Volume 7 is a direct continuation of Volume 6, which documented the birth of the complementarity argument and its earliest elaborations. It covers the extension and refinement of the complementarity argument from 1933 until Bohrs' death in 1962. All Bohr's publications on the subject, together with selected manuscripts and extracts of his correspondence with friends and fellow pioneers such as Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli, are included.
Divided into two, largely independent parts, the volume begins with Bohr's contributions to "Relativistic Quantum Theory". Together with Léon Rosenfeld, Bohr undertook a thorough investigation of the measuring problem in quantum electrodynamics and demonstrated the full accordance between the formalism and the result of idealized thought experiments.
The articles in the second part, although also restricted in scope to the field of physics, address a broader audience. One of the most impressive treatises is Bohr's own account of his debates with Albert Einstein, over more than twenty years, on the consistency, the completeness and the epistemological consequences of quantum mechanics.
Volumes 6 and 7 of the Collected Works are in turn related to the forthcoming Volume 10 which broadens the scope by presenting Bohr's applications of the complementarity argument beyond the domain of physics. Although each volume may be read independently, careful attention should be paid to the interrelationships between each volume in order to appreciate the subtlety of Bohr's continued elaboration and fine-tuning of his complementarity argument.
1. Introduction - p. XIX 2. Chapter I: The Limited Measurability of Electromagnetic Fields of Force - p. 51 3. Chapter II: On the Question of the Measurability of Electromagnetic Field Quantities - p. 54 4. Chapter 1: On the Question of the Measurability of Electromagnetic Field Quantities* - p. 121 5. Chapter III: General Discussion at the Seventh Solvay Conference - p. 166 6. Chapter IV: Field and Charge Measurements in Quantum Theory - p. 193 7. Chapter V: Field and Charge Measurements in Quantum Electrodynamics - p. 209 8. Chapter VI: Problems of Elementary-Particle Physics - p. 216 9. Chapter VII: General Discussion at the Eighth Solvay Conference - p. 222 10. Appendix - p. 228 11. Appendix - p. 238 12. Part II: Complementarity: Bedrock of the Quantal Description - p. 246 13. Introduction - p. 246 14. Chapter I: Quantum Mechanics and Physical Reality - p. 287 15. Chapter II: Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be Considered Complete? - p. 290 16. Chapter III: The Causality Problem in Atomic Physics - p. 298 17. Chapter IV: Analysis and Synthesis in Atomic Physics - p. 322 18. Chapter V: On The Notions of Causality and Complementarity - p. 324 19. Chapter VI: Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics - p. 338 20. Chapter VII: The Epistemological Problem of Natural Science - p. 381 21. Chapter VIII: Quantum Physics and Philosophy–Causality and Complementarity - p. 384 22. Chapter IX: On Atoms and Human Knowledge - p. 394 23. Appendix - p. 423 24. Part III: Selected Correspondence - p. 430 25. Introduction - p. 430 26. Correspondence Included - p. 433 27. Inventory of Relevant Manuscripts in the Niels Bohr Archive - p. 515 28. Introduction - p. 515 29. Index - p. 524
Volume 7 is a direct continuation of Volume 6, which documented the birth of the complementarity argument and its earliest elaborations. It covers the extension and refinement of the complementarity argument from 1933 until Bohrs' death in 1962. All Bohr's publications on the subject, together with selected manuscripts and extracts of his correspondence with friends and fellow pioneers such as Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli, are included.
Divided into two, largely independent parts, the volume begins with Bohr's contributions to "Relativistic Quantum Theory". Together with Léon Rosenfeld, Bohr undertook a thorough investigation of the measuring problem in quantum electrodynamics and demonstrated the full accordance between the formalism and the result of idealized thought experiments.
The articles in the second part, although also restricted in scope to the field of physics, address a broader audience. One of the most impressive treatises is Bohr's own account of his debates with Albert Einstein, over more than twenty years, on the consistency, the completeness and the epistemological consequences of quantum mechanics.
Volumes 6 and 7 of the Collected Works are in turn related to the forthcoming Volume 10 which broadens the scope by presenting Bohr's applications of the complementarity argument beyond the domain of physics. Although each volume may be read independently, careful attention should be paid to the interrelationships between each volume in order to appreciate the subtlety of Bohr's continued elaboration and fine-tuning of his complementarity argument.
1. Introduction - p. XIX 2. Chapter I: The Limited Measurability of Electromagnetic Fields of Force - p. 51 3. Chapter II: On the Question of the Measurability of Electromagnetic Field Quantities - p. 54 4. Chapter 1: On the Question of the Measurability of Electromagnetic Field Quantities* - p. 121 5. Chapter III: General Discussion at the Seventh Solvay Conference - p. 166 6. Chapter IV: Field and Charge Measurements in Quantum Theory - p. 193 7. Chapter V: Field and Charge Measurements in Quantum Electrodynamics - p. 209 8. Chapter VI: Problems of Elementary-Particle Physics - p. 216 9. Chapter VII: General Discussion at the Eighth Solvay Conference - p. 222 10. Appendix - p. 228 11. Appendix - p. 238 12. Part II: Complementarity: Bedrock of the Quantal Description - p. 246 13. Introduction - p. 246 14. Chapter I: Quantum Mechanics and Physical Reality - p. 287 15. Chapter II: Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be Considered Complete? - p. 290 16. Chapter III: The Causality Problem in Atomic Physics - p. 298 17. Chapter IV: Analysis and Synthesis in Atomic Physics - p. 322 18. Chapter V: On The Notions of Causality and Complementarity - p. 324 19. Chapter VI: Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics - p. 338 20. Chapter VII: The Epistemological Problem of Natural Science - p. 381 21. Chapter VIII: Quantum Physics and Philosophy–Causality and Complementarity - p. 384 22. Chapter IX: On Atoms and Human Knowledge - p. 394 23. Appendix - p. 423 24. Part III: Selected Correspondence - p. 430 25. Introduction - p. 430 26. Correspondence Included - p. 433 27. Inventory of Relevant Manuscripts in the Niels Bohr Archive - p. 515 28. Introduction - p. 515 29. Index - p. 524
