Schlosshauer M. (Ed.) Elegance and Enigma: The Quantum Interviews

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2011. — 326 p. — (The Frontiers Collection) — ISBN: 978-3-642-20879-9.Quantum mechanics is one of mankind's most remarkable intellectual achievements. Stunningly successful and elegant, it challenges our deepest intuitions about the world. In this book, seventeen physicists and philosophers, all deeply concerned with understanding quantum mechanics, reply to Schlosshauer's penetrating questions about the central issues. They grant us an intimate look at their radically different ways of making sense of the theory's strangeness. What is quantum mechanics about? What is it telling us about nature? Can quantum information or new experiments help lift the fog? And where are we headed next? Everyone interested in the contemporary but often longstanding conundrums of quantum theory, whether lay reader or expert, will find much food for thought in these pages. A wealth of personal reflections and anecdotes guarantee an engaging read.First Encounters
Big Issues
My Favorite Interpretation
Quantum States
Randomness
Quantum Probabilities
The Measurement Problem
Bell’s Inequalities
Quantum Information
Reconstructions
The Experiment of My Dreams
Switching Sides
Beliefs and Values
The Role of Philosophy
Unification
The Next Big Bang
Dear Oracle