The Quantum World

Author : Kenneth W. Ford
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674037146

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The Quantum World by Kenneth W. Ford Pdf

As Kenneth W. Ford shows us in The Quantum World, the laws governing the very small and the very swift defy common sense and stretch our minds to the limit. Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century, Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help the serious reader make sense of a science that, for all its successes, remains mysterious. In order to make the book even more suitable for classroom use, the author, assisted by Diane Goldstein, has included a new section of Quantum Questions at the back of the book. A separate answer manual to these 300+ questions is available; visit The Quantum World website for ordering information. There is also a cloth edition of this book, which does not include the Quantum Questions included in this paperback edition.

Author : Indubala I Satija
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781681741178

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The Butterfly in the Quantum World by Indubala I Satija Pdf

Butterfly in the Quantum World by Indu Satija, with contributions by Douglas Hofstadter, is the first book ever to tell the story of the "Hofstadter butterfly", a beautiful and fascinating graph lying at the heart of the quantum theory of matter. The butterfly came out of a simple-sounding question: What happens if you immerse a crystal in a magnetic field? What energies can the electrons take on? From 1930 onwards, physicists struggled to answer this question, until 1974, when graduate student Douglas Hofstadter discovered that the answer was a graph consisting of nothing but copies of itself nested down infinitely many times. This wild mathematical object caught the physics world totally by surprise, and it continues to mesmerize physicists and mathematicians today. The butterfly plot is intimately related to many other important phenomena in number theory and physics, including Apollonian gaskets, the Foucault pendulum, quasicrystals, the quantum Hall effect, and many more. Its story reflects the magic, the mystery, and the simplicity of the laws of nature, and Indu Satija, in a wonderfully personal style, relates this story, enriching it with a vast number of lively historical anecdotes, many photographs, beautiful visual images, and even poems, making her book a great feast, for the eyes, for the mind and for the soul.

Author : New Scientist
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781857889697

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The Quantum World by New Scientist Pdf

Just how real is reality, anyway? Forget everything you thought you knew about reality. The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behavior according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules. In this weird world of atoms and their constituents, our common sense understanding of reality breaks down - yet quantum mechanics has never failed an experimental test. What does it all mean? For all its weirdness, quantum mechanics has given us many practical technologies including lasers and the transistors that underlie computers and all digital technology. In the future, it promises computers more powerful than any built before, the ability to communicate with absolute privacy, and even quantum teleportation. The Quantum World explores the past, present and future of quantum science, its applications and mind-bending implications. Discover how ideas from quantum mechanics are percolating out into the vast scale of the cosmos - perhaps, in the future, to reveal a new understanding of the big bang and the nature of space and time. ABOUT THE SERIES New Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive and accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge, attract debate, invite controversy and engage the most enquiring minds. Designed for curious readers who want to know how things work and why, the Instant Expert series explores the topics that really matter and their impact on individuals, society, and the planet, translating the scientific complexities around us into language that's open to everyone, and putting new ideas and discoveries into perspective and context.

Author : Euan J. Squires
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420050508

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The Mystery of the Quantum World by Euan J. Squires Pdf

Quantum mechanics stands as one of the most remarkable achievements of the 20th century, providing startling insight into the nature of matter and a spectacularly successful predictive theory. However, while the predictive ability of the quantum theory has been rigorously tested time and again, so that it now satisfies any criterion of reliability as a tool of scientific inquiry, fundamental difficulties remain with its interpretation. The Mystery of the Quantum World, Second Edition introduces the philosophical issues raised by the success of the quantum theory and lucidly outlines the different points of view adopted by various physicists striving to understand the meaning underlying the theories used every day. The author encourages you to see how the most successful of physical theories is relevant to issues outside physics. Revised and expanded, this edition includes a new chapter that introduces the most important of the recent developments in quantum theory. The authoritative selection of topics ensures that readers already familiar with the first edition of the book will extend their knowledge of quantum theory, and those with no previous knowledge acquire an insight into this fascinating world.

Author : J. C. Polkinghorne
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691023883

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The Quantum World by J. C. Polkinghorne Pdf

In paperback for the first time, this compact volume presents quantum mechanics for the general reader. It offers a lucid description of the intellectual challenges and disagreements in the study of the behavior of atomic and sub-atomic particles--a field that has completely changed our view of the physical world, but that is still the subject of unresolved debate about its own fundamental interpretation. The work is accessible to those with no background in higher mathematics, but will also interest readers who have a more specialized knowledge of scientific topics. The author has spent most of his working life as a theoretical elementary particle physicist and from 1968 to 1979 was Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge. In 1979 he resigned to train for the ministry of the Church of England, and he is now an ordained priest. Here he describes a theory that has been spectacularly successful in predicting the behavior of objects the size of atoms and smaller but that has aroused conflicting views about the nature of reality and the degree of independence between the world around us and ourselves as observers.

Author : Frank S. Levin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198808275

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Surfing the Quantum World by Frank S. Levin Pdf

The ideas and phenomena of the quantum world are strikingly unlike those encountered in our visual world. This book shows why and how this is so via a gentle introduction to the principles of quantum theory. It is used to explain both ordinary microscopic phenomena like the structure of the Periodic Table of Elements and mind-bending phenomena

Author : Ken Wilber
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-04-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834822832

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Quantum Questions by Ken Wilber Pdf

The mystical writings of the world’s great physicists—now in one eye-opening volume that bridges the gap between science and religion Quantum Questions collects the mystical writings of each of the major physicists involved in the discovery of quantum physics and relativity, including Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, and Max Planck. The selections are written in nontechnical language and will be of interest to scientists and nonscientists alike.

Author : Bernard d'Espagnat,Hervé Zwirn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319554204

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The Quantum World by Bernard d'Espagnat,Hervé Zwirn Pdf

In this largely nontechnical book, eminent physicists and philosophers address the philosophical impact of recent advances in quantum physics. These are shown to shed new light on profound questions about realism, determinism, causality or locality. The participants contribute in the spirit of an open and honest discussion, reminiscent of the time when science and philosophy were inseparable. After the editors’ introduction, the next chapter reveals the strangeness of quantum mechanics and the subsequent discussions examine our notion of reality. The spotlight is then turned to the topic of decoherence. Bohm’s theory is critically examined in two chapters, and the relational interpretation of quantum mechanics is likewise described and discussed. The penultimate chapter presents a proposal for resolving the measurement problem, and finally the topic of loop quantum gravity is presented by one of its founding fathers, Carlo Rovelli. The original presentations and discussions on which this volume is based took place under the auspices of the French “Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques”. The book will appeal to everybody interested in knowing how our description of the world is impacted by the results of the most powerful and successful theory that physicists have ever built.

Author : Jeffrey Bub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 052165386X

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Interpreting the Quantum World by Jeffrey Bub Pdf

Philosophy of physics title by highly regarded author, fully revised for this paperback edition.

Author : Akira Tonomura
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814499538

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The Quantum World Unveiled by Electron Waves by Akira Tonomura Pdf

This book emphasizes the experimental aspects of the author's own laboratory. Instead of merely presenting a dry collection of knowledge, the author unfolds to the readers his vivid experiences of enthusiasm, sheer pleasure, and yet frustrations in the course of his own research. In this way, the book aims to arouse the reader's curiosity in the strange behaviors of electrons in the microscopic world, which differ significantly from our common sense and daily experiences of the macroscopic world. The fields of physics explored in the book are quantum mechanics, superconductivity, electron microscopy, holography, magnetism, and unified theory — areas of the author's study using electron waves. A world-renowned expert in electron holography, the author promises the interested reader a fascinating ride through the quantum world of electron waves, accompanied by many colorful illustrations that delight the senses and captivate the imagination. Contents:Magnetic Lines of ForceWhat are Waves?Interfering ElectronsElectron HolographyCoherent Electron Beams Developed!Wave-Particle DualityInterference Electron MicroscopyMagnetic Lines of Force in the Microscopic WorldAharonov-Bohm EffectVector Potentials, Real or Not?Quantum World in Superconductors Readership: Undergraduates and researchers interested in applied physics, condensed matter physics, general physics, optics, materials science and engineering & electronics. keywords:Wave Particle Duality;Electron Interference;Aharonov-Bohm Effect;Vortex;Flux Pinning;Superconductor;Field-Emission Electron Lorentz Microscopy;Magnetic Lines of Force;Magnetic Domain Structure“This beautifully produced and sensitively written volume takes us from the most elementary notions of waves to the most perplexing features of the quantum world in the most transparent prose imaginable.”Ultramicroscopy

Author : Gardiner Crispin,Peter Zoller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1783264608

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Quantum World of Ultra-cold Atoms and Light, the - Book i by Gardiner Crispin,Peter Zoller Pdf

Author : Daniil Semenovich Danin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Ouantum Theory
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005206656

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Probabilities of the Quantum World by Daniil Semenovich Danin Pdf

Author : Danah Zohar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Asia
ISBN : 9789811678493

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Zero Distance by Danah Zohar Pdf

"When Danah Zohar first published the early ideas of her Quantum Management Theory in the late 1990's, she articulated a new paradigm, inspired by quantum physics, and began a major contribution to our search for a new management theory that can replace outdated Taylorism. Now, in ZERO DISTANCE, the most comprehensive account of her project, she outlines how the theory has been implemented through the revolutionary RenDanHeyi business model of China's Haier Group, and subsequently several other large companies. Zohar's suggestion that the Haier model also offers a new social and political model is thought provoking. This book is a significant addition to our continuing conversation about the best way to manage companies and other human social systems. I recommend it highly." - Gary Hamel, London Business School, Author of Humanocracy This open access book offers a new management meta-theory to replace Taylorism. It presents a new paradigm in management thinking and a new, practical organizational model for implementing it in our personal and working lives, in our companies, in our communities and nations, and in a sustainable global order. It will offer an understanding of why and how "thinking-as-usual" is failing both business and political leaders in these new times, and it will advocate new thinking and new management practices that are so radically new that they turn everything we have taken for granted inside out and upside down. This new management model is called "Quantum Management Theory", because it is rooted in the new paradigm bequeathed to us by quantum physics and its younger sibling, complexity science. Danah Zohar is a physicist, philosopher, and management thought leader. She is a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management and a Visiting Professor at the China Academy of Art.

Author : Carlo Rovelli
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780593328903

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Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli Pdf

Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian “Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator… This is the place where science comes to life.” ―Neil Gaiman “One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book” ―John Banville, The Wall Street Journal A startling new look at quantum theory, from the New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Anaximander. One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, he examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg made the crucial breakthrough for the creation of quantum mechanics, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious. As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercely debate the meaning of the theory, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships rather than substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for thinking about the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness. Rovelli makes learning about quantum mechanics an almost psychedelic experience. Shifting our perspective once again, he takes us on a riveting journey through the universe so we can better comprehend our place in it.

Author : Brian Cox,Jeff Forshaw
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306820601

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The Quantum Universe by Brian Cox,Jeff Forshaw Pdf

In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible—and fascinating—to everyone. The subatomic realm has a reputation for weirdness, spawning any number of profound misunderstandings, journeys into Eastern mysticism, and woolly pronouncements on the interconnectedness of all things. Cox and Forshaw’s contention? There is no need for quantum mechanics to be viewed this way. There is a lot of mileage in the “weirdness” of the quantum world, and it often leads to confusion and, frankly, bad science. The Quantum Universe cuts through the Wu Li and asks what observations of the natural world made it necessary, how it was constructed, and why we are confident that, for all its apparent strangeness, it is a good theory. The quantum mechanics of The Quantum Universe provide a concrete model of nature that is comparable in its essence to Newton’s laws of motion, Maxwell’s theory of electricity and magnetism, and Einstein’s theory of relativity.