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Beyond Measure Modern Physics Philosophyby Jim Baggott
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Quantum theory is one the most important and successful theories of modern physical science. It has been estimated that its principles form the basis for about 30 per cent of the world's manufacturing economy. This is all the more remarkable because quantum theory is a theory that nobody understands. The meaning of Quantum Theory introduces science students to the theory's fundamental conceptual and philosophical problems, and the basis of its non-understandability. It does this with the barest minimum of jargon and very little mathematics in the main text. Readers wishing to delve more deeply into the theory's mathematical subtleties can do so in an extended series of appendices. The book brings the reader up to date with the results of new experimental tests of quantum weirdness and reviews the latest thinking on alternative interpretations, the frontiers of quantum cosmology, quantum gravity and potential application of this weirdness in computing, cryptography and teleportation. Book News Annotation:An introduction to the fundamental conceptual and philosophical
problems of quantum theory for undergraduate and graduate students
who may have no higher mathematics than a little vector algebra.
Baggott has substantially revised the 1993 first edition, The
Meaning of Quantum Theory, to incorporate more history and
philosophy, and recent developments in science.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review: "This lucid account offers an excellent starting point for readers who wish to gain some understanding of the strangeness of quantum mechanics."--Science
Table of Contents Foreword by Peter Atkins Preface Part I: Discovery 1. An Act of Desperation 2. Farewell to Certainty 3. An Absolute Wonder Part II: Formalism 4. Quantum Rules 5. Quantum Measurement Part III: Meaning 6. The Schism 7. A Bolt from the Blue 8. Bell's Theorem and Local Reality Part IV: Experiment 9. Quantum Non-locality 10. Complementarity and Entanglement Part V: Alternatives 11. Pilot Waves, Potentials and Propensities 12. An Irreversible Act 13. I Think, Therefore 14. Many Worlds, One Universe Closing Remarks Appendices Bibliography What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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