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CONTENTS
Contributors ix
Preface 1
Acknowledgements 3
1 Advancing the Philosophy of Physics
Dean Rickles 4
1.1 What is Philosophy of Physics? 4
1.2 The Job of the Philosopher of Physics 7
1.2.1 The Interpretation Game 7
1.2.2 Experimental Philosophy 9
1.3 What Parts of Physics are Amenable to Philosophical
Investigation? 10
1.4 Preview of the Chapters 11
1.4.1 Quantum Mechanics 11
1.4.2 Statistical Mechanics 11
1.4.3 Quantum Information Theory 12
1.4.4 Quantum Gravity 12
References 14
2 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
David Wallace 16
2.1 The Measurement Problem: A Modern Approach 16
2.1.1 QM: Formalism and Interpretation 17
2.1.2 The Measurement Problem 20
2.1.3 Against the Traditional Account of QM 21
2.2 Decoherence Theory 22
2.2.1 The Concept of Decoherence 22
2.2.2 Domains and Rates of Decoherence 24
2.2.3 Sharpening Decoherence: Consistent Histories 26
2.2.4 Further Reading 29
2.3 Three Candidates for Orthodoxy 29
2.3.1 Decoherent Histories: The Solution That Isn t 30
2.3.2 The New Pragmatism 31
2.3.3 The Consistent-Histories Interpretation 33
2.3.4 Operationalism 35
2.3.5 Further Reading 39
2.4 The Everett Interpretation 39
2.4.1 Multiplicity from Indefiniteness? 39
2.4.2 Preferred-Basis Problem: Solve by Modification 40
2.4.3 The Bare Theory: How Not to Think About the
Wave Function 42
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2.4.4 Decoherence and the Preferred Basis 45
2.4.5 Probability: The Incoherence Problem 47
2.4.6 Probability: The Quantitative Problem 49
2.4.7 Further Reading 52
2.5 Dynamical-Collapse Theories 52
2.5.1 The GRW Theory as a Paradigm of Dynamical-
Collapse Theories 52
2.5.2 The Problem of Tails and the Fuzzy Link 56
2.5.3 The Counting Anomaly 58
2.5.4 The Status of the Link Principles 61
2.5.5 Further Reading 63
2.6 Hidden Variable Theories 63
2.6.1 Hidden Variables for Classical Physics 63
2.6.2 Constraints on Hidden-Variable Theories 66
2.6.3 Specfic Theories I: Modal Interpretations 68
2.6.4 Specfic Theories II: de Broglie-Bohm theory 72
2.6.5 Underdetermination of the Theory 73
2.6.6 The Origin of the Probability Rule 74
2.6.7 The Ontology of the State Vector 76
2.6.8 Further Reading 78
2.7 Relativistic Quantum Physics 78
2.7.1 What is Quantum Field Theory? 79
2.7.2 Particles and Quasiparticles 81
2.7.3 QFT and the Measurement Problem 83
2.7.4 Further Reading 85
2.8 Conclusion 85
References 88
3 A Field Guide to Recent Work on the Foundations
of Statistical Mechanics
Roman Frigg 99
3.1 Introduction 99
3.1.1 Statistical Mechanics?A Trailer 99
3.1.2 Aspirations and Limitations 101
3.2 The Boltzmann Approach 103
3.2.1 The Framework 103
3.2.2 The Combinatorial Argument 107
3.2.3 Problems and Tasks 113
3.2.4 The Ergodicity Programme 121
3.2.5 The Past Hypothesis 126
3.2.6 Micro-Probabilities Revisited 130
3.2.7 Limitations 134
3.2.8 Reductionism 137
3.3 The Gibbs Approach 140
CONTENTS vii
3.3.1 The Gibbs Formalism 141
3.3.2 Problems and Tasks 143
3.3.3 Why Does Gibbs Phase Averaging Work? 146
3.3.4 Ontic Probabilities in Gibbs Theory 153
3.3.5 The Approach to Equilibrium 155
3.3.6 The Epistemic Approach 168
3.3.7 Reductionism 174
3.4 Conclusion 175
3.4.1 Sins of Omission 175
3.4.2 Summing Up 178
Appendix 178
A. Classical Mechanics 178
B. Thermodynamics 182
References 184
4 Philosophical Aspects of Quantum Information Theory
Chris Timpson 197
4.1 First Steps with Quantum Information 199
4.1.1 Bits and Qubits 199
4.1.2 The No-Cloning Theorem 201
4.1.3 Quantum Cryptography 204
4.1.4 Entanglement-Assisted Communication 211
4.1.5 Quantum Computers 219
4.2 The Concept(s) of Information 221
4.2.1 Coding Theorems: Both What and How Much 222
4.2.2 Bits and Pieces 227
4.2.3 The Worldliness of Quantum Information 227
4.2.4 Application: Understanding Teleportation 230
4.2.5 Summing Up 232
4.3 The Physical Side of the Theory of Computation 233
4.3.1 Speed-Up 234
4.3.2 Whither the Church-Turing Hypothesis? 237
4.4 Foundations of QM 240
4.4.1 Instrumentalism Once More? 241
4.4.2 Axiomatics 243
4.5 Outlook 250
4.6 Further Reading 251
References 253
5 Quantum Gravity:
A Primer for Philosophers
Dean Rickles 262
5.1 The Strange Case of Quantum Gravity 262
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5.2 What is the Problem of Quantum Gravity? 265
5.2.1 Quantum Gravity as a Theory of Everything 265
5.2.2 Quantum Gravity as Quantum Cosmology 266
5.2.3 Quantum Gravity as Synthesis of Quantum
and Gravitation 267
5.3 Why Bother? Arguments for Quantum Gravity 268
5.3.1 Dimensional Analysis 269
5.3.2 Black Holes and Spacetime Singularities 271
5.3.3 Cosmological Considerations 273
5.3.4 Non-Renormalizability of General Relativity 274
5.3.5 Dreams of Unification 277
5.3.6 Incompatibilities 279
5.3.7 Gravity and the Measurement Problem 283
5.3.8 For Knowledge s Sake 284
5.4 A Potted History of Quantum Gravity 284
5.4.1 The Early History of Quantum Gravity 285
5.4.2 Developing the Research Avenues 287
5.5 The Ingredients of Quantum Gravity 291
5.5.1 General Relativity 291
5.5.2 Quantum Field Theory 294
5.5.3 Conclusions 298
5.6 The Manifold Methods of Quantum Gravity 299
5.6.1 Semiclassical Quantum Gravity 300
5.6.2 Covariant Quantization 308
5.6.3 String Theory 311
5.6.4 Canonical Quantization 323
5.6.5 Feynman Quantization 339
5.6.6 External Methods 344
5.7 Special Topics 350
5.7.1 Interactions and Cross-Fertilization 350
5.7.2 Background Structure 352
5.7.3 The Experimental Situation 355
5.7.4 Interpretation of Quantum Theory 359
5.8 Final Remarks: What Will the Future Bring? 361
5.9 Resources and Further Reading 363
References 366
Index 383
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