Sheldon Goldstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 4985795 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheldon Goldstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheldon |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldstein |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDSTEIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 137 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Bohmian Approach to the Problems of Cosmological Quantum Fluctuations
sponsorship: Funding for this research was provided by the John Templeton Foundation (grant no. 37433 to all authors); and Research Foundation Flanders Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (grant no. G066918N to Ward Struyve). (John Templeton Foundation|37433, Research Foundation Flanders Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G066918N)
Predictions and Primitive Ontology in Quantum Foundations
A major disagreement between different views about the foundations of quantum mechanics concerns whether for a theory to be intelligible as a fundamental physical theory it must involve a ‘primitive ontology’ (PO), i.e. variables describing the distribution of matter in four-dimensional space–time. In this article, we illustrate the value of having a PO. We do so by focussing on the role that the PO plays for extracting predictions from a given t…
Many Worlds and Schrödinger’s First Quantum Theory
Schrödinger’s first proposal for the interpretation of quantum mechanics was based on a postulate relating the wave function on configuration space to charge density in physical space. Schrödinger apparently later thought that his proposal was empirically wrong. We argue here that this is not the case, at least for a very similar proposal with charge density replaced by mass density. We argue that when analyzed carefully, this theory is seen to b…
On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Theory
Bohmian mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory provide opposite resolutions of the quantum measurement problem: the former postulates additional variables (the particle positions) besides the wave function, whereas the latter implements spontaneous collapses of the wave function by a nonlinear and stochastic modification of Schrödinger's equation. Still, both theories, when understood appropriately, share the following structure: They are…
Are all particles real
Revised Proof of the Uniqueness Theorem for ‘No Collapse’ Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
Quantum physics without quantum philosophy
Quantum equilibrium and the origin of absolute uncertainty
Weed macaques
Ecology of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in northwest Pakistan
Weed macaques
On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Theory
Bohmian mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory provide opposite resolutions of the quantum measurement problem: the former postulates additional variables (the particle positions) besides the wave function, whereas the latter implements spontaneous collapses of the wave function by a nonlinear and stochastic modification of Schrödinger's equation. Still, both theories, when understood appropriately, share the following structure: They are…
Ecology of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in northwest Pakistan
Many Worlds and Schrödinger’s First Quantum Theory
Schrödinger’s first proposal for the interpretation of quantum mechanics was based on a postulate relating the wave function on configuration space to charge density in physical space. Schrödinger apparently later thought that his proposal was empirically wrong. We argue here that this is not the case, at least for a very similar proposal with charge density replaced by mass density. We argue that when analyzed carefully, this theory is seen to b…
Predictions and Primitive Ontology in Quantum Foundations
A major disagreement between different views about the foundations of quantum mechanics concerns whether for a theory to be intelligible as a fundamental physical theory it must involve a ‘primitive ontology’ (PO), i.e. variables describing the distribution of matter in four-dimensional space–time. In this article, we illustrate the value of having a PO. We do so by focussing on the role that the PO plays for extracting predictions from a given t…
Weed macaques
Ecology of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in northwest Pakistan
Quantum equilibrium and the origin of absolute uncertainty
Quantum physics without quantum philosophy
Revised Proof of the Uniqueness Theorem for ‘No Collapse’ Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
Are all particles real
On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber Theory
Bohmian mechanics and the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory provide opposite resolutions of the quantum measurement problem: the former postulates additional variables (the particle positions) besides the wave function, whereas the latter implements spontaneous collapses of the wave function by a nonlinear and stochastic modification of Schrödinger's equation. Still, both theories, when understood appropriately, share the following structure: They are…
Many Worlds and Schrödinger’s First Quantum Theory
Schrödinger’s first proposal for the interpretation of quantum mechanics was based on a postulate relating the wave function on configuration space to charge density in physical space. Schrödinger apparently later thought that his proposal was empirically wrong. We argue here that this is not the case, at least for a very similar proposal with charge density replaced by mass density. We argue that when analyzed carefully, this theory is seen to b…
Predictions and Primitive Ontology in Quantum Foundations
A major disagreement between different views about the foundations of quantum mechanics concerns whether for a theory to be intelligible as a fundamental physical theory it must involve a ‘primitive ontology’ (PO), i.e. variables describing the distribution of matter in four-dimensional space–time. In this article, we illustrate the value of having a PO. We do so by focussing on the role that the PO plays for extracting predictions from a given t…
The Bohmian Approach to the Problems of Cosmological Quantum Fluctuations
sponsorship: Funding for this research was provided by the John Templeton Foundation (grant no. 37433 to all authors); and Research Foundation Flanders Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (grant no. G066918N to Ward Struyve). (John Templeton Foundation|37433, Research Foundation Flanders Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek|G066918N)
Quantum Mechanics and Applications (8 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (5 works) · Physics (5 works) · Quantum (5 works) · Theoretical physics (5 works) · De Broglie–Bohm theory (4 works) · Interpretations of quantum mechanics (4 works) · Minority interpretations of quantum mechanics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Quantum mechanics (4 works)