Article ID: CBB000932026

The Tausk Controversy on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics: Physics, Philosophy, and Politics (2008)

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In 1966 the Brazilian physicist Klaus Tausk (b. 1927) circulated a preprint from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, criticizing Adriana Daneri,Angelo Loinger,and Giovanni Maria Prosperi's theory of 1962 on the measurement problem in quantum mechanics. A heated controversy ensued between two opposing camps within the orthodox interpretation of quantum theory, represented by Léon Rosenfeld and Eugene P.Wigner. The controversy went well beyond the strictly scientific issues, however, reflecting philosophical and political commitments within the context of the Cold War, the relationship between science in developed and Third World countries, the importance of social skills, and personal idiosyncrasies.

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Authors & Contributors
Freire, Olival, Jr.
Jacobsen, Anja Skaar
Jamie Milton Freestone
Renaud Debailly
Greco, Pietro
Rocci, Alessio
Concepts
Physics
Quantum mechanics
Controversies and disputes
Science and politics
Science and society
Philosophy
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
18th century
Places
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Germany
France
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