John von Neumann and the foundations of quantum physics

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Springer, Dordrecht

2001

373 Pages

ISBN 978-90-481-5651-1

Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook
vol. 8

John von Neumann and the foundations of quantum physics

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2012-0

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(2001). John von Neumann and the foundations of quantum physics, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Rédei Miklós; Stöltzner Michael

1-4

J. v. Neumann's influence in mathematical physics

Thirring Walter

5-10

The axiomatic method and the foundations of science

Majer Ulrich

11-33

Opportunistic axiomatics — von Neumann on the methodology of mathematical physics

Stöltzner Michael

35-62

Von Neumann's theory of quantum measurement

Bub Jeffrey

63-74

Von Neumann, Gödel and quantum incompleteness

Breuer Thomas

75-82

Entropy, von Neumann and the von Neumann entropy

Petz Dénes

83-96

Why von Neumann rejected Carnap's dualism of information concepts

Köhler Eckehart

97-134

On the stone — von Neumann uniqueness theorem and its ramifications

Summers Stephen J.

135-152

Von Neumann's concept of quantum logic and quantum probability

Rédei Miklós

153-172

The impossible causality

Giuntini Roberto; Laudisa Federico

173-188

Quantum mechanics without probabilities

Mittelstaedt Peter

189-200

Critical reflections on quantum probability theory

Szabó László E.

201-219

Editors' notes

Rédei Miklós; Stöltzner Michael

221-224

Unpublished correspondence

Rédei Miklós; Stöltzner Michael

225-229

Unsolved problems in mathematics

von Neumann John

231-246

Amsterdam talk about "Problems in mathematics" september 2, 1954

Rédei Miklós; Stöltzner Michael

247-248

Quantum mechanics of infinite systems

von Neumann John

249-268

A new critique of theological interpretations of physical cosmology

Grünbaum Adolf

269-288

Scientific understanding in the twentieth century

Salmon Wesley C.

289-304

From Russell's logical atomism to Carnap's Aufbau

Jales Ribeiro Henrique

305-318

Recent works on Otto Neurath

Ferrari Massimo

319-327

Reviews

Mormann Thomas; Galavotti Maria Carla; Majer Ulrich; Wilholt Torsten; Brandl Johannes L; Dahms Hans-Joachim

329-360

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