Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy and the Meaning of Quantum Theory

AvJim Baggott

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-11-06
Mått:173 x 248 x 25 mm
Vikt:895 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198529279

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Dr James Baggott199 Beech Lane, Earley, Reading RG6 5UP07775 940 2560118 9212 134jim@logosconsulting.co.ukThe author has written many popular science articles for newspapers (Independent, Daily Telegraph) and popular science magazines such as New Scientist. He has also appeared on a couple of radio programmes dealing with quantum theory (the last time for a series aired on BBC Radio 4 in late 1999).

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Baggott confines all the equations to optional appendices so that the book succeeds in having a broader appeal than might be imagined ... A nice feature of the book is the section on recent experiments including Aspect's famous series of tests of the Bell inequalities.

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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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