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The Pursuit of Reality : Narrative History of the Quantum and the Great Minds That Made it / by Selçuk Ş. Bayın.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bayın, Selçuk Ş.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum theory.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematical physics.
- Quantum Physics.
- Applications of Mathematics.
- Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
- Local Subjects:
- Quantum Physics.
- Applications of Mathematics.
- Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
- Summary:
- In a highly accessible style, this book presents a narrative history of the quantum theory with the new developments that intrigue all inquisitive minds. Quantum theory is counter-intuitive and sometimes downright weird. Even Nobel Laureate physicists like Richard Feynman admit that they do not understand it. Yet, so far, there is not a shred of experimental data that conflicts with its predictions. Its effect on our lives is bound to increase with the quantum information era ushered in by the great Bohr–Einstein debate. Tantalizing applications of quantum information like teleportation, spy-proof communication, super-fast quantum computers, and more are going to influence our lives and change our beliefs about the nature of physical reality. This book takes the reader on an exhilarating journey through the intellectual history of quantum that is turning out to be more surprising every day.
- Contents:
- 1. The Quest For Knowledge
- 2. Perpetual Motion Dream
- 3. Born Rebellious
- 4. Atoms and Radioactivity
- 5. Revolution Within Revolution
- 6. Schr¨odiger’s Wave Mechanics
- 7. Complementarity Embraces Particles and Waves
- 8. Sixth Solvay Conference and Titans Meet Again
- 9. Einstein at Princeton
- 10. Bohm’s Hidden Variables and Bell’s Inequality
- 11. The Gist of Quantum Mechanics
- 12. Can We Ever Hope to Understand Quantum Mechanics?
- 13. Navigating Between the Classical and the Quantum Worlds
- 14. Mathematics, Physics, and Nature.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bayın, Selçuk Ş. The Pursuit of Reality
- ISBN:
- 981-9910-31-5
- OCLC:
- 1383673965
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