Superselection Rules

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  • Domenico Giulini

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  • Universität Bremen
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des SammelwerksFrom Chemistry to Consciousness
UntertitelThe Legacy of Hans Primas
Herausgeber/-innenHarald Atmanspacher, Ulrich Müller-Herold
Herausgeber (Verlag)Springer International Publishing AG
Seiten45-70
Seitenumfang26
ISBN (elektronisch)9783319435732
ISBN (Print)9783319435725
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2016

Abstract

Hans Primas’ work on the conceptual and mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics is remarkable in many aspects. It is conceptually deeply rooted in rigorous and abstract mathematics developed by von Neumann, Mackey, Wigner, Weyl and others, and yet aims to explain the allegedly simple, like "molecules". But the classical world of localized objects in space and time is, as we know, extremely hard to reconcile with quantum mechanics. Mathematical rigor may be suspected to go along with conceptual clarity, though this is not automatically guaranteed. An important notion in this attempt to understand the quantum-to-classical transition is that of a superselection rule. Inmycontribution I recall some issues and developments surrounding this notion, some of which I had the pleasure to discuss with Hans Primas. I hope to show that these discussions touch upon some epistemological points of wider interest in connection with applying mathematics to the physical and sensual world.

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Superselection Rules. / Giulini, Domenico.
From Chemistry to Consciousness: The Legacy of Hans Primas. Hrsg. / Harald Atmanspacher; Ulrich Müller-Herold. Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. S. 45-70.

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandBeitrag in Buch/SammelwerkForschung

Giulini, D 2016, Superselection Rules. in H Atmanspacher & U Müller-Herold (Hrsg.), From Chemistry to Consciousness: The Legacy of Hans Primas. Springer International Publishing AG, S. 45-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43573-2_4
Giulini, D. (2016). Superselection Rules. In H. Atmanspacher, & U. Müller-Herold (Hrsg.), From Chemistry to Consciousness: The Legacy of Hans Primas (S. 45-70). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43573-2_4
Giulini D. Superselection Rules. in Atmanspacher H, Müller-Herold U, Hrsg., From Chemistry to Consciousness: The Legacy of Hans Primas. Springer International Publishing AG. 2016. S. 45-70 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-43573-2_4
Giulini, Domenico. / Superselection Rules. From Chemistry to Consciousness: The Legacy of Hans Primas. Hrsg. / Harald Atmanspacher ; Ulrich Müller-Herold. Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. S. 45-70
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