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In a message dated 11/18/2006 4:31:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,
GEVANS613 at aol.com writes:
In a message dated 11/18/2006 GEVANS613 at aol.com writes:
>From an ontological point of view I reject the idea of *non-locality* as
utter nonsense. Permanent or semi-permanent locus is fine, [even I have a holiday
home] and if the suggestion is that entities exist in *no particular point in
space* for long, but like swallows in summer are permanently on the move -
well that is fine too. But if the wink and finger to the lips is that entities
do not exist ANYWHERE - EVER - then I accuse the claimants of such absurdities
as being utter fools who should be incarcerated in the same mental home as
Heidegger and the mad Bishop Berkeley.
Bernard: Well, I suppose that is the end of that. In any case the subject of
non-locality is concisely out lined in the following, for those interested, in
a book by W. Michael Dickson:
Quantum Chance and Non-locality
Probability and Non-locality in the Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
W. Michael Dickson
Indiana University
book examines in detail two of the fundamental questions raised by quantum
mechanics. Is the world indeterministic? Are there connections between spatially
separated objects? In the first part of the book after outlining the
formalism of quantum mechanics and introducing the measurement problem, the author
examines several interpretations, focusing on how each proposes to solve the
measurement problem and on how each treats probability. In the second part, the
author argues that there can be non-trivial relationships between probability
(specifically, determinism and indeterminism) and non-locality in an
interpretation of quantum mechanics. The author then re-examines some of the
interpretations of part one of the book in the light of this argument, and considers how
they are with regard to locality and Lorentz invariance. One of the important
lessons that comes out of this discussion is that any examination of locality,
and of the relationship between quantum mechanics and the theory of
relativity, should be undertaken in the context of a detailed interpretation of quantum
mechanics. The book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the
interpretation of quantum mechanics, including researchers in the philosophy of physics
and theoretical physics, as well as graduate students in those fields.
Contents
Preface; Acknowledgement; Part I. Quantum Chance: 1. Quantum probability and
the problem of interpretation; 2. Orthodox theories; 3. No-collapse theories;
4. Modal interpretations; 5. The Bohm theory; Part II. Quantum Non-locality:
6. Non-locality I: Non-dynamical models of the EPR-Bohm experiment; 7.
Non-locality II: Dynamical models of the EPR-Bohm experiment; 8. Non-locality and
special relativity; 9. Probability and non-locality; Notes; References; Index.
Sincerely; Bernard http://www.bernardxbovasso.tdparts.com
