Einstein's dice and Schrödinger's cat : how two great minds battled quantum randomness to create a unified theory of physics / Paul Halpern, PhD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halpern, Paul, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Einstein, Albert.

Schrödinger, Erwin, 1887-1961.

Schrödinger, Erwin.

Quantum chaos.

Quantum theory--Philosophy.

Quantum theory.

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Unified field theories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2015.

New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div><B>Paul Halpern</B> is a professor of physics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the author of fourteen popular science books. He lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<BR></div>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Allies and Adversaries; Chapter 1: The Clockwork Universe; Chapter 2: The Crucible of Gravity; Chapter 3: Matter Waves and Quantum Jumps; Chapter 4: The Quest for Unification; Chapter 5: Spooky Connections and Zombie Cats; Chapter 6: Luck of the Irish; Chapter 7: Physics by Public Relations; Chapter 8: The Last Waltz: Einstein's and Schrödinger's Final Years; Conclusion: Beyond Einstein and Schrödinger: The Ongoing Search for Unity; Further Reading; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5416-9777-4

0-465-04065-9

OCLC:

907678278