David Wick

The Infamous Boundary

Seven Decades of Heresy in Quantum Physics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Provides (an)...accurate portrait of the essence of the disputes, both epistemological and technical, that characterize contemporary inquiry. This book will profit any reader-physicist, mathematician, philosopher, or civilian-who wants a comprehensive and intelligible survey of this pesky episode in fundamental physical theory."-CHOICE
"I have no hesitation in recommending this book to anyone interested in the history, philosophy or sociology of science, and it is worth adding to the library shelf on quantum theory."-PHYSICS WORLD

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copernicus / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-387-94726-6
• 1st Corrected ed. 1995. Corr. 2nd printing 1998
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9780387947266
• ISBN-10: 0387947264
• Artikelnr.: 22303905

Inhaltsangabe

1. Prologue I: Atoms.- 2. Prologue II: Quanta.- 3. Revolution, Part I: Heisenberg's Matrices.- 4. Revolution, Part II: Schrödinger's Waves.- 5. Uncertainty.- 6. Complementarity.- 7. The Debate Begins.- 8. The Impossibility Theorem.- 9. EPR.- 10. The Post-War Heresies.- 11. Bell's Theorem.- 12. Dice Games and Conspiracies.- 13. Testing Bell.- 14. Loopholes.- 15. The Impossible Observed.- 16. Paradoxes.- 17. Philosophies.- 18. Principles.- 19. Opinions.- 20. Speculations.- PostScript.- Appendix by William Faris.- Notes.

Rezensionen

"He writes in a clear style with a touch of humor. ... I have no hesitation in recommending this book to anyone interested in history, philosophy or sociology in science" (Physics World, 1996) "This book tells a fascinating story of seven decades of attempts to shed light upon quantum mechanics. It will be of great interest to chemists, physicists, and others wishing to learn about quantum mechanics and its philosophical and historical evolution." (The Chemical Intelligencer, 1997)