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Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity: Metaphysical Intimations of Modern Physics, 3rd Edition

Tim Maudlin
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3127-1
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314 pages
May 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface to First Edition vi

Preface to Second Edition x

Preface to Third Edition xii

Introduction 1

1 Bell’s Theorem: The Price of Locality 6

Appendix A: The GHZ Scheme 24

2 Relativity and Space-time Structure 27

3 Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport 55

4 Controlling the Connection: Signals 74

Appendix B: Bohmian Mechanics 106

5 Causation 114

6 Secret Messages 148

7 Points of View 173

8 Life in Elastic Space-time 205

9 Morals 221

10 New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010 224

An Overview of Quantum Mechanics 260

References 284

Index 290

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