TY - BOOK ID - 5445023 TI - Quantum theory at the crossroads AU - Bacciagaluppi, Guido AU - Valentini, Antony PY - 2009 SN - 9780521814218 0521814219 9781139194983 9781107698314 9781139649162 1139649167 1139194984 9781139641548 1139641549 1139886975 9781139886970 1139636952 9781139636957 1139635352 9781139635356 1299400019 9781299400016 1139648195 9781139648196 113963870X PB - Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Quantum theory KW - Théorie quantique KW - Congresses KW - Congrès KW - Théorie quantique KW - Congrès KW - Conseil de physique KW - History. KW - Instituts Solvay. KW - Instituts Solvay KW - Quantum theory - Congresses UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5445023 AB - The 1927 Solvay conference was perhaps the most important in the history of quantum theory. Contrary to popular belief, questions of interpretation were not settled at this conference. Instead, a range of sharply conflicting views were extensively discussed, including de Broglie's pilot-wave theory (which de Broglie presented for a many-body system), Born and Heisenberg's 'quantum mechanics' (which apparently lacked wave function collapse or fundamental time evolution), and Schrödinger's wave mechanics. Today, there is no longer a dominant interpretation of quantum theory, so it is important to re-evaluate the historical sources and keep the debate open. This book contains a complete translation of the original proceedings, with essays on the three main interpretations presented, and a detailed analysis of the lectures and discussions in the light of current research. This book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in physics and in the history and philosophy of quantum theory. ER -