Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-852536-3 (ISBN)
Quantum theory is one of the most important and successful theories of modern physical science. A fact all the more remarkable because quatum theory is a theory that few understand.
Most academic textbooks on the subject are written for specialists, filled with complex jargon and dense mathematics. In contrast there are many popular presentations of the inherent 'weirdness' of the quantum world that are light on jargon and contain no mathematics.Together these presentations serve to create the impression that there are two theories - the 'serious, one and the 'wierd' one. Baggott successfully bridges the gulf between these presentations by grounding the discussion of the theory's profound problems directly in its mathematical formalism in a way that under-graduate students and interested individuals can follow.
Dr James Baggott 199 Beech Lane, Earley, Reading RG6 5UP 07775 940 256 0118 9212 134 jim@logosconsulting.co.uk The author has written many popular science articles for newspapers (Independent, Daily Telegraph) and popular science magazines such as New Scientist. He has also appeared on a couple of radio programmes dealing with quantum theory (the last time for a series aired on BBC Radio 4 in late 1999).
Foreword by Peter Atkins ; Preface ; Part I: Discovery ; 1. An Act of Desperation ; 2. Farewell to Certainty ; 3. An Absolute Wonder ; Part II: Formalism ; 4. Quantum Rules ; 5. Quantum Measurement ; Part III: Meaning ; 6. The Schism ; 7. A Bolt from the Blue ; 8. Bell's Theorem and Local Reality ; Part IV: Experiment ; 9. Quantum Non-locality ; 10. Complementarity and Entanglement ; Part V: Alternatives ; 11. Pilot Waves, Potentials and Propensities ; 12. An Irreversible Act ; 13. I Think, Therefore ; 14. Many Worlds, One Universe ; Closing Remarks ; Appendices ; Bibliography
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2003 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | numerous figures |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 168 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 747 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-852536-2 / 0198525362 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-852536-3 / 9780198525363 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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