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Helgoland : making sense of the quantum revolution / by Rovelli, Carlo,1956-author.(CARDINAL)353586; Segre, Erica,translator.(CARDINAL)353589; Carnell, Simon,1962-translator.(CARDINAL)353590;
Looking into the abyss -- a strangely beautiful interior -- a curious bestiary of extreme ideas -- is it possible that something is real in relation to you but not in relation to me? -- the web of relations that weaves reality -- the unambiguous descript of an objext includes the objects to which it manifests itself -- for nature it is a problem already solved -- but is it really possible?"One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, Rovelli examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory. The quantum world Rovelli describes is as beautiful as it is unnerving. Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the 21-year-old Werner Heisenberg first developed quantum theory, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically connected, cats that appear both dead and alive), quantum physics has led to countless discoveries and technological advancements. Today our understanding of the world is based on this theory, yet it is still profoundly mysterious. As scientists and philosophers continue to fiercly debate the theory's meaning, Rovelli argues that its most unsettling contradictions can be explained by seeing the world as fundamentally made of relationships, not substances. We and everything around us exist only in our interactions with one another. This bold idea suggests new directions for understanding the structure of reality and even the nature of consciousness. Rovelli makes learning about quantum mechanics an almost psychedelic experience. Shifting our perspective once again, he takes us on a riveting journey through the universe so we can better understand our place in it"--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Quantum theory.;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 21
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The quantum cookbook : mathematical recipes for the foundations for quantum mechanics / by Baggott, J. E.,author.(CARDINAL)681460;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Quantum Mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. But it is also completely mad. Although the theory quite obviously works, it leaves us chasing ghosts and phantoms; particles that are waves and waves that are particles; cats that are at once both alive and dead; lots of seemingly spooky goings-on; and a desperate desire to lie down quietly in a darkened room. The Quantum Cookbook explains why this is. It provides a unique bridge between popular exposition and formal textbook presentation, written for curious readers with some background in physics and sufficient mathematical capability. It aims not to teach readers how to do quantum mechanics but rather helps them understand how to think about quantum mechanics. Each derivation is presented as a 'recipe' with listed ingredients, including standard results from the mathematician's toolkit, set out in a series of easy-to-follow steps. The recipes have been written sympathetically, for readers who -like the author- will often struggle to follow the logic of a derivation which misses out steps that are 'obvious', or uses techniques that readers are assumed to know.
Subjects: Quantum theory.;
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The age of entanglement : when quantum physics was reborn / by Gilder, Louisa.(CARDINAL)490439;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-416) and index.An exploration of the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles--one of the fundamental concepts of quantum physics. In 1935, Einstein showed that quantum mechanics predicted such a correlation, which he dubbed "spooky action at a distance." That same year, Erwin Schrödinger christened this correlation "entanglement." Yet its existence wasn't firmly established until 1964, in a groundbreaking paper by Irish physicist John Bell. What happened during those years and since to refine the understanding of this phenomenon is the story told here. Drawing on papers, letters, and memoirs, author Gilder humanizes and dramatizes the story by employing their own words in imagined face-to-face dialogues. We see Bohr and Einstein clashing, and Heisenberg and Pauli deciding which mysteries to pursue. We see Schrödinger and Louis de Broglie pave the way for Bell, whose work is here given a long-overdue revisiting. And we see Richard Feynman challenging his contemporaries to make something of this entanglement.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Quantum theory.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Dance of the photons : from Einstein to quantum teleportation / by Zeilinger, Anton.(CARDINAL)388791;
Underneath the Danube -- Space travel -- The stuff called light. Light is a wave ; Light is particles -- Sheepdogs and Einstein's particles of light -- Einstein and his Nobel Prize -- A conflict -- How we became certain of uncertainty -- Quantum uncertainty : just our ignorance, or is it the way things are? The quantum excuse -- The quantum verdict against teleportation -- Quantum entanglement comes to the rescue. Entangled quantum dice ; The original teleportation protocol -- Alice and Bob in the quantum lab. Alice and Bob's experiment : the first steps -- The polarization of light : a lecture by Professor Quantinger. The polarization of individual quanta of light -- Alice and Bob discover twins. ...And invent hidden properties -- John's introduction of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen. The reality criterion ; Reality in Alice and Bob's experiment ; The locality assumption -- John's story on local hidden variables -- Alice and Bob's experiment gives confusing results -- John Bell's story -- Alice and Bob find out that things aren't as they think they are -- Faster than light and back into the past? -- Alice, Bob, and the speed of light limit -- Loopholes -- In the Tyrolean Mountains -- The quantum lottery -- Quantum lottery with two photons. Quantum lottery with entangled photons -- Quantum money : the end to all forgery. From classical bits to quantum bits -- A quantum truck can transport more than it can carry -- Atomic sources of entanglement of early experiments -- The super-source and closing the communication loophole -- Quantum teleportation at the River Danube -- The multiphoton surprise and, along the road, quantum teleportation -- Teleporting entanglement. A ghostly idea ; Connecting quantum computer ; Reality vs. information -- Further experiments -- Quantum information technology -- The future of quantum teleportation. Teleportation as a means of travel? -- Signals out of the sky above Tenerife -- Recent developments and some open questions -- What does it all mean?
Subjects: Quantum theory.; Quantum teleportation.;
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Quantum leaps / by Bernstein, Jeremy,1929-(CARDINAL)137260;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Quantum theory;
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The spiritual universe : how quantum physics proves the existence of the soul / by Wolf, Fred Alan.(CARDINAL)717597;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-350) and index.
Subjects: Soul.; Quantum theory.;
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The light of other days : a novel / by Clarke, Arthur C.(Arthur Charles),1917-2008.(CARDINAL)138311; Baxter, Stephen.(CARDINAL)371916;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Quantum theory;
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The amazing story of quantum mechanics : a math-free exploration of the science that made our world / by Kakalios, James,1958-(CARDINAL)472063;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-301) and index.Explains how everyday products were made possible by quantum mechanics, covering the Schrödinger equation, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and nanoscience.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Quantum theory;
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The light of other days / by Clarke, Arthur C.(Arthur Charles),1917-2008.(CARDINAL)138311; Baxter, Stephen B.(Stephen Bartow),1929-(CARDINAL)165705; Baxter, Stephen.(CARDINAL)371916;
"A Tom Doherty Associates book." Baxter, StephenA breakthrough in quantum physics allows all human beings to spy on each other and to look back into the past, but the human race may not be ready to handle all the ramifications of the scientific innovation.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Quantum theory;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 27
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The amazing story of quantum mechanics [sound recording] : a math-free exploration of the science that made our world by Kakalios, James,1958-; Berkrot, Peter.;
Read by Peter Berkrot.Using illustrations and examples from science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, James Kakalios explains the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics that underlie the world today. He also shows how future breakthroughs will make possible ever more advanced medical diagnostic devices, and perhaps even power stations on the moon that can beam their power to Earth.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Quantum theory;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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