Beyond measure : modern physics, philosophy, and the meaning of quantum theory
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Beyond measure : modern physics, philosophy, and the meaning of quantum theory
Oxford University Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-363) and indexes
"Foreword by Peter Atkins"--Cover
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: pbk ISBN 9780198525363
内容説明
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.
目次
- 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
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内容説明
Quantum theory is one of the most important and successful theories of modern physical science. It has been estimated that its principles form the basis for about 30 per cent of the world's manufacturing economy. This is all the more remarkable because quantum theory is a theory that nobody understands. Baggott brings the reader up to date with the results of experimental tests of quantum non-locality and complementarity that have been successfully he also reviews
the latest thinking on alternative interpretations - pilot waves, decoherence, consciousness, many worlds and God - and the frontiers of quantum cosmology, quantum gravity and potential applications of quantum entanglement in computing, cryptography and teleportation. Quantum theory emerges largely
unscathed, only serving to reinforce the point that the theory remains the most powerful framework for explaining observations of the quantum world, but that its orthodox interpretation continues to offer little in the way of understanding in terms of underlying physical processes. Quantum theory remains a mysterious theoretical black top hat from which white rabbits continue to be pulled. Students are usually advised not to ask how this particular conjuring trick is done.
目次
- 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
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