Dr Miklos Redei

Title

Lecturer in Philosophy

Research interests 

Foundational and philosophical problems of modern physics, quantum logic, general issues in philosophy of science.

Publications

Publications include:

Books

  • (Editor) John von Neumann: Selected Letters, History of Mathematics vol. 27, (American Mathematical Society and London Mathematical Society, 2005
  • (Editor with M. Stoeltzner) John von Neumann and the Foundations of Quantum Physics, (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston,  London, 2001
  • Quantum Logic in Algebraic Approach (Fundamental Theories of Physics Vol. 91.), (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Boston  and London, 1998
  • Introduction to Quantum Logic (Eötvös University Press, Budapest, 1995

Papers in peer reviewed journals 

  • "Quantum probability theory" (with S. J. Summers), Studies in the History and Philosophy of  Modern Physics (forthcoming)
  • "The birth of quantum logic", History and Philosophy of Logic 28 (2007) 107-122
  • "Reichenbachian Common Cause Systems of arbitrary finite size exist" (with G. Hofer-Szabo), Foundations of Physics Letters 35 (2006) 745-746
  • "Remarks on causality in relativistic quantum field theory" (with S. J. Summers), International Journal of Theoretical Physics 44  (2005) 1029-1039
  • "Reichenbachian Common Cause Systems" (with G. Hofer-Szabo), International Journal of Theoretical Physics 43 (2004) 1819-1826
  • "When can statistical theories be causally closed?" (B. Gyenis), Foundations of Physics  34  (2004) 1285-1303
  • "John von Neumann 1903-1957", European Mathematical Society Newsletter March 2004, 17-20
  • "Common-causes are not common common-causes" (with G. Hofer-Szabo and L. Szabo), Philosophy of Science 69 (2002) 623-636
  • "Local Primitive Causality and the Common Cause Principle in quantum  field theory" (with S. J. Summers), Foundations of Physics 32 (2002) 335-355
  • "Facets of quantum logic" (Essay Review), Studies in the History and Philosophy of  Modern Physics 32 (2001) 101-111
  • "Reichenbach's Common Cause Principle: Recent results and open problems" (with G. Hofer-Szabo and L. Szabo), Reports on Philosophy No. 20 (2000)  85-107
  • "Common cause completeability of classical and quantum event structures" (with  G. Hofer-Szabo and L. Szabo), International Journal of Theoretical Physics 39 (2000) 913-919
  • "'Unsolved Problems of Mathematics' J von Neumann's address to the International Congress of Mathematicians, Amsterdam,  September 2-9, 1954", The Mathematical Intelligencer 21 (1999) 7-12

 

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