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Quo Vadis Quantum Mechanics?

Beschreibung

For more than a century, quantum mechanics has served as a very powerful theory that has expanded physics and technology far beyond their classical limits, yet it has also produced some of the most difficult paradoxes known to the human mind. This book represents the combined efforts of sixteen of today's most eminent theoretical physicists to lay out future directions for quantum physics. The authors include Yakir Aharonov, Anton Zeilinger; the Nobel laureates Anthony Leggett and Geradus 't Hooft; Basil Hiley, Lee Smolin and Henry Stapp. Following a foreword by Roger Penrose, the individual chapters address questions such as quantum non-locality, the measurement problem, quantum insights into relativity, cosmology and thermodynamics, and the possible bearing of quantum phenomena on biology and consciousness.

Produktdetails

• The Frontiers Collection
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-06064-9
• Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st edition 2005
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9783642060649
• ISBN-10: 3642060641
• Artikelnr.: 32056625

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"The book comprises eighteen purpose-written chapters and three others featuring verbatim reports of discussions between workshop participants. ... It all makes for an interesting read - much of it quite demanding, and repaying a reader's commitment to further reflection. ... I commend this volume as a thought-provoking and largely entertaining read." (D. L. Andrews, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 47 (1), 2006)

"Quantum Mechanics appears to be at a turning point. ... to read this cooperative work is a 'must' for all the people interested by the strange nature of quantum matters. ... most of the great names of the field do contribute to this interesting volume. There is also an open door to the field of

biophysics and to the understanding of the connection of our minds to our bodies. Eventually, the three roundtable discussions ... ideally complement the contributed papers." (Jean-Marie André, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 30 (1), 2008)

"It provides a valuable perspective on how the current leaders in the field think and gives a sense of what heuristics motivate them ... . useful to someone beginning graduate studies in the foundations of quantum mechanics: as something to dip into to help orient them; to suggest promising avenues for cutting-edge research; and to give a vivid sense of the shape of the field. ... It's a volume that all workers on the foundations of physics will be pleased to have on their shelves." (Christopher Timpson, Metascience, Vol. 16, 2007)

Aus den Rezensionen: "... eine Buchreihe ... Begründet und redaktionell betreut von Physikerin Angela Lahee, hat sie das Ziel, den Lesern eine Erweiterung und Reflexion der eigenen Wissensgrenzen zu ermöglichen. ... In Quo Vadis Quantum Mechanics? Spekulieren und streiten 16 der renommiertesten Quantenphysiker ... über die ... ungelösten Probleme. Und sie berichten von experimentellen Durchbrüchen sowie neuen theoretischen Ansätzen und Anwendungen ... außerordentlich lesenwert. 'was wir brauchen, ist nicht der Wille zu glauben, sondern der Wille herauszufinden' ... Die interdisziplinäre, unkonventionelle Frontiers Collection ... hat ihn sogar zu ihrem Leitspruch erhoben." (Rüdiger Vaas, in: Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau, 2007, Vol. 60, Issue 4, S. 212 ff.)