Quantum Physics by Alastair Rae
Quantum physics is believed to be the fundamental theory underlying our understanding of the physical universe. However, it is based on concepts and principles that have always been difficult to understand and controversial in their interpretation. This book aims to explain these issues using a minimum of technical language and mathematics. After a brief introduction to the ideas of quantum physics, the problems of interpretation are identified and explained. The rest of the book surveys, describes and criticises a range of suggestions that have been made with the aim of resolving these problems; these include the traditional, or 'Copenhagen' interpretation, the possible role of the conscious mind in measurement and the postulate of parallel universes. This new edition has been revised throughout to take into account developments in this field over the past fifteen years, including the idea of 'consistent histories' to which a completely new chapter is devoted.-
What is Life?
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Governing the Commons
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A Mathematician's Apology
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Mortal Questions
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The Invention of Tradition
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The Discarded Image
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The New Knighthood
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The Two Cultures
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On Growth and Form
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English as a Global Language
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Something of Myself and Other Autobiographical Writings
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Mr Tompkins in Paperback
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An Experiment in Criticism
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Morality
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Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning
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The Spanish Labyrinth
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The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
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Aztecs
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The Golem
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Think on my Words
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Nations and Nationalism since 1780
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The Decipherment of Linear B
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The Trial of the Templars
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'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism'
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Language Death
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The Life of Isaac Newton
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States and Social Revolutions
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The Conquests of Alexander the Great
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Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older
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Information and the Nature of Reality
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The Fall of Constantinople 1453
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The Allegory of Love
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The Sicilian Vespers
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Medieval Women
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The English Language
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The Golem at Large
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Studies in Words
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On Space and Time
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The British Isles
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Science and Religion
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What Was History?
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Spenser's Images of Life
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Ecological Imperialism
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The Theft of History
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Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
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When Things Fell Apart
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Liberty before Liberalism
"The book can be strongly recommended to all who are interested in this fascinating subject, which remarkably demonstrates that physics and philosophy are not two separate disciplines" Peter J. Bussey in Contemporary Physics
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781107604643 |
| ISBN 10 | 1107604648 |
| Title | Quantum Physics |
| Author | Alastair Rae |
| Series | Canto Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 153 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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