Philosophy of Quantum Information and Entanglement [Hardcover]

Alisa Bokulich (Editor), Gregg Jaeger (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521898765 | ISBN-13: 978-0521898768 | Publication Date: July 26, 2010 | Edition: 1

Recent work in quantum information science has produced a revolution in our understanding of quantum entanglement. Scientists now view entanglement as a physical resource with many important applications. These range from quantum computers, which would be able to compute exponentially faster than classical computers, to quantum cryptographic techniques, which could provide unbreakable codes for the transfer of secret information over public channels. These important advances in the study of quantum entanglement and information touch on deep foundational issues in both physics and philosophy. This interdisciplinary volume brings together fourteen of the world's leading physicists and philosophers of physics to address the most important developments and debates in this exciting area of research. It offers a broad spectrum of approaches to resolving deep foundational challenges - philosophical, mathematical, and physical - raised by quantum information, quantum processing, and entanglement. This book is ideal for historians, philosophers of science and physicists.

Editorial Reviews

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Features contributions from leading experts... This volume has... a diverse set of rich and stimulating papers, representative of the best cutting-edge research in this exciting interdisciplinary program.  --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

This is a courageous book... it is also a very interesting one... as far as 20th century philosophers... have set its agenda... [this] book obviously attempts to bridge this gap. And successfully so, I would say. --N. P. Landsman

The book has thus become a goldmine of information and original ideas about quantum mechanics and its philosophy. --Dennis Dieks

"In the end, then, this volume has much to recommend it. Those who agree with its dominant philosophical perspectives will find a diverse set of rich and stimulating papers, representative of the best cutting-edge research in this exciting interdisciplinary program. Those who disagree will still learn about the kinds of research the information theoretic perspective is stimulating and will in addition be encouraged to confront an eminently worthwhile question: how can one understand all of this important progress from a more realist point of view?"
Travis Norsen, Marlboro College for Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Book Description

Bringing together fourteen world-leading physicists and philosophers of physics, this interdisciplinary volume addresses the most important developments and debates in this exciting area of research. Offering a broad spectrum of approaches to resolving deep foundational challenges, this book is ideal for historians, philosophers of science and physicists.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 308 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (July 26, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521898765
• ISBN-13: 978-0521898768
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,764,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Physics, Boston University (Thesis advisor: Abner Shimony), 1995.

B.Sc. Mathematics , Philosophy, Physics , Univ. of Wisconsin, 1986.

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

2009-present: Associate Professor, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CGS), Boston University, Boston, MA

2003-2009: Assistant Professor, Natural Science (CGS), Boston University, Boston, MA.

2001-2002, Summer 2005: Senior Research Assoc. (ENG), Quantum Imaging Laboratory, Photonics, ECE, Boston University, Boston, MA.

1998-1999: Guest Researcher, Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

1996-1997: Lecturer, Dept. of Mathematics (CAS), Boston University, Boston, MA.

1996-1997: Lecturer, Program in History and Philosophy of Science, Stonehill College, Stonehill, MA.

1995: Research Associate, Dibner Institute, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA.

1994-1996: Assistant Professor, Natural Science (CGS), Boston University, Boston, MA.