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

External links

• Modal Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
• Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Elsevier
• Foundations of Physics, Springer
• European Studies in Philosophy of Science, Springer