Compendium of Quantum Physics

Daniel Greenberger, Professor of Quantum Physics and Theoretical Physics, City University of New York Klaus Hentschel, Historian of Science, double-major in physics and philosophy, PhD and "Habilitation" in History of Science Friedel Weinert, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, PhD in Philosophy of Science, BSc in Physics

"From 'Aharonov-Bohm effect' through to 'zero point energy', this is a useful compendium of about 250 concepts, experimental facts, theoretical proposals, history, interpretations and philosophy. ... it covers a big field and can be well recommended." (K.-E. Hellwig, zbMATH 1318.81001, 2015) "This is a wonderful book to dip into. ... it begins with the Aharanov--Bohm effect, runs through the Born Rule and the Copenhagen Interpretation ... before ending with Zero-point Energy. ... Kaiser on Feynman Diagrams nicely brings all those elements together, as does Lyre on Gauge Symmetry. ... a book everyone interested in the history and philosophy of quantum physics should have on their desk or even at their bedside ... . it should be on hand electronically via your library's online access." (Steven French, Metascience, June, 2011) "This work is a collection of 185 articles written by 90 researchers in physics, philosophy, and history. ... Each article aims to include a clear definition of the term, a history of the terminology, and a small list of references. This is a useful compendium ... for persons involved in interdisciplinary work. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." (E. Kincanon, Choice, Vol. 47 (6), February, 2010) "In diesem voluminosen Band behandeln Experten der experimentellen, theoretischen und mathematischen Physik ... Die einzelnen Artikel sind im Allgemei nen sehr instruktiv geschrieben ... Besonders die Autoren aus der Physik haben sich grosse Muhe gegeben, ihre Themen zugleich prazise und verstandlich zusammenzufassen. ... Ein schoner ausfuhrlicher Artikel aus erster Hand widmet sich dem inzwischen fast dreissigjahrigen Quanten-Hall-Effekt. ... Insgesamt darf man freilich das vorliegende Kompendium der Quantenphysik, gerade wegen seiner interdisziplinaren Zusammensetzung, als eine sehr nutzliche Bereicherung der quantentheoretischen Literatur empfehlen." (Helmut Rechenberg, in: Physik Journal, April/2010, Vol. 9, Issue 4, S. 56 f.)

• Contents: Preface.- Alphabetical Compendium of Terms.- English-German-French Lexicon of Terms.- Author Biographies.