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Reviews of Recent Papers on the QMP

Review of Conservation laws and the foundations of quantum mechanics, Yakir Aharonov, Sandu Popescu and Daniel Rohrlich, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023 Vol. 120 No. 41 e2220810120; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2220810120

Oct 20 admin

Review of Conservation laws and the foundations of quantum mechanics, Yakir Aharonov, Sandu Popescu and Daniel Rohrlich, Proceedings of the […]

Review of J. R. Hance and S. Hossenfelder, What does it take to solve the measurement problem?, J. Phys. Commun. 6 102001 (2022)

Nov 27 admin

Review of J. R. Hance and S. Hossenfelder, What does it take to solve the measurement problem?, J. Phys. Commun. […]

Review of S. Donadi and S. Hossenfelder, Toy model for local and deterministic wave-function collapse PHYSICAL REVIEW A 106, 022212 (2022)

Nov 27 admin

Review of S. Donadi and S. Hossenfelder, Toy model for local and deterministic wave-function collapse PHYSICAL REVIEW A 106, 022212 […]

Review of R. Colbeck, R. Renner, No extension of quantum theory can have improved predictive power, Nature Communications 2:411 doi: 10.1038/ncomms1416 (2011).

Mar 23 admin

Review of R. Colbeck, R. Renner, No extension of quantum theory can have improved predictive power, Nature Communications 2:411 (2011). […]

Review of A. V. Rau, J. A. Dunningham, K. Burnett, Measurement-Induced Relative-Position Localization Through Entanglement, Science 301, 1081 (2003).

Mar 15 admin

Review of A. V. Rau, J. A. Dunningham, K. Burnett, Measurement-Induced Relative-Position Localization Through Entanglement, Science 301, 1081 (2003). Summary: […]

Review of D. Frauchiger and R. Renner, Quantum theory cannot consistently describe the use of Itself, Nature Communications 9 (1), 3711 (2018).

Mar 10 admin

Review of D. Frauchiger and R. Renner, Quantum theory cannot consistently describe the use of Itself, Nature Communications 9 (1), […]

Reviews of Recent Books on the QMP

Review of J.A. Wheeler and W.H. Zurek (editors), Quantum Theory and Measurement, Princeton University Press 1983.

Mar 10 admin

Review of J.A. Wheeler and W.H. Zurek (editors), Quantum Theory and Measurement, Princeton University Press 1983. Summary: Wheeler and Zurek […]

Review of S. Weinberg, Third Thoughts, 2018 and related comments by N.D. Mermin, 2019

Feb 08 admin

Review of S. Weinberg, Third Thoughts, 2018 and related comments by N.D. Mermin, 2019 Summary: The book presents Weinberg’s viewpoints […]

Review of Lewis, Peter J. Quantum Ontology: A Guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics, 2016

Oct 05 admin

Review of Lewis, Peter J. Quantum Ontology: A Guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics, 2016 Summary: Lewis presents an […]

Review of: J. Bricmont, Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics, Springer, 2016.

Sep 24 admin

Review of: J. Bricmont, Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics, Springer, 2016. Summary: The book initially examines superposition and interference. This […]

Review of: Becker, Adam. What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics, 2018.

Sep 14 admin

Review of: Becker, Adam. What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics, 2018. Summary: The book […]

Review of S. Gao, The Meaning of the Wave Function: In Search of the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics, 2017.

Sep 05 admin

Review of S. Gao, The Meaning of the Wave Function: In Search of the Ontology of Quantum Mechanics, 2017. Summary: […]

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