Quantum physics, illusion or reality?

171 Pages·2004·1.164 MB·English

by  Alastair I. M. Rae

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The concept of quantum physics led Einstein to state that ‘God does not
play dice’. The difficulty he, and others, had with quantum physics was
the great conceptual leap it requires us to make from our conventional
ways of thinking about the physical world. Rae’s introductory ex-
ploration into this area has been hailed as a ‘masterpiece of clarity’ and
is an engaging guide to the theories on offer.
This new edition has been revised throughout to take account of
developments in this field over the past fifteen years, including the idea
of ‘consistent histories’ to which a completely new chapter is devoted.

Quantum physics
Illusion or reality?

Quantum Physics
Illusion or Reality?
Second Edition
Alastair I. M. Rae
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Birmingham
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To Ann
I like relativity and quantum theories
Because I don’t understand them
And they make me feel as if space shifted
About like a swan that can’t settle
Refusing to sit still and be measured
And as if the atom were an impulsive thing
Always changing its mind.
D. H. Lawrence
Time present and time past
Are both perhaps present in time future
And time future contained in time past.
T. S. Eliot
Do you think the things people make fools of
themselves about are any less real and true
than the things they behave sensibly about?
Bernard Shaw