Tentative Descriptions of Reality.- A Realistic Model for Quantum Theory with a Locality Property.- Space-Time and Quantum Phenomena.- Wave-Particle Duality: Recent Proposals for the Detection of Empty Waves.- Subject Index.