John Polkinghorne: Quantum Theory

Cover: 9780192802521 | Quantum Theory | A Very Short Introduction | John Polkinghorne | Buch

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Beschreibung

Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed.

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Über den Autor

John Polkinghorne was from 1968 to 1979 Professor of Mathematical Physics in the University of Cambridge, and later president of Queen's College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, and was knighted in 1997. His many books include The Quantum World (1986), The Faith of a Physicist (1994), and Science and Theology (1998).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.: Classical cracks
2.: The light dawns
3: Darkening Perplexities
4: Further developments
5: Togetherness
6: Lessons and meanings

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2002
Fachbereich:	Atomphysik & Kernphysik
Genre:	Importe , Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Very Short Introductions
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780192802521
ISBN-10:	0192802526
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Polkinghorne, John
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press Very Short Introductions
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße:	172 x 111 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	John Polkinghorne
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.05.2002
Gewicht:	0,105 kg