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Entanglement : the greatest mystery in physics / Amir D. Aczel.
Van Pelt Library QC174.12 .A29 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aczel, Amir D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum theory.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, [2002]
- Summary:
- The bestselling author of "Fermat's Last Theorem" explores the phenomenon known as "entanglement." According to Einstein, quantum mechanics require entanglement--the idea that subatomic particles could become linked, and that a change to one such particle would instantly be reflected in its counterpart, even if separated by a universe. Illustrations.
- Contents:
- A Mysterious Force of Harmony 1
- Before the Beginning 7
- Thomas Young's Experiment 17
- Planck's Constant 29
- The Copenhagen School 37
- De Broglie's Pilot Waves 49
- Schrodinger and His Equation 55
- Heisenberg's Microscope 73
- Wheeler's Cat 83
- The Hungarian Mathematician 95
- Enter Einstein 103
- Bohm and Aharanov 123
- John Bell's Theorem 137
- The Dream of Clauser, Horne, and Shimony 149
- Alain Aspect 177
- Laser Guns 191
- Triple Entanglement 203
- The Ten-Kilometer Experiment 235
- Teleportation: "Beam Me Up, Scotty" 241
- Quantum Magic: What Does It All Mean? 249.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Library copy signed by author.
- ISBN:
- 1568582323
- OCLC:
- 49649300
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