P. C. W. Davies / R. Brown (eds.)

The Ghost in the Atom

A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics
Herausgegeben von Davies, P. C. W.; Brown, Julian R.

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Produktbeschreibung

In this book, which has its origin in a series of radio broadcasts, Paul Davies interviews eight physicists involved in debating and testing quantum theory, with radically different views of its significance.

Produktdetails

• Canto
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Repr.
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9780521457286
• ISBN-10: 0521457289
• Artikelnr.: 09570281

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword; 1. The strange world of the quantum; 2. Alain Aspect; 3. John Bell; 4. John Wheeler; 5. Rudolf Peierls; 6. David Deutsch; 7. John Taylor; 8. David Bohm; 9. Basil Hiley; Glossary; Further reading; Index.

Rezensionen

'Paul Davies' summary ... is one of the clearest short expositions of quantum theory I have ever read.' New Scientist