Quantum Reflections

Author : John Ellis,Daniele Amati
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521630085

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Quantum Reflections by John Ellis,Daniele Amati Pdf

This volume introduces some of the basic philosophical and conceptual questions underlying the formulation of quantum mechanics, one of the most baffling and far-reaching aspects of modern physics. The book consists of articles by leading thinkers in this field, who have been inspired by the profound work of the late John Bell. Some of the deepest issues concerning the nature of physical reality are debated, including the theory of physical measurements, how to test quantum mechanics, and how classical and quantum physics are related. This book will be of interest to students with a background in quantum physics, who wish to explore in more detail its philosophical aspects, practising scientists who are not content with blindly applying the rules of quantum mechanics, and anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the philosophy of physics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Crystallography
ISBN : OSU:32435008602120

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Symposium of Papers on the Quantum Theory of X-ray Reflection and the Raman Reflections of X-rays in Crystals by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeff Murugan,Amanda Weltman,George F. R. Ellis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521114400

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Foundations of Space and Time by Jeff Murugan,Amanda Weltman,George F. R. Ellis Pdf

Encapsulates the latest debates on this topic, giving researchers and graduate students an up-to-date view of the field.

Author : John Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Physics
ISBN : OCLC:1151060367

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Quantum Reflections by John Ellis Pdf

Author : Judy Cannato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0877939845

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Quantum Grace by Judy Cannato Pdf

Unique Lenten Reflections We are one--not just all human beings, but all creation, the entire universe. We live in and through a complex set of relationships we hardly notice. These insights affirmed by new physics and old mystics alike provide the foundation for Quantum Grace, a book of compelling daily Lenten reflections. Author Judy Cannato invites us during the season of Lent to look at our beliefs, decisions, and actions and the ways they affect our personal lives and the lives of others. She shows us that "remaining vulnerable to the divine presence, allowing God to expose the places in our hearts that suffer from the illusion that we are separate and apart--this is the real work of Lent, and it is a co-creative activity that requires us to be honest with God so that God can be honest with us." Intended for individual reflection, but also ideal for group use, Quantum Grace offers a unique and valuable approach to the Lenten experience.

Author : Karl-Fredrik Berggren,Sven Åberg
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814490436

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Quantum Chaos Y2K by Karl-Fredrik Berggren,Sven Åberg Pdf

Quantum chaos is becoming a very wide field that ranges from experiments to theoretical physics and purely mathematical issues. In view of this grand span, Nobel Symposium 116 focused on experiments and theory, and attempted to encourage interplay between them. There was emphasis on the interdisciplinary character of the subject, involving a broad range of subjects in physics, including condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, atomic physics and elementary particle physics. The physics involved in quantum chaos has much in common with acoustics, microwaves, optics, etc., and therefore the symposium also covered aspects of wave chaos in this broader sense. The program was structured according to the following areas: manifestations of classical chaos in quantum systems; transport phenomena; quantal spectra in terms of periodic orbits; semiclassical and random matrix approaches; quantum chaos in interacting systems; chaos and tunneling; wave-dynamic chaos. This important book constitutes the proceedings of the symposium. Contents: After-Dinner Speech (M C Gutzwiller)Spectral Twinkling: A New Example of Singularity-Dominated Strong Fluctuations (Summary) (M Berry)Ground State Spin and Coulomb Blockade Peak Motion in Chaotic Quantum Dots (J A Folk et al.)Quantum Chaos and Transport Phenomena in Quantum Dots (A S Sachrajda)Chaos in Quantum Ratchets (H Linke et al.)Non-Universality of Chaotic Classical Dynamics: Implications for Quantum Chaos (M Wilkinson)Chaos and Interactions in Quantum Dots (Y Alhassid)Stochastic Aspects of Many-Body Systems: The Embedded Gaussian Ensembles (H A Weidenmüller)Effect of Symmetry Breaking on Statistical Distributions (G E Mitchell & J F Shriner, Jr.)Quantum Chaos and Quantum Computers (D L Shepelyansky)Disorder and Quantum Chromodynamics — Non-Linear σ Models (T Guhr & T Wilke)Correlation Between Periodic Orbits and Their Rôle in Spectral Statistics (M Sieber & K Richter)Neutron Stars and Quantum Billiards (A Bulgac & P Magierski)Tunneling and Chaos (S Tomsovic)Relaxation and Fluctuations in Quantum Chaos (G Casati)Scars and Other Weak Localization Effects in Classically Chaotic Systems (E J Heller)Classically-Forbidden Processes in Photoabsorption Spectra (J B Delos et al.)Wave Dynamical Chaos: An Experimental Approach in Billiards (A Richter)Acoustic Chaos (C Ellegaard et al.)Wave-Chaotic Optical Resonators and Lasers (A D Stone)Angular Momentum Localization in Oval Billiards (J U Nöckel)Chaos and Time-Reversed Acoustics (M Fink)and other papers Readership: Quantum, nuclear, atomic, condensed matter and high energy physicists, as well as researchers in classical wave physics. Keywords:

Author : Norman G. Einspruch,William R. Frensley
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483295176

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Heterostructures and Quantum Devices by Norman G. Einspruch,William R. Frensley Pdf

Heterostructure and quantum-mechanical devices promise significant improvement in the performance of electronic and optoelectronic integrated circuits (ICs). Though these devices are the subject of a vigorous research effort, the current literature is often either highly technical or narrowly focused. This book presents heterostructure and quantum devices to the nonspecialist, especially electrical engineers working with high-performance semiconductor devices. It focuses on a broad base of technical applications using semiconductor physics theory to develop the next generation of electrical engineering devices. The text covers existing technologies and future possibilities within a common framework of high-performance devices, which will have a more immediate impact on advanced semiconductor physics-particularly quantum effects-and will thus form the basis for longer-term technology development.

Author : Dipankar Home,Andrew Whitaker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387715209

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Einstein’s Struggles with Quantum Theory by Dipankar Home,Andrew Whitaker Pdf

This book presents an account of all aspects of Einstein’s achievements in quantum theory, his own views, and the progress his work has stimulated since his death. While some chapters use mathematics at an undergraduate physics level, a path is provided for the reader more concerned with ideas than equations, and the book will benefit to anybody interested in Einstein and his approach to the quantum.

Author : Andrew Whitaker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191060700

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John Stewart Bell and Twentieth-Century Physics by Andrew Whitaker Pdf

John Stewart Bell (1928-1990) was one of the most important figures in twentieth-century physics, famous for his work on the fundamental aspects of the century's most important theory, quantum mechanics. While the debate over quantum theory between the supremely famous physicists, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, appeared to have become sterile in the 1930s, Bell was able to revive it and to make crucial advances - Bell's Theorem or Bell's Inequalities. He was able to demonstrate a contradiction between quantum theory and essential elements of pre-quantum theory - locality and causality. The book gives a non-mathematical account of Bell's relatively impoverished upbringing in Belfast and his education. It describes his major contributions to quantum theory, but also his important work in the physics of accelerators, and nuclear and elementary particle physics.

Author : Arnold Mindell, PH.D.
Publisher : Deep Democracy Exchange
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781619710146

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Quantum Mind by Arnold Mindell, PH.D. Pdf

Quantum Mind. The Edge Between Physics and Psychology This is the second edition with new preface from the author. In a single volume, Arnold Mindell brings together psychology, physics, math, myth, and shamanism – not only mapping the way for next-generation science but also applying this wisdom to personal growth, group dynamics, social and political processes, and environmental issues. Beginning with a discussion of cultural impacts on mathematics, he presents esoteric but plausible interpretations of imaginary numbers and the quantum wavefunction. In this context he discusses dreams, psychology, illness, shape-shifting (moving among realities), and the self-reflecting Universe – bringing in not only shamanism but also the Aboriginal, Greek, and Hindu myths and even sacred geometry from the Masonic orders and the Native Americans. The book is enriched by several psychological exercises that enable the reader to subjectively experience mathematics (counting, discounting, squaring, complex conjugating), physics (parallel worlds, time travel), and shamanism (shape-shifting).

Author : Eugene Paul Wigner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642783746

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Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses by Eugene Paul Wigner Pdf

Among the founding fathers of modern quantum physics few have contributed to our basic understanding of its concepts as much as E.P. Wigner. His articles on the epistemology of quantum mechanics and the measurement problem, and the basic role of symmetries were of fundamental importance for all subsequent work. He was also the first to discuss the concept of consciousness from the point of view of modern physics. G.G. Emch edited most of those papers and wrote a very helpful introduction into Wigner's contributions to Natural Philosophy. The book should be a gem for all those interested in the history and philosophy of science.

Author : Prateek Tandon,Stanley Lam,Ben Shih,Tanay Mehta,Alex Mitev,Zhiyang Ong
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781627059954

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Quantum Robotics by Prateek Tandon,Stanley Lam,Ben Shih,Tanay Mehta,Alex Mitev,Zhiyang Ong Pdf

Quantum robotics is an emerging engineering and scientific research discipline that explores the application of quantum mechanics, quantum computing, quantum algorithms, and related fields to robotics. This work broadly surveys advances in our scientific understanding and engineering of quantum mechanisms and how these developments are expected to impact the technical capability for robots to sense, plan, learn, and act in a dynamic environment. It also discusses the new technological potential that quantum approaches may unlock for sensing and control, especially for exploring and manipulating quantum-scale environments. Finally, the work surveys the state of the art in current implementations, along with their benefits and limitations, and provides a roadmap for the future.

Author : Doug Welch
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312896796

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Shadow Reflections by Doug Welch Pdf

Author : Paul O. Ingram
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630874070

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Theological Reflections at the Boundaries by Paul O. Ingram Pdf

The interdependence of boundary questions and the experience of cognitive dissonance reveal that knowledge in all fields of inquiry is always incomplete and tentative. The issues are particularly acute for Christian theological reflection. Ingram illustrates the importance of boundary questions and cognitive dissonance as a means of creatively transforming contemporary Christian theological reflection through dialogue with the natural sciences and the world's religions, particularly Buddhism, filtered through the lenses of Whiteheadian process philosophy.

Author : Dr. Paul Giangrasso
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645841425

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Opaciphobia and Other Inner Reflections by Dr. Paul Giangrasso Pdf

Opaciphobia and Other Inner Reflections is a collection of inner experiences decades in the making. Inspired by events from the authors childhood, opaciphobia is a word that attempts to capture an inner state of fear: a fear of the unclear. It began with a distorted window by the front door of the author's childhood home. It evolved into a personal, multifaceted vantage point that longs for resolution in the divine.