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philosophy of quantum mechanics

Mathematical background

Clifton, Rob (1996) Introductory Notes on the Mathematics Needed for Quantum Theory.
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Measurement

Henry Krips, `Measurement in Quantum Theory', Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1999).
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Jeffrey Bub, `Quantum measurement problem', Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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EPR

Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen, `Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?', Phys. Rev. 47 (1935): 777-–80.
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Niels Bohr, `Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be Considered Complete?', Phys. Rev. 48 (1935): 696–-702.
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Halvorson, Hans and Clifton, Rob (2001) Reconsidering Bohr's reply to EPR.
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The Bell Inequalities

N. David Mermin, ``Quantum Mysteries for Anyone'' Journal of Philosophy 78 (1981): 397--408.
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Arthur Fine, `Bell's Theorem', Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Guido Bacciagaluppi (2001), ``Remarks on Space-time and Locality in Everett's Interpretation.''
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W. G. Unruh (1997), `Is Quantum Mechanics Non-Local?'
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The de Broglie-Bohm interpretation

Sheldon Goldstein, `Bohmian Mechanics', Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2001).
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http://www.bohmian-mechanics.net/

D. Dürr, S. Goldstein, N. Zanghì, `Bohmian Mechanics as the Foundation of Quantum Mechanics', in Cushing et al. (eds) Bohmian Mechanics and Quantum Theory: An Appraisal (Kluwer, 1996).
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Michael Dickson, `Antidote or Theory?', Studies In History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 27 (1996): 229--38.
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Everettian Interpretations

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Articles

David Albert, Barry Loewer, `Two No-Collapse Interpretations of Quantum Theory', Noûs 23 (1989): 169--186.
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Simon Saunders, `Time, Quantum Mechanics, and Decoherence', Synthese 102 (1995): 235--66.
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Simon Saunders, `Time, Quantum Mechanics, and Probability', Synthese 114 (1998): 373--404.
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David Wallace, `Worlds in the Everett Interpretation' Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics.
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David Wallace, `Everett and Structure' (2001).
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Jeremy Butterfield `Some Worlds of Quantum Theory' (2001).
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David Deutsch, `Quantum theory of probability and decisions', Proc. R Soc. Lond. A455: 3129--37.
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Dynamical Collapse Models

GianCarlo Ghirardi, `Collapse Theories' Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2002).
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G.C. Ghirardi, A. Rimini and T. Weber, `Unified dynamics for microscopic and macroscopic systems', Phys. Rev. D 34 (1986): 470.
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Decoherence and Consistent Histories

Guido Bacciagaluppi, `The Role of Decoherence in Quantum Mechanics', The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Edward N. Zalta (ed.).
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Eric Joos' Decoherence website

H. Dieter Zeh's homepage

Charis Anastopoulos, `Frequently Asked Questions about Decoherence', Int. J. Theor. Phys. 41 (2002): 1573.
``a non-technical, critical review article on decoherence developed from material in a course on advanced quantum mechanics''
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Erich Joos, `Elements of Environmental Decoherence', in Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems, edited by P. Blanchard, D. Giulini, E. Joos, C. Kiefer, and I.-O. Stamatescu (Springer 2000)
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W. H. Zurek (1998): `Decoherence, Einselection, and the Existential Interpretation (the Rough Guide)' Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond. A356 (1998): 1793--820.
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Wojciech H. Zurek, `Decoherence, einselection, and the quantum origins of the classical' (2001/2002).
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H. Dieter Zeh, `The Meaning of Decoherence', in Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems, edited by P. Blanchard, D. Giulini, E. Joos, C. Kiefer, and I.-O. Stamatescu (Springer 2000)
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J.J.Halliwell, `A Review of the Decoherent Histories Approach to Quantum Mechanics', Annals N.Y. Acad. Sci. 755 (1995): 726--40. Imperial College preprint 93-94/52.
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Roland Omnès, `Consistent interpretations of quantum mechanics', Rev. Mod. Phys. 64 (1992): 339–-82.
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Other Interpretations

N. David Mermin, `What is quantum mechanics trying to tell us?', American Journal of Physics 66 (1998): 753--67.
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Ulrich Mohrhoff, `What quantum mechanics is trying to tell us', American Journal of Physics 68 (2000): 728–-45.
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