Beyond Measure
Modern Physics, Philosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory

Quantum theory is one of the most important and successful theories of modern physical science. Baggott grounds the discussion of the theory's profound problems directly in its mathematical formalism in a way that under-graduate students and interested individuals can follow.

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Foreword by Peter Atkins
Preface
Part I: Discovery
1. An Act of Desperation
2. Farewell to Certainty
3. An Absolute Wonder
Part II: Formalism
4. Quantum Rules
5. Quantum Measurement
Part III: Meaning
6. The Schism
7. A Bolt from the Blue
8. Bell's Theorem and Local Reality
Part IV: Experiment
9. Quantum Non-locality
10. Complementarity and Entanglement
Part V: Alternatives
11. Pilot Waves, Potentials and Propensities
12. An Irreversible Act
13. I Think, Therefore
14. Many Worlds, One Universe
Closing Remarks
Appendices
Bibliography