Quantum physics, illusion or reality?

✍ Scribed by Alastair I. M. Rae

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 171
• Series: Canto
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I have read many books about the subject, they were ok but always missing something. I found this book as complete as it can be. His coverage for non-locality, EPR paradox, Bell's theorem,and the many interpretations of the quantum mechanics (Copenhagen, many worlds, Wigner's interpretation relating to the mind of the observer...) are well presented and heavily explained. I recomend this book to all the readers in physics. I hope that you will enjoy as I did.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Preface to the first edition......Page 13
Preface to the second edition......Page 15
1 · Quantum physics......Page 17
Light waves......Page 20
Photons......Page 23
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle......Page 27
Atoms and matter waves......Page 29
Beyond the atom......Page 31
Condensed matter......Page 33
The polarisation of light......Page 35
The polarisation of photons......Page 39
Hidden variables......Page 47
3 · What can be hidden in a pair of photons?......Page 50
Bell’s theorem......Page 55
The experiments......Page 61
Discussion......Page 65
4 · Wonderful Copenhagen?......Page 68
Copenhagen and EPR......Page 71
The measurement problem......Page 74
Schrödinger’s cat......Page 79
5 · Is it all in the mind?......Page 83
Quantum physics and reductionism......Page 93
6 · Many worlds......Page 97
7 · Is it a matter of size?......Page 111
Superconductivity......Page 117
8 · Backwards and forwards......Page 125
Indelible records......Page 126
Irreversibility......Page 127
Irreversibility and measurement......Page 133
9 · Only one way forward?......Page 136
Return to the measurement problem......Page 140
10 · Can we be consistent?......Page 144
Actualisation......Page 152
11 · Illusion or reality?......Page 155
General bibliography......Page 165
3 · What can be hidden in a pair of photons?......Page 166
6 · Many worlds......Page 167
10 · Can we be consistent?......Page 168
Index......Page 169