How Schrödinger's cat escaped the box / Peter Rowlands, University of Liverpool, UK.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowlands, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Popular works.

Physics.

Quantum theory--Popular works.

Quantum theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book attempts to explain the core of physics, the origin of everything and anything. It explains why physics at the most fundamental level, and especially quantum mechanics, has moved away from naive realism towards abstraction, and how this means that we can begin to answer some of the most fundamental questions which trouble us all, about space, time, matter, etc. It provides an original approach based on symmetry which will be of interest to professionals as well as lay people. In the book, virtually no prior knowledge is assumed, but the readers are allowed to participate in a discussion of very deep ideas. Throughout the book, the readers are guided through some important ideas which need to be explained mathematically. The key fact is that the mathematics is not about calculation but about concepts. Much of it can be simplified using coloured text and diagrams. This means that ideas which are important to everyone who wants to know how the universe is structured are not glossed over as being too difficult for anybody but the experts. This book is written for a wide audience. Experts will gain a great deal, but so will lay readers. This would be an ideal book for students to read before progressing to another book by the author, The Foundations of Physical Law.

Contents:

Introduction

Relativity

Quantum mechanics

Simplicity and abstraction

Symmetry and duality

The fundamental group structure

The origin of quantum mechanics

Particles and interactions

Space and antispace

Conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789814635202

9814635200

OCLC:

900633213