Since I frequently get comments from people looking to learn more about the foundations of quantum theory, here is a collection of resources to help you learn about the subject.
| #qf-books">QF Books |
| #qf-graduate-talks">QF Graduate-level Talks and Videos |
| #qf-popular-talks">QF Popular-level Talks and Videos |
| #qf-undergrad-talks">QF Undergraduate-level Talks and Videos |
| #qf-websites">QF Websites |
| #research-articles">Research Articles |
QF Books
- Amazon aStore — A collection of books that I recommend on the foundations of quantum theory and related topics at both popular and technical levels. Buying from this store helps support this site, but you can also just use it for information.
QF Graduate-level Talks and Videos
- 2009/2010 Perimeter Scholars International Course — Rob Spekkens' course for Perimeter Institute's new grad student program.
- Quantum Mechanics In Your Face — 1994 lecture by Sidney Coleman on the foundations of quantum theory.
QF Popular-level Talks and Videos
- From Einstein's Intuition to Quantum Bits — Public lecture by Alain Aspect about quantum theory and entanglement.
- Quantum Foundations: From Plato's Cave to Bertlmann's Socks — Public lecture on quantum foundations by Rob Spekkens, presented at Quantum to Cosmos festival 2009.
- Quantum Physics in Sixty Minutes — Lecture by Damian Pope of the Perimeter Institute Outreach Department, presented at Quantum to Cosmos festival 2009.
- The Challenge of Quantum Reality — Classroom video about quantum theory for high-school students created by Perimeter Institute Outreach department.
- The quantum world: from weird to wired — Public lecture by Joseph Emerson about quantum theory.
QF Undergraduate-level Talks and Videos
- 2005 Univ. Waterloo Course on Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics — Includes guest lectures from experts in various interpretations of quantum theory.
- 2005 Univ. Waterloo Course on Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics (Videos) — The video links from the UW site for this course are no longer working, so here is the direct link.
- 2010 Univ. Waterloo Course on Foundations and Interpretations of Quantum Theory — A repeat of the 2005 course with different guest lecturers.
QF Websites
- Collaboration Bohmian Mechanics — Bohmian mechanics resources from Sheldon Goldstein and collaborators.
- Eric Joos' Decoherence Website — Website about the decoherence approach to the interpretation of quantum theory.
- New Scientist Quantum World — Special topic site about quantum theory.
- Quantum Foundations at Perimeter Institute — Overview of the field.
- Quantum Quackery — Article by Victor Stenger from Skeptical Inquirer debunking new-age quantum mysticism.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Has articles on most topics in quantum foundations.
- The Many Worlds FAQ — Explains the basics of the many-worlds interpretation.
- Wikipedia article on interpretations of quantum mechanics — Not the most accurate source, but a good place to go looking for links.
Research Articles
- Philosophy of Science preprint archive — The philosophy equivalent of the arXiv.
- The arXiv preprint archive — Most quantum physics/maths/computer science papers are posted here before publication.
- Virtual Journal of Quantum Information — Collects articles on quantum information that have been published in a variety of journals.
Thanks for this resource.
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