Title
- Occhiata Alle Carte Di Dio. English
Attribution
GianCarlo Ghirardi ; translated from the Italian by Gerald MalsbaryPublication Details
BookRev. edPrinceton University Press2005Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) Q173 .G4813 2005 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Quantum mechanics, which describes the behavior of subatomic particles, seems to challenge common sense. Sneaking a Look at God’s Cards offers the general reader a deep and real understanding of the problems inherent to the interpretation of quantum mechanics, from its inception to the present. Sneaking a Look at God’s Cards sets out what we know about the endlessly fascinating quantum world, how we came to this understanding, where we disagree, and where we are heading in our quest to comprehend the seemingly incomprehensible. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
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- "Sneaking a Look at God’s Cards offers the general reader a deep and real understanding of the problems inherent to the interpretation of quantum mechanics, from its inception to the present. The book presents a balanced overview of current debates and explores how the theory of quantum mechanics plays itself out in the real world. Written from the perspective of a leading European physicist, the book looks extensively at ideas from both sides of the Atlantic and also considers what philosophers have contributed to the scientific discussion of this field. Sneaking a Look at Gods’ Cards sets out what we know about the endlessly fascinating quantum world, how we came to this understanding, where we disagree, and where we are heading in our quest to comprehend the seemingly incomprehensible."–BOOK JACKET
Contents
- Ch. 1. The collapse of the "classical" world view
- Ch. 2. The polarization of light
- Ch. 3. Quanta, chance events, and indeterminism
- Ch. 4. The superposition principle and the conceptual structure of the theory
- Ch. 5. Visualization and scientific progress
- Ch. 6. The interpretation of the theory
- Ch. 7. The Bohr-Einstein dialogue
- Ch. 8. A bolt from the blue : the Einstein- Podolski-Rosen argument
- Ch. 9. Hidden variables
- Ch. 10. Bells’ inequality and nonlocality
- Ch. 11. Nonlocality and superluminal signals
- Ch. 12. Quantum cryptography
- Ch. 13. Quantum computers
- Ch. 14. Systems of identical particles
- Ch. 15. From microscopic to macroscopic
- Ch. 16. In search of a coherent framework for all physical processes
- Ch. 17. Spontaneous localization, properties, and perceptions
- Ch. 18. Macrorealism and noninvasive measurements
- Ch. 19. Conclusions
ISBN
- 0691121397
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