The Ghost in the Atom
The Ghost in the Atom
A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics
July 1993
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Anybody who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. Niels Bohr's dictum bears witness to the bewildering impact of quantum theory, flying in the face of classical physics and dramatically transforming scientists' outlook on our relationship with the material world. In this book Paul Davies interviews eight physicists involved in debating and testing the theory, with radically different views of its significance.
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"Paul Davies' summary...is one of the clearest short expositions of quantum theory I have ever read." The Good Book Guide
Product details
July 1993Paperback
9780521457286
176 pages
216 × 136 × 14 mm
0.209kg
11 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 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.
