Lost Causes in and beyond Physics [electronic resource] /
Streater, R.F.author.
Lost Causes in and Beyond Physics deals with a selection of research topics mostly from theoretical physics that have been shown to be a dead-end or continue at least to be highly controversial. Nevertheless, whether it is about Bohmian mechanics, physics from Fisher information or the quantum theory of the brain, small but dedicated research communities continue to work on these issues. R.F. Streater, renowned mathematical physicist and co-author of the famous book "PCT, Spin and Statistics, and all that", in a series of essays describes the work and struggle of these research commnities, as well as the chances of any breakthrough in these areas. This book is written as both an entertainment and serious study and should be accessible to anyone with a background in theoretical physics and mathematics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy -- Elementary Probability -- Quantum Probability -- Bayesians -- EPR and the Dangers of Cannabis -- Stapp's Theory of the Brain -- Hidden Variables -- Bohmian Mechanics -- The Analytic S-matrix Bootstrap -- Nelson and Wiener -- Other Lost Causes -- Some Good Ideas.
Lost Causes in and Beyond Physics deals with a selection of research topics mostly from theoretical physics that have been shown to be a dead-end or continue at least to be highly controversial. Nevertheless, whether it is about Bohmian mechanics, physics from Fisher information or the quantum theory of the brain, small but dedicated research communities continue to work on these issues. R.F. Streater, renowned mathematical physicist and co-author of the famous book "PCT, Spin and Statistics, and all that", in a series of essays describes the work and struggle of these research commnities, as well as the chances of any breakthrough in these areas. This book is written as both an entertainment and serious study and should be accessible to anyone with a background in theoretical physics and mathematics.
Mathematical physics.
Quantum physics.
Nuclear physics.
Atoms.
Physics.
Condensed matter.
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
Quantum Physics.
Particle and Nuclear Physics.
Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.
Condensed Matter Physics.