The Ghost in the Atom : A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics Paperback / softback
Edited by P. C. W. (University of Adelaide) Davies, Julian R. Brown
Part of the Canto series
Paperback / softback
Description
Anybody who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it.
Niels Bohr's dictum bears witness to the bewildering impact of quantum theory, flying in the face of classical physics and dramatically transforming scientists' outlook on our relationship with the material world.
While the theory has been supremely successful in its explanation of some of the major problems in twentieth-century physics, its meaning (presenting a number of basic philosophical contradictions) is nevertheless the subject of unprecedented controversy amongst scientists.
In this book, which has its origin in a series of radio broadcasts, Paul Davies interviews eight physicists involved in debating and testing the theory, with radically different views of its significance.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 1 Halftones, unspecified; 10 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:30/07/1993
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- ISBN:9780521457286
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 1 Halftones, unspecified; 10 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:30/07/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521457286
