Randomness in quantum mechanics: philosophy, physics and technology.
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This progress report covers recent developments in the area of quantum randomness, which is an extraordinarily interdisciplinary area that belongs not only to physics, but also to philosophy, mathematics, computer science, and technology. For this reason the article contains three parts that will be essentially devoted to different aspects of quantum randomness, and even directed, although not restricted, to various audiences: a philosophical part, a physical part, and a technological part. For these reasons the article is written on an elementary level, combining simple and non-technical descriptions with a concise review of more advanced results. In this way readers of various provenances will be able to gain while reading the article.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Reports on progress in physics. Physical Society
دوره 80 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017