Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory

Contents

• Introduction
• Mathematical Formalism
  • Hilbert Space
  • Cstar Algebra and Quantum Logic
• Thought Experiments
  • Bohr-Einstein Debates
  • Schrdinger's Cat
  • The EPR experiment aka quantum entanglement
  • Wheeler's Delayed Choice Experiment
• The problem of measurement in quantum mechanics
• Copenhagen Interpretation
• Bohm's pilot wave interpretation
• Many-worlds Interpretation
• Coherent Histories
• Decoherence
• Quantum Field Theory
  • Local Quantum Physics
  • Causality