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Schrödinger's rabbits : the many worlds of quantum / Colin Bruce.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruce, Colin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum theory--Popular works.
- Quantum theory.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, [2004]
- Summary:
- At long last, there is a sensible way to think about quantum mechanics which abolishes the need to believe in randomness, long-range magical forces, or conscious observers with mysterious powers to collapse cats into a state of life or death.
- Contents:
- A magical universe
- Clinging to the classical
- Collapse by inference
- A horror story writ large
- The Old Testament
- Let's all move into Hilbert space
- Pick your own universe
- A desirable locality
- Introducing many-worlds
- Harnessing many-worlds 1 : impossible measurements
- Harnessing many-worlds 2 : impossible computers
- Many-worlds heroes and dragons
- The terror of many-worlds
- The classical warrior: Roger Penrose
- The new age warrior: Anton Zeilinger
- Proving and improving many-worlds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-260) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0309090512
- OCLC:
- 56481472
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