The Nature of Quantum Paradoxes: Italian Studies in the Foundations and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction. The Italian Debate on Quantum Paradoxes....Pages 1-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Waves, Particles, and Complementarity....Pages 53-74
Chance: Chaos or Logic?....Pages 75-87
Some Critical Considerations on the Present Epistemological and Scientific Debate on Quantum Mechanics....Pages 89-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Physical Consequences of Reality Criteria for Quantum Phenomena....Pages 107-129
Possible Link Between EPR Paradox and Waves....Pages 131-140
A Criticism of Some Recently Proposed Models That Violate the Bell Inequality....Pages 141-154
A Phenomenological Analysis of the EPR Argument....Pages 155-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Causal Versus Orthodox Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 171-195
Perspectives of Physical Determinism....Pages 197-205
Determinism, Separability, and Quantum Mechanics....Pages 207-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Can Singularities and Multidimensional Spaces Influence the Evolution of Quantum Mechanical Systems?....Pages 217-229
Subquantum Mechanics and Graviton Blas....Pages 231-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics: A Quantum Probabilistic Approach....Pages 257-323
On the Adequacy of a Nonclassical Logic for Quantum Theory....Pages 325-341
Remarks on the Hypothesis of Hidden Variables....Pages 343-352
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Historical Considerations on the Conceptual Experiment by Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen....Pages 355-369
Continuity and Discontinuity: The Einstein-Bohr Conflict of Ideas and the Bohr-Fock Discussion....Pages 371-384
How Italian Philosophy Reacted to the Advent of Quantum Mechanics in the Thirties....Pages 385-401
Italian Studies in the Foundations of Quantum Physics. A Bibliography (1965–1985)....Pages 403-425
Back Matter....Pages 427-443