edited by Theo M Nieuwenhuizen (Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) , Bahar Mehmani (Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) , Václav Špička (Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences, The Czech Republic) , Maryam J Aghdami (Department of Physics, Sharif University, Iran) , & Andrei Yu Khrennikov (International Center for Mathematical Modeling in Physics, Engineering & Cognitive Science, Växjö University, Sweden)

Table of Contents (63k)
Preface (56k)
Chapter 1: The Mathematical Basis for Deterministic Quantum Mechanics (267k)

Already Einstein could never see quantum mechanics as a complete theory. Nowadays, many researchers, including 't Hooft, view quantum mechanics as a statistical description of some underlying reality. The workshop Beyond the Quantum, organized in Spring 2006 at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, The Netherlands, was one of the first meetings completely devoted to physics that may need an explanation beyond quantum mechanics. A broad variety of subjects was covered. The present book reflects this.

• Introductions:
  • The Mathematical Basis for Deterministic Quantum Mechanics (G 't Hooft)
  • What Did We Learn from Quantum Gravity? (A Ashtekar)
  • Bose–Einstein Condensates and EPR Quantum Non-Locality (F Laloë)
  • The Quantum Measurement Process: Lessons from an Exactly Solvable Model (A E Allahverdyan et al.)
• Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information:
  • POVMs: A Small but Important Step Beyond Standard Quantum Mechanics (W M de Muynck)
  • State Reduction by Measurements with a Null Result (G Nienhuis)
  • Solving Open Questions in the Bose–Einstein Condensation of an Ideal Gas via a Hybrid Mixture of Laser and Statistical Physics (M Kim et al.)
• Long Distance Correlations and Bell Inequalities:
  • Fair Sampling vs No-Signalling Principle in EPR Experiments (G Adenier & A Yu Khrennikov)
• Mathematical Foundations:
  • Where the Mathematical Structure of Quantum Mechanics Comes From (G M D'Ariano)
  • Phase Space Description of Quantum Mechanics and Non-Commutative Geometry: Wigner-Moyal and Bohm in a Wider Context (B J Hiley)
  • Quantum Mechanics as Simple Algorithm for Approximation of Classical Integrals (A Yu Khrennikov)
• Stochastic Electrodynamics:
  • Some Quantum Experiments from the Point of View of Stochastic Electrodynamics (V Špička et al.)
• Models for the Electron:
  • Rotating Hopf-Kinks: Oscillators in the Sense of de Broglie (U Enz)
  • The Electron and the Neutrino as Solitos in Classical Electromagnetism (Th M Nieuwenhuizen)
• Philosophical Considerations
• Round Table
• and other papers