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Quantum Mechanics versus Local Realism: The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox (Physics of Atoms and Molecules)

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Quantum Mechanics versus Local Realism: The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox (Physics of Atoms and Molecules)
AuthorFranco Selleri
LanguageEnglish
SeriesPhysics of Atoms and Molecules
SubjectFoundations of quantum mechanics, EPR paradox
Published1988
PublisherSpringer
Pages480
ISBN0306427397

Quantum Mechanics versus Local Realism: The Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen Paradox is a 1988 volume edited by Franco Selleri, published by Plenum Press (Springer) in the Physics of Atoms and Molecules series.

Overview

The book collects contributions examining the conflict between quantum mechanics and local realism as sharpened by the Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen (EPR) argument and Bell's theorem. It reviews the theoretical framework of Bell's inequalities, the experimental tests (including the Aspect experiments), local hidden-variable theories, and the interpretive options — reflecting Selleri's own advocacy of realism and his critical stance toward the claim that experiments had decisively refuted local realism.

About the editor

Franco Selleri (1936–2013) was an Italian theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Bari, a leading figure in the foundations of quantum mechanics and a defender of local-realist and neo-Lorentzian positions. See also his Wave-Particle Duality.

Publication details

  • Editor: Franco Selleri
  • Series: Physics of Atoms and Molecules
  • Publisher: Plenum Press / Springer
  • Published: 1988
  • Pages: 480
  • ISBN: 0306427397

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