PHIL 354 - Philosophy of Physics

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University of Maryland-Global Campus

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Description:

Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: PHYS260 or MATH220 or equivalent; or permission of department. Recommended: PHYS270, PHYS401. Not open to students who have completed PHIL452. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHIL354 or PHIL452. An introduction to current issues at the interface of physics and philosophy, associated with our current picture of the physical world as fundamentally quantum mechanical. Topics include the debate between Einstein and Bohr on the objectivity and completeness of the quantum description, nonlocality and Bell's theorem, realism and the measurement problem, irreversibility and the arrow of time.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umgc.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 985-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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