Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity

Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He received his doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh. His work lies at the intersection of physics and philosophy, including the foundations of physics and logic. He is the author of Truth and Paradox (2004) and The Metaphysics within Physics (2007). Maudlin is a member of the Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences and a Guggenheim Fellow.

• Preface to First Edition viPreface to Second Edition xPreface to Third Edition xiiIntroduction 11 Bell’s Theorem: The Price of Locality 6Appendix A: The GHZ Scheme 242 Relativity and Space-time Structure 273 Finger Exercise: Superluminal Matter Transport 554 Controlling the Connection: Signals 74Appendix B: Bohmian Mechanics 1065 Causation 1146 Secret Messages 1487 Points of View 1738 Life in Elastic Space-time 2059 Morals 22110 New Discoveries and Deeper Insights: The View from 2010 224An Overview of Quantum Mechanics 260References 284Index 290

"Maudlin's book is outstanding, and is particularly remarkable for three central achievements: the clearest exposition of Bell's theorem I know of; a careful discussion of the (in)compatibility between the implications of that theorem and relativity; and astute suggestions for how one could deal with this problem. Maudlin is a professional philosopher who writes on this most fundamental issue of physics in a way that is far clearer than the work of most physicists." -Jean Bricmont, University of Louvain