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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-10
3319652702
ISBN-13
9783319652702
eBay Product ID (ePID)
240014506
Product Key Features
Book Title
Quantum Sense and Nonsense
Number of Pages
Xii, 286 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Physics / Quantum Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Physics / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
159.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
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Reviews
"Quantum Sense and Nonsense goes into the quantum physics in considerably more depth ... . I would recommend this title if you want to get a distinctly different picture of quantum physics and an understanding of why, even after 80-90 years, physicists may be happy with the results of the calculations ... ." (Brian Clegg, Popular Science, popsciencebooks.blogspot.com, March, 2018)
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Table Of Content
What are the Issues raised by Quantum Mechanics'.- The First Mystery: Interference.- "Philosophical" Intermezzo I: What is Determinism'.- How do Physicists deal with Interference'.- Schrödinger's Cat and Hidden Variables.- "Philosophical" Intermezzo II: What is Wrong with "Observations"'.- The Second Mystery: Nonlocality.- How to do "The Impossible", a Quantum Mechanics without Observers: The de Broglie-Bohm Theory.- Many Worlds.- A Revised History of Quantum Mechanics.- The Cultural Impact of Quantum Mechanics.- Summary of the Main Theses of this Book.
Synopsis
Permeated by the author's delightful humor, this little book explains, with nearly no mathematics, the main conceptual issues associated with quantum mechanics: The issue of determinism . Does quantum mechanics signify the end of a deterministic word-view? The role of the human subject or of the "observer" in science . Since Copernicus, science has increasingly tended to dethrone Man from his formerly held special position in the Universe. But quantum mechanics, with its emphasis on the notion of observation, may once more have given a central role to the human subject. The issue of locality . Does quantum mechanics imply that instantaneous actions at a distance exist in Nature? In these pages the author offers a variety of views and answers - bad as well as good - to these questions. The reader will be both entertained and enlightened by Jean Bricmont's clear and incisive arguments., A thought-provoking book for the general reader interested in science and philosophy Illuminates profound questions about the nature of reality Reveals surprisingly simple solutions to many of the apparent parodoxes of quantum mechanics
LC Classification Number
Q1-390
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