David Bohm: Causality and Chance, Letters to Three Women

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David Bohm: Causality and Chance, Letters to Three Women

Philosophy of science History of science Physics Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) Philosophy of mind

Author: Chris Talbot

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Collection: Physics and Astronomy

Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 17th April 2017

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9783319554921


The letters transcribed in this book were written by physicist David Bohm to three close female acquaintances in the period 1950 to 1956. They provide a background to his causal interpretation of quantum mechanics and the Marxist philosophy that inspired his scientific work in quantum theory, probability and statistical mechanics. In his letters, Bohm reveals the ideas that led to his ground breaking book Causality and Chance in Modern Physics. The political arguments as well as the acute personal problems contained in these letters help to give a rounded, human picture of this leading scientist and twentieth century thinker.

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