Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide

Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide
ISBN-10
1848317573
ISBN-13
9781848317574
Category
Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2014-06-05
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Authors
Oscar Zarate, J.P. McEvoy

Description

Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. At the subatomic level, one particle seems to know what the others are doing, and according to Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle", there is a limit on how accurately nature can be observed. And yet the theory is amazingly accurate and widely applied, explaining all of chemistry and most of physics. Introducing Quantum Theory takes us on a step-by-step tour with the key figures, including Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrodinger. Each contributed at least one crucial concept to the theory. The puzzle of the wave-particle duality is here, along with descriptions of the two questions raised against Bohr's "Copenhagen Interpretation" - the famous "dead and alive cat" and the EPR paradox. Both remain unresolved.

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