Quantum Theory

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Quantum Theory

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ISBN: 9780192802521
author: John Polkinghorne
publishing house: Oxford University Press
publication date: 2002 -7
series: Very Short Introductions
price: USD 11.95
number of pages: 128

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A Very Short Introduction

John Polkinghorne   

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Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed.

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