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25.1 The Cultural Roots of the Renewed Interest in the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics 25.1 The Cultural Roots of the Renewed Interest in the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
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25.2 The 1960s: The Seeds of the Italian Interest towards FQM 25.2 The 1960s: The Seeds of the Italian Interest towards FQM
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25.3 The 1968 Effect: A Rebirth of FQM in the Context of Left-wing Political Activism 25.3 The 1968 Effect: A Rebirth of FQM in the Context of Left-wing Political Activism
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25.3.1 The General Social-Political Context 25.3.1 The General Social-Political Context
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25.3.2 Franco Selleri’s Early Dissatisfaction with Science and His Pioneering Initiatives 25.3.2 Franco Selleri’s Early Dissatisfaction with Science and His Pioneering Initiatives
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25.3.3 The Varenna School on Foundations of Quantum Mechanics of 1970 25.3.3 The Varenna School on Foundations of Quantum Mechanics of 1970
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25.3.4 Further Critical Activities about Science in the ‘Capitalistic Society’ 25.3.4 Further Critical Activities about Science in the ‘Capitalistic Society’
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25.4 The 1970s and 1980s: The Blossoming of Activities on FQM in Italy 25.4 The 1970s and 1980s: The Blossoming of Activities on FQM in Italy
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25.4.1 Selleri’s group in Bari and its Collaborations 25.4.1 Selleri’s group in Bari and its Collaborations
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25.4.2 Giancarlo Ghirardi in Trieste 25.4.2 Giancarlo Ghirardi in Trieste
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25.4.3 Angelo Baracca in Florence and Silvio Bergia in Bologna 25.4.3 Angelo Baracca in Florence and Silvio Bergia in Bologna
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25.4.4 Marcello Cini in Rome 25.4.4 Marcello Cini in Rome
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25.4.5 Silvano Tagliagambe and Quantum Physics in the USSR 25.4.5 Silvano Tagliagambe and Quantum Physics in the USSR
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25.4.6 The Erice School of 1976 25.4.6 The Erice School of 1976
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25.4.7 Other Activities 25.4.7 Other Activities
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25.5 Concluding Remarks 25.5 Concluding Remarks
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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
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References References
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25 The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics in Post-War Italy’s Cultural Context
Get accessResearcher at the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI-Vienna) and the University of Vienna
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Published:19 May 2022
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In this chapter, I analyse the contingent conditions that led to a revival of the research in foundations of quantum mechanics (FQM) in Italy in the early 1970s. These were primarily the social-political struggles for change of the ’68 left-wing movements, which deeply involved young physicists. They criticized the structures of science, regarded science as yet another manifestation of the capitalistic character of modern society. They thus saw in FQM a natural starting point to dismantling the certainties of contemporary physics and thus opening new room for a radical change in the practices and contents of physics. While most of their scientific agenda turned out to be unattainable –such as the sought breakdown of quantum mechanics by means of Bell’s theorem– it is remarkable that a critical mass of Italian physicists became professionally active in the at that time almost forgotten field of FQM.
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