Columbia philosopher of physics known for rigorous treatments of the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics.
Albert's distinctive contribution: applying serious analytic philosophy to physics, not merely interpreting physics but probing its conceptual foundations. Time and Chance: the most rigorous philosophical treatment of thermodynamic irreversibility and the arrow of time. Quantum Mechanics and Experience: careful philosophical analysis of quantum measurement. The GRW interpretation and Bohmian mechanics as serious responses to the measurement problem. Challenged physicists to be more careful about what their theories actually say.
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