Quantum: A Guide For the Perplexed - Rilegato

Al-Khalili, Jim

 
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In this lively look at quantum science, a physicist takes you on an entertaining and enlightening journey through the basics of subatomic physics. Along the way, he examines the paradox of quantum mechanics--beautifully mathematical in theory but confoundingly unpredictable in the real world. Marvel at the Dual Slit experiment as a tiny atom passes through two separate openings at the same time. Ponder the peculiar communication of quantum particles, which can remain in touch no matter how far apart. Join the genius jewel thief as he carries out a quantum measurement on a diamond without ever touching the object in question. Baffle yourself with the bizzareness of quantum tunneling, the equivalent of traveling partway up a hill, only to disappear then reappear traveling down the opposite side. With its clean, colorful layout and conversational tone, this text will hook you into the conundrum that is quantum mechanics.

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Dr Jim al-Khalili is a theoretical physicist and senior lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of Surrey. He has twice been nominated for the Royal Society's Michael Faraday Award for the Public Understanding of Science and is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges lecturer. He is the author of BLACK HOLES, WORMHOLES AND TIME MACHINES and has appeared on Radio 4's LEADING EDGE and the BBC's TOMORROW'S WORLD and HORIZON programmes.

Also contributing to QUANTUM are:
Anton Zeilinger on Buckyballs and the Dual-Slit Experiment
Ron Johnson on Radioactive Decay
Michael Berry on Quantum Chaos
Johnjoe McFadden on Quantum Mechanics in Biology
Wojciech Zurek on Decoherence
Chris Dewdney on Bohmian Mechanics
Paul Davies on The Quantum Vacuum
Lee Smolin on Quantum Gravity
Frank Close on Unified Theories
Ed Hinds on Bose Einstein Condensates
Andrew Steane on Quantum Computers

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