This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on the foundations of quantum mechanics over approximately 20 years. Topics covered include Bell's theorem, interpretation of the quantum state concept, the theory of measurement, and experimental tests of fundamental aspects of the quantum theory of matter and the electromagnetic field. The letter E after an item indicates elementary level of material of general interest to persons becoming informed in the field. The letter I, for intermediate level, indicates material of somewhat more specialized nature; and the letter A indicates rather specialized or advanced material. An asterisk (*) indicates those articles to be included in an accompanying Reprint Book.
Author(s): Leslie E. Ballentine
Series: Reprint Books Series No. Rb-52
Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers
Year: 1988
Language: English
Pages: 887
00. Resource Letter IQM-1 on the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
01. Resource letter IQM-2: Foundations of quantum mechanics since the Bell Inequalities
15. Quantum Mechanics Reality and Separability
17. Bell's theorem; Experimental Test and Implication
18. The Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
19. Einstein's Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
20. S-Matrix Interpretation of Quantum Theory
21. The Copenhagen Interpretation
22. Consistent Histories and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
24. The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
25. Can the Statistical Postulate of Quantum Theory Be Derived
26. Quantum Theory and Cosmology
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28. Quantum Interference and the Quantum Potential
29. On the impossible Pilot Wave
30. Unbroken Quantum Realism, from Microscopic to Macroscopic
34. Probability Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
35. Solution to Two Paradoxes in the Quantum Theory of Unstable
36. What is a State Vector
37. 1- An Operational Interpretation of Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics
I Introduction
II Formulation of the problem
III Reconstruction Procedure
IV Example: Free particle in one dimension
V Example: One-dimensional Harmonic oscillator
VI Example: One-dimensional infinite square well
VII Example: Hydrogen atom
VIII Conclusions
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38. The Empirical Determination of Quantum States
39. A General Method of Empirical State Determination in Quantum
40. The Physics and the Semantics of Quantum Measurement
41. Measurement of the Wigner Function
42. Alternative to the Orthodox Interpretation of Quantum Theory
43. Insolubility of the Quantum Measurement Problem
44. Is there a Quantum Measurement Problem
45. There is a Measurement Problem; A Comment
46. Approximate Measurement in Quantum Mechanics
47. Quantum Measurements are Reversible
48. Quantum Theory of Measurement Without Wave Packet Collapse
50. Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be considered
51. Quantum-Mechanical Description
52. Discussion of Experimental Proof for the Paradox of Einstein, Podolsky
53. On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox
54. Introduction to the Hidden-Variable Question
56. Proposed Experiment to test Local Hidden-Variable Theories
57. Experimental Test of Local Hidden-Variable Theories
58. Experimental Investigation of a Polarization Correlation Anoma•
59. Experimental Test of Local Hidden-Variable Theories
60. Proposed Molecular Test of Local Hidden-Variables Theories
61. Experimental Tests of Realistic Local Theories via Bell's Theorem
62. Experimental Realization of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen-Bohm GedJmkenexperimeat
63. Experimental Test Bell's Inequalities Using Time-Varying Analyz
65. 1-On Hidden Variables and Quantum Mechanical Probabilities
65. On Hidden Variables and Quantum Mechanical Probabilities
66. Cryptographic approach to hidden variables
67. Upperformed Experiments have no Results
68. The Quantum Theory and Reality
69. Bringing Home the Atomic World; Quantum Mysteries for Anyone
70. Is the Moon there when Nobody looks Reality and the Quantum
71. A Lecture Demonstration of the Incompatibility of Quantum Predictions
72. Experimental Consequences of Objective Local Theories
73. On the Consequences of Einstein Locality
74. Generalized Inequalities Following from Einstein Locality
75. Systematic Derivation of all the Inequalities of Einstein Locality
76. Joint Distributions and Local Realism in the Higher-Spin Einstein
77. Bell Inequalities with a Range of Violation that does not Diminish
78. Local Realism and Measured Correlations in the Spin•s EinsteinPodolsky
79. Some Evaluations of Bell's Inequality for Particles of Arbitrary
80. Farkas's Lemma and the Nature of Reality; Statistical Implications
