In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible--and fascinating--to everyone. The subatomic realm has a reputation for weirdness, spawning any number of profound misunderstandings, journeys into Eastern mysticism, and woolly pronouncements on the interconnectedness of all things. Cox and Forshaw's contention? There is no need for quantum mechanics to be viewed this way. There is a ...
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In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible--and fascinating--to everyone. The subatomic realm has a reputation for weirdness, spawning any number of profound misunderstandings, journeys into Eastern mysticism, and woolly pronouncements on the interconnectedness of all things. Cox and Forshaw's contention? There is no need for quantum mechanics to be viewed this way. There is a lot of mileage in the "weirdness" of the quantum world, and it often leads to confusion and, frankly, bad science. The Quantum Universe cuts through the Wu Li and asks what observations of the natural world made it necessary, how it was constructed, and why we are confident that, for all its apparent strangeness, it is a good theory. The quantum mechanics of The Quantum Universe provide a concrete model of nature that is comparable in its essence to Newton's laws of motion, Maxwell's theory of electricity and magnetism, and Einstein's theory of relativity.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. 255 p. : ill.; 24 cm. LCCN 2011942393 Type of material Book Personal name Cox, Brian, 1968-Main title The quantum universe: (and why anything that can happen, does) / Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw. Edition 1st Da Capo Press ed. Published/Created Boston [Mass. ]: Da Capo Press, 2012, c2011. Description 255 p. : ill.; 24 cm. ISBN 9780306819643 (hardcover) 0306819643 (hardcover) LC classification QC174.12. C689 2012 Related names Forshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert), 1968-Summary The Quantum Universe brings together two authors on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the universe? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And how-for all its apparently counter-intuitive ideas-can we be sure that the theory is good? The bizarre behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up the universe has lead to some woolly pronouncements on the nature of all interconnectedness-but Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw reveal the simple and understandable theories that allow for concrete, yet astonishing, predictions about the world around us. From entangled twins to the incredible double-slit experiment, The Quantum Universe will give every reader the most up-to-date picture of that amazing subatomic world, where thousands of years of physics must be rewritten completely. Contents Something strange is afoot--Being in two places at once--What is a particle? --Everything that can happen does happen--Movement as an illusion--The music of the atoms--The universe in a pin-head (and why we don't fall through the floor)--Interconnected--The modern world--Interaction--Empty space isn't empty--Epilogue: the death of stars. LC Subjects Quantum theory--Popular works. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]) and index. Dewey class no. 530.12 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn760085223 Invalid ISBN 9780306820601 (ebk. ) 0306820609 (ebk. )
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