Einstein, Bohr and the Quantum Dilemma
Einstein, Bohr and the Quantum Dilemma
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USDQuantum theory, the most successful physical theory of all time, provoked intense debate between the twentieth century's two greatest physicists, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein. Quantum information theory has emerged from intensive study of the structure and interpretation of quantum theory to become one of the fastest growing areas of twenty-first century science. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated to cover recent developments, including the findings of papers published since the well-received first edition. A substantial new chapter is devoted to the development and structure of quantum information theory. Developments in the experimental and theoretical study of Bell's Theorem are also covered in detail, and the accounts of ongoing work have been brought up to date. A fascinating account of the development of quantum theory, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the fundamental questions of physics, its philosophy and its history.
- Straightforward account of the work of Bohr, Einstein and Bell which elucidated the nature of quantum theory
- Updated to include a readable account of quantum information theory
- Contains very little mathematics
Reviews & endorsements
"Whitaker takes us all the way from the 19th century classical world inherited from Newton and Maxwell, through the quantum revolution and all the way to the present day ideas of quantum information.... The topic is, of course, a technically challenging one, but Whitaker opts for a bare minimum of mathematics, concentrating instead on the concepts involved. The result could, very easily, have been either superficial or impenetrable. That it is neither is a remarkable testament to Whitaker’s scholarship, enthusiasm for his subject and to his skill as a writer. His book can be recommended strongly to anyone who is interested in the development of quantum theory or, indeed, to our current understanding of the physical world."
Stephen M. Barnett, University of Strathclyde
Product details
July 2006Paperback
9780521671026
480 pages
247 × 173 × 22 mm
0.96kg
60 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Bohr and Einstein: Einstein and Bohr
- 2. The peace before the quantum
- 3. A glance at relativity
- 4. The slow rise of the quantum
- 5. Bohr: what does it all mean?
- 6. Einstein's negative views
- 7. Bohm, Bell and experimental philosophy
- 8. A round-up of recent developments
- 9. Quantum information theory - an introduction
- 10. Bohr or Einstein?
- References
- Bibliography.
