The Oxford Questions on the foundations of quantum physics

Autor(en)

G. A. D. Briggs, J. N. Butterfield, A. Zeilinger

Abstrakt

The twentieth century saw two fundamental revolutions in physics -- relativity and quantum. Daily use of these theories can numb the sense of wonder at their immense empirical success. Does their instrumental effectiveness stand on the rock of secure concepts or the sand of unresolved fundamentals? Does measuring a quantum system probe, or even create, reality, or merely change belief? Must relativity and quantum theory just co-exist or might we find a new theory which unifies the two? To bring such questions into sharper focus, we convened a conference on Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality. Some issues remain as controversial as ever, but some are being nudged by theory's secret weapon of experiment.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Oxford, University of Cambridge

Journal

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Band

469

Anzahl der Seiten

8

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2013.0299

Publikationsdatum

09-2013

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103036 Theoretische Physik, 103025 Quantenmechanik

Schlagwörter

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e3e019f5-32e5-4dbe-8546-a3bcc70036b7