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Sneaking a Look at God's Cards: Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics
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- Item Length
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- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication Year
- 2005
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- Textbook
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- Revised
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- Science
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- Physics / Quantum Theory, General, Physics / Nuclear
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Quantum mechanics, which describes the behavior of subatomic particles, seems to challenge common sense. Waves behave like particles; particles behave like waves. You can tell where a particle is, but not how fast it is moving--or vice versa. An electron faced with two tiny holes will travel through both at the same time, rather than one or the other. And then there is the enigma of creation ex nihilo, in which small particles appear with their so-called antiparticles, only to disappear the next instant in a tiny puff of energy. Since its inception, physicists and philosophers have struggled to work out the meaning of quantum mechanics. Some, like Niels Bohr, have responded to quantum mechanics' mysteries by replacing notions of position and velocity with probabilities. Others, like Einstein and Penrose, have disagreed and think that the entire puzzle reflects not a fundamental principle of nature but our own ignorance of basic scientific processes. Sneaking a Look at God's Cards offers the general reader a deep and real understanding of the problems inherent to the interpretation of quantum mechanics, from its inception to the present. The book presents a balanced overview of current debates and explores how the theory of quantum mechanics plays itself out in the real world. Written from the perspective of a leading European physicist, it looks extensively at ideas from both sides of the Atlantic and also considers what philosophers have contributed to the scientific discussion of this field. Sneaking a Look at God's Cards sets out what we know about the endlessly fascinating quantum world, how we came to this understanding, where we disagree, and where we are heading in our quest to comprehend the seemingly incomprehensible.
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Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691121397
ISBN-13
9780691121390
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30872070
Product Key Features
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Physics / Quantum Theory, General, Physics / Nuclear
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
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Q173.G4813 2005
Edition Description
Revised Edition
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"This is an excellent translation of a magnificent book. . . . [T]he Italian physicist GianCarlo Ghirardi gives a non-technical and critical exposition of deep facts about the foundations of quantum mechanics." ---Adonai S. Sant' Anna, Mathematical Reviews, "[A] sweeping treatment of one of the most unfathomable yet important scientific frameworks of our time."-- Cait Goldberg, Science News, "[A] sweeping treatment of one of the most unfathomable yet important scientific frameworks of our time." ---Cait Goldberg, Science News, "This remarkable book provides a careful and nontechnical introduction to the fundamental epistemological questions of quantum mechanics. . . . [I]t sets out with an in-depth discussion of the conceptual revolution brought about by the transition from a classical to a quantum description of the physical world. . . . All in all a marvelous and thought provoking book by one of the leading scientists in the field."-- M. Kunzinger, Monatschefte für Mathematik, "This impressive book leads the lay reader to a real understanding of the problems of interpreting quantum mechanics. It is a well-balanced, indeed wise, book, which will stand the test of time as an intellectually responsible introduction to the field. It is also so far as I know the first book at its level to have chapters on the important topics of quantum cryptography and quantum computation." --Jeremy Butterfield, University of Oxford, "This is an excellent translation of a magnificent book. . . . [T]he Italian physicist GianCarlo Ghirardi gives a non-technical and critical exposition of deep facts about the foundations of quantum mechanics." --Adonai S. Sant' Anna, Mathematical Reviews, "From the earliest days of the theory, confusion about its interpretation engendered a continuing series of debates. . . . Ghirardi's book provides a careful, evenhanded and well thought-out introduction to this timely topic." --Peter Woit, American Scientist, From the earliest days of the theory, confusion about its interpretation engendered a continuing series of debates. . . . Ghirardi's book provides a careful, evenhanded and well thought-out introduction to this timely topic., "This is an excellent translation of a magnificent book. . . . [T]he Italian physicist GianCarlo Ghirardi gives a non-technical and critical exposition of deep facts about the foundations of quantum mechanics."-- Adonai S. Sant' Anna, Mathematical Reviews, "[A] sweeping treatment of one of the most unfathomable yet important scientific frameworks of our time." --Cait Goldberg, Science News, "A modern overview of the state of quantum theory. . . The breadth and depth are very impressive." -- Choice, [A] sweeping treatment of one of the most unfathomable yet important scientific frameworks of our time. ---Cait Goldberg, Science News, "This is a tremendous and wonderful book for novices and experts alike. It provides a lucid and insightful look into the empirical and conceptual problems handled so successfully by quantum theory. Ghirardi also leads us through the debates concerning the interpretation and meaning of this tantalizing and fascinating theory--debates in which he himself has been one of the major participants." --Bas C. van Fraassen, Princeton University, This is an excellent translation of a magnificent book. . . . [T]he Italian physicist GianCarlo Ghirardi gives a non-technical and critical exposition of deep facts about the foundations of quantum mechanics., "This remarkable book provides a careful and nontechnical introduction to the fundamental epistemological questions of quantum mechanics. . . . [I]t sets out with an in-depth discussion of the conceptual revolution brought about by the transition from a classical to a quantum description of the physical world. . . . All in all a marvelous and thought provoking book by one of the leading scientists in the field." --M. Kunzinger, Monatschefte für Mathematik, "This remarkable book provides a careful and nontechnical introduction to the fundamental epistemological questions of quantum mechanics. . . . [I]t sets out with an in-depth discussion of the conceptual revolution brought about by the transition from a classical to a quantum description of the physical world. . . . All in all a marvelous and thought provoking book by one of the leading scientists in the field."-- M. Kunzinger, Monatschefte fr Mathematik, [A] sweeping treatment of one of the most unfathomable yet important scientific frameworks of our time., From the earliest days of the theory, confusion about its interpretation engendered a continuing series of debates. . . . Ghirardi's book provides a careful, evenhanded and well thought-out introduction to this timely topic. ---Peter Woit, American Scientist, "A modern overview of the state of quantum theory. . . The breadth and depth are very impressive."-- Choice, "This remarkable book provides a careful and nontechnical introduction to the fundamental epistemological questions of quantum mechanics. . . . [I]t sets out with an in-depth discussion of the conceptual revolution brought about by the transition from a classical to a quantum description of the physical world. . . . All in all a marvelous and thought provoking book by one of the leading scientists in the field." ---M. Kunzinger, Monatschefte für Mathematik, "From the earliest days of the theory, confusion about its interpretation engendered a continuing series of debates. . . . Ghirardi's book provides a careful, evenhanded and well thought-out introduction to this timely topic."-- Peter Woit, American Scientist, This remarkable book provides a careful and nontechnical introduction to the fundamental epistemological questions of quantum mechanics. . . . [I]t sets out with an in-depth discussion of the conceptual revolution brought about by the transition from a classical to a quantum description of the physical world. . . . All in all a marvelous and thought provoking book by one of the leading scientists in the field. ---M. Kunzinger, Monatschefte für Mathematik, This is an excellent translation of a magnificent book. . . . [T]he Italian physicist GianCarlo Ghirardi gives a non-technical and critical exposition of deep facts about the foundations of quantum mechanics. ---Adonai S. Sant' Anna, Mathematical Reviews, This remarkable book provides a careful and nontechnical introduction to the fundamental epistemological questions of quantum mechanics. . . . [I]t sets out with an in-depth discussion of the conceptual revolution brought about by the transition from a classical to a quantum description of the physical world. . . . All in all a marvelous and thought provoking book by one of the leading scientists in the field., "From the earliest days of the theory, confusion about its interpretation engendered a continuing series of debates. . . . Ghirardi's book provides a careful, evenhanded and well thought-out introduction to this timely topic." ---Peter Woit, American Scientist
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Sneaking a Look at God's Cards : Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics-Revised Edition
Table of Content
Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter One: The Collapse of the "Classical" World View 1 Chapter Two: The Polarization of Light 25 Chapter Three: Quanta, Chance Events, and Indeterminism 43 Chapter Four: The Superposition Principle and the Conceptual Structure of the Theory 79 Chapter Five: Visualization and Scientific Progress 111 Chapter Six: The Interpretation of the Theory 120 Chapter Seven: The Bohr-Einstein Dialogue 149 Chapter Eight: A Bolt from the Blue: The Einstein-Podolski-Rosen Argument 165 Chapter Nine: Hidden Variables 195 Chapter Ten: Bell's Inequality and Nonlocality 226 Chapter Eleven: Nonlocality and Superluminal Signals 261 Chapter Twelve: Quantum Cryptography 292 Chapter Thirteen: Quantum Computers 313 Chapter Fourteen: Systems of Identical Particles 331 Chapter Fifteen: From Microscopic to Macroscopic 344 Chapter Sixteen: In Search of a Coherent Framework for All Physical Processes 377 Chapter Seventeen: Spontaneous Localization, Properties, and Perceptions 416 Chapter Eighteen: Macrorealism and Noninvasive Measurements 437 Chapter Nineteen: Conclusions 448 Notes 455 Bibliography 473 Index 477
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
2004-048683
Dewey Decimal
539
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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