Published by World Scientiic Publishing Europe Ltd. 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE Head oice: 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA oice: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Kastner, Ruth E., 1955– editor. | Jeknić-Dugić, Jasmina, editor. | Jaroszkiewicz, George, editor. Title: Quantum structural studies : classical emergence from the quantum level / edited by, Ruth E. Kastner (University of Maryland, College Park, USA), Jasmina Jeknić-Dugić (University of Niš, Serbia), George Jaroszkiewicz (The University of Nottingham, UK). Description: Hackensack, NJ : World Scientiic, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identiiers: LCCN 2016032484| ISBN 9781786341402 (hc ; alk. paper) | ISBN 1786341409 (hc ; alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Quantum systems. | Quantum theory. | Degree of freedom. | Atomic structure. Classiication: LCC QC174.13 .Q35 2016 | DDC 530.12--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016032484 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2017 by World Scientiic Publishing Europe Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. Desk Editors: Herbert Moses/Mary Simpson Typeset by Stallion Press Email:
[email protected] Printed in Singapore About the Editors Ruth E. Kastner received her BS, cum laude with high honors in physics, and after picking up an MS in physics from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1992, decided to pursue her interest in the foundational aspects being studied at the UMCP Philosophy Department. She received her PhD in Philosophy (History and Philosophy of Science) with Jeffrey Bub as her dissertation advi