This is the homepage for PL2293-Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Fall 2011, Polytechnic University.  Choose from the selection below.  This page will be updated periodically.

• Syllabus
• Modified Schedule
  

• Lecture Notes
• 01. 2-Slit Experiment
  
• 02. 2-Path Experiment: Quantum vs. Classical Systems
  
• 03. Vectors, Vector Spaces, and Operators
  
• 04. Principles of QM
  
• 05. Multiparticle Systems
  
• 06. EPR and Bell
  
• 07. Quantum Information Theory
  
• 08. Kochen-Specker and Measurement
  
• 09. Collapse and GRW
  
• 10. Many Worlds/Many Minds
  
• 11. Bohm
• 12. Modal Interpretations and Quantum Logic
• 13. Decoherence and Consistent Histories
• 14. Quantum Identity and Individuality
  

• Assignments
• Paper Assignment
• Paper Guidelines
  
• hw01
• hw02
• hw03
• hw04
• hw05
• hw06
• hw07
• hw08
• hw09
• hw10
• extra credit #1
• hw11
• hw12
• extra credit #2

• Handouts
• Principles of QM
• Interpretation Summary
  

• Links
• Check "Course Documents" in the MyPoly website for this course for relevant supplementary articles.
• Relevant articles in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
• "Quantum Mechanics"
• "Bell's Theorem"
  
• "The Kochen-Specker Theorem"
• "Collapse Theories"
• "Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics"
• "Everett's Relative-State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics"
• "Bohmian Mechanics"
• "The Modal Interpretations of Quantum Theory"
• "Quantum Logic and Probability Theory"
• "Quantum Entanglement and Information"
• "The Role of Decoherence in Quantum Theory"
• "Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory"
• Other articles on related  issues in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
• "Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics"
• "Measurement in Quantum Theory"
• Other resources:
• Quantum Cryptography website
• "An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists"
• "Introduction to Quantum Computers and Quantum Algorithms"
• "An Introduction to Quantum Teleportation"
• John Preskill's Quantum Computation course at Caltech
• Ned Hall's Phil QM course at MIT