Quantum Theory and Local Causality

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​This book summarizes the results of research the authors have pursued in the past years on the problem of implementing Bell's notion of local causality in local physical theories and relating it to other important concepts and principles in the foundations of physics such as the Common Cause Principle, Bell's inequalities, the EPR (Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen) scenario, and various other locality and causality concepts. The book is intended for philosophers of science with an interest in the formal background of sciences, philosophers of physics and physicists working in foundation of physics. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Local Causality: A Historical Introduction (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 1-9 What Is a Local Physical Theory? (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 11-15 Locality and Causality Principles (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 17-23 Bell’s Notion of Local Causality (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 25-36 The Common Cause Principle (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 37-41 Bell’s Inequalities (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 43-45 The EPR Scenario (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 47-50 A Noncommutative Locally Causal Model for the EPR Scenario (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 51-56 Summary and Outlook (Gábor Hofer-Szabó, Péter Vecsernyés)....Pages 57-59