The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone
β Scribed by Diane Goldstein; Kenneth W. Ford
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 305
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The laws governing the very small and the very swift defy common sense and stretch our minds to the limit. Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century, Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help the serious reader make sense of a science that, for all its successes, remains mysterious.
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4.2 Discussion of the Standard Conception of Decoherence4.3 Arguments for and Against Realism; 4.4 Mathematical Aspects of the Conflict Between Quantum Mechanics and Spatio-temporal Localization; References; 5 The Pilot Wave Theory of Louis de Broglie and David Bohm; 5.1 General Principles; 5.2 Traj
4.2 Discussion of the Standard Conception of Decoherence4.3 Arguments for and Against Realism; 4.4 Mathematical Aspects of the Conflict Between Quantum Mechanics and Spatio-temporal Localization; References; 5 The Pilot Wave Theory of Louis de Broglie and David Bohm; 5.1 General Principles; 5.2 Traj
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