The classical-quantum correspondence
- Responsibility
- Benjamin H. Feintzeig.
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- Copyright notice
- ©2022
- Physical description
- 1 online resource (112 pages).
- Series
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics.
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Feintzeig, Benjamin H., author.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. C*-algebras of physical quantities
- 3. Quantization and the classical limit
- 4. Intertheoretic reduction
- 5. Interpretation
- 6. Theory construction
- 7. Conclusion.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
- Publisher's summary
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This Element provides an entry point for philosophical engagement with quantization and the classical limit. It introduces the mathematical tools of C*-algebras as they are used to compare classical and quantum physics. It then employs those tools to investigate philosophical issues surrounding theory change in physics. It discusses examples in which quantization bears on the topics of reduction, structural continuity, analogical reasoning, and theory construction. In doing so, it demonstrates that the precise mathematical tools of algebraic quantum theory can aid philosophers of science and philosophers of physics.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Subjects
- Subjects
- Physics > Philosophy.
- Physics.
- Quantum theory.
- C*-algebras.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2022
- Copyright date
- 2022
- Series
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics, 2632-413X
- Note
- Benjamin H. Feintzeig, University of Washington.
- ISBN
- 9781009043557 electronic book
- 1009043552 electronic book
- 9781009044318 paperback
- 1009044311 paperback
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