Since its conception 90years ago the quantumuncertainty principle introduced...Since its conception 90 years ago the quantum uncertainty principle introduced by Werner Heisenberg lies behind most important features of quantum physics and its implications have an impact that goes far beyond the physics community. This book...more
Since its conception 90years ago the quantumuncertainty principle introduced...Since its conception 90 years ago the quantum uncertainty principle introduced by Werner Heisenberg lies behind most important features of quantum physics and its implications have an impact that goes far beyond the physics community. This book...more
Comprehensive authoritative and carefully organized introduction to quantum fo...Comprehensive authoritative and carefully organized introduction to quantum foundations Accessible to students with just one semester of quantum wave mechanics End-of-chapter problems afford unique opportunities for engagement and discoverymore
This century has seen the development of technologies for manipulating and con...This century has seen the development of technologies for manipulating and controlling matter and light at the level of individual photons and atoms a realm in which physics is fully quantum mechanical. The dominant experimental technology is the...more
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Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. But it i...Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. But it is also completely mad. Although the theory quite obviously works it leaves us chasing ghosts and phantoms; particles that are waves and waves that are particles; cats that...more
Quantum Information Theory and the FoundationsofQuantum Mechanics is a conce...Quantum Information Theory and the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics is a conceptual analysis of one the most prominent and exciting new areas of physics providing the first full-length philosophical treatment of quantum information theory and the...more
In The Quantum Theory of Fields Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines his ex...In The Quantum Theory of Fields Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines his exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition to provide a self-contained comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to quantum field theory. This is a...more
This is the first book in a two-volume series. The present volume introduces t...This is the first book in a two-volume series. The present volume introduces the basics of the conceptual foundations of quantum physics. It appeared first as a series of video lectures on the online learning platform Udemy.] There is probably no...more
Authored by an acclaimed teacher ofquantum physics and philosophy this textbo...Authored by an acclaimed teacher of quantum physics and philosophy this textbook pays special attention to the aspects that many courses sweep under the carpet. Traditional courses in quantum mechanics teach students how to use the quantum formalism...more
There are deep and fascinating links between heavy metal and quantum physics. ...There are deep and fascinating links between heavy metal and quantum physics. No really!While teaching at the University of Nottingham physicist Philip Moriarty noticed something odd a surprising number of his students were heavily into metal music....more
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NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK Answers to science s most enduring questions from C...NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK Answers to science s most enduring questions from Can I break the light-speed barrier like on Star Trek? and Is there life on other planets? to What is empty space made of? This is an indispensable guide to physics that...more
The Quantum Moment: How Planck Bohr Einstein and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love ...The Quantum Moment: How Planck Bohr Einstein and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty ISBN-10 0393351920 ISBN-13 9780393351927 Author: Crease; Robert P.; Goldhaber; Alfred Scharff Reprint edition 352 pages W. W. Norton & Company Binding: Paperbackmore
A fascinating well-documented biography. --New York Times Book Review A monume...A fascinating well-documented biography. --New York Times Book Review A monumental effort. --New York Review of Books An excellent piece of science writing. . . . Cassidy does not so much exculpate Heisenberg as explain him with a transparency that...more