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'''Dennis Geert Bernardus Johan Dieks''' (born 1 June 1949, in [[Amsterdam]]) is a Dutch physicist and philosopher of physics.
'''Dennis Geert Bernardus Johan Dieks''' (born 1 June 1949, in [[Amsterdam]]) is a Dutch [[physicist]] and philosopher of physics.


==Work==
==Work==
In 1982 he proved the [[no-cloning theorem]]<ref>D. Dieks, "Communication by EPR devices", ''[[Physics Letters A]]'' 92 (1982) 271–272.</ref> (independently discovered in the same year by [[William Wootters]] and [[Wojciech H. Zurek]]). In 1989 he proposed a new [[interpretation of quantum mechanics]],<ref>D. Dieks, "Resolution of the Measurement Problem Through Decoherence of the Quantum State", ''Physics Letters A'' 142 (1989) 439-444.</ref> later known as a version of the [[modal interpretation of quantum mechanics]].<ref>Dennis Dieks and Pieter E. Vermaas, eds., ''The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics'', [[Kluwer Academic Publishers]], 1998.</ref> He also worked on the [[philosophy of space and time]], the logic of [[probabilistic reasoning]], and the theory of explanation. Dieks is a professor at [[Utrecht University]] and a member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] since 2008.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.knaw.nl/nl/leden/leden/7981 |title=Dennis Dieks |language=Dutch |publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |date= |accessdate=13 July 2015}}</ref> He is co-editor of the journal ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics'', an editor of the journal ''Foundations of Physics'' (Editor-in-chief C. Rovelli) and co-editor of the book series ''European Studies in Philosophy of Science'' (Springer).
In 1982 he proved the [[no-cloning theorem]]<ref>D. Dieks, "Communication by EPR devices", ''[[Physics Letters A]]'' 92 (1982) 271–272.</ref> (independently discovered in the same year by [[William Wootters]] and [[Wojciech H. Zurek]]). In 1989 he proposed a new [[interpretation of quantum mechanics]],<ref>D. Dieks, "Resolution of the Measurement Problem Through Decoherence of the Quantum State", ''Physics Letters A'' 142 (1989) 439-444.</ref> later known as a version of the [[modal interpretation of quantum mechanics]].<ref>Dennis Dieks and Pieter E. Vermaas, eds., ''The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics'', [[Kluwer Academic Publishers]], 1998.</ref> He also worked on the [[philosophy of space and time]], the logic of [[probabilistic reasoning]], and the theory of explanation. Dieks is a professor at [[Utrecht University]] and a member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] since 2008.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.knaw.nl/nl/leden/leden/7981 |title=Dennis Dieks |language=Dutch |publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |date= |accessdate=13 July 2015}}</ref> He is co-editor of the journal ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics'', an editor of the journal ''Foundations of Physics'' (Editor-in-chief C. Rovelli) and co-editor of the book series ''European Studies in Philosophy of Science'' (Springer).


Dieks was also an able chess player, reaching a maximum [[Elo rating system|Elo rating]] of 2290 in 1974<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chesstempo.com/gamedb/player/50970|title=Dennis Dieks - Chess Games|website=chesstempo.com|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref> and even beating [[Jan Timman]] in a game played in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=40454|title=The chess games of Dennis Dieks|website=www.chessgames.com|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref>
Dieks was also an able [[chess]] player, reaching a maximum [[Elo rating system|Elo rating]] of 2290 in 1974<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chesstempo.com/gamedb/player/50970|title=Dennis Dieks - Chess Games|website=chesstempo.com|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref> and even beating [[Jan Timman]] in a game played in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=40454|title=The chess games of Dennis Dieks|website=www.chessgames.com|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:33, 19 February 2021

Dennis Geert Bernardus Johan Dieks (born 1 June 1949, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch physicist and philosopher of physics.

Work

In 1982 he proved the no-cloning theorem[1] (independently discovered in the same year by William Wootters and Wojciech H. Zurek). In 1989 he proposed a new interpretation of quantum mechanics,[2] later known as a version of the modal interpretation of quantum mechanics.[3] He also worked on the philosophy of space and time, the logic of probabilistic reasoning, and the theory of explanation. Dieks is a professor at Utrecht University and a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2008.[4] He is co-editor of the journal Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, an editor of the journal Foundations of Physics (Editor-in-chief C. Rovelli) and co-editor of the book series European Studies in Philosophy of Science (Springer).

Dieks was also an able chess player, reaching a maximum Elo rating of 2290 in 1974[5] and even beating Jan Timman in a game played in 1977.[6]

References

  1. ^ D. Dieks, "Communication by EPR devices", Physics Letters A 92 (1982) 271–272.
  2. ^ D. Dieks, "Resolution of the Measurement Problem Through Decoherence of the Quantum State", Physics Letters A 142 (1989) 439-444.
  3. ^ Dennis Dieks and Pieter E. Vermaas, eds., The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.
  4. ^ "Dennis Dieks" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Dennis Dieks - Chess Games". chesstempo.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  6. ^ "The chess games of Dennis Dieks". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.


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