Quantum Worlds: Perspectives on the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics

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Quantum theory underpins much of modern physics and its implications draw the attention of industry, academia and public funding agencies. However there are many unsettled conceptual and philosophical problems in the interpretation of quantum mechanics which are a matter of extensive debate. These hotly debated topics include the meaning of the wave function, the nature of the quantum objects, the role of the observer, the non-locality of the quantum world, and the emergence of classicality from the quantum domain. Containing chapters written by eminent researchers from the fields of physics and philosophy, this book provides interdisciplinary, comprehensive and up-to-date perspectives of the problems related to the interpretation of quantum theory. It is ideal for academic researchers in physics and philosophy working on the ontology of quantum mechanics.

Olimpia Lombardi is Principal Researcher at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations. She is the director of the research group in the philosophy of physics and philosophy of chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has been awarded grants from the Foundational Questions Institute and John Templeton Foundation. Sebastian Fortin is a Research Fellow at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations. He is a member of the group headed by Olimpia Lombardi, and collaborated in organising the international workshop 'Identity, interdistinguishability and non-locality in quantum physics' on which this volume is based. Cristian L pez is a Ph.D. student at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the University of Lausanne. He is a member of the group headed by Olimpia Lombardi, and collaborated in organising the international workshop 'Identity, interdistinguishability and non-locality in quantum physics' on which this volume is based. Federico Holik is a Research Fellow at the National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations. He is a member of the group headed by Olimpia Lombardi, and collaborated in organising the international workshop 'Identity, interdistinguishability and non-locality in quantum physics' on which this volume is based.