Surfing the Quantum World

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Molecular Physics, Physics, Quantum Theory
Cover of the book Surfing the Quantum World by Frank S. Levin, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Frank S. Levin ISBN: 9780192535856
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: September 13, 2017
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Frank S. Levin
ISBN: 9780192535856
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: September 13, 2017
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

The ideas and phenomena of the quantum world are strikingly unlike those encountered in our visual world. Surfing the Quantum World shows why and how this is so. It does this via a historical review and a gentle introduction to the fundamental principles of quantum theory, whose core concepts and symbolic representations are used to explain not only "ordinary" microscopic phenomena like the properties of the hydrogen atom and the structure of the Periodic Table of the Elements, but also a variety of mind-bending phenomena. Readers will learn that particles such as electrons and photons can behave like waves, allowing them to be in two places simultaneously, why white dwarf and neutron stars are gigantic quantum objects, how the maximum height of mountains has a quantum basis, and why quantum objects can tunnel through seemingly impenetrable barriers. Included among the various interpretational issues addressed is whether Schrödinger's cat is ever both dead and alive.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The ideas and phenomena of the quantum world are strikingly unlike those encountered in our visual world. Surfing the Quantum World shows why and how this is so. It does this via a historical review and a gentle introduction to the fundamental principles of quantum theory, whose core concepts and symbolic representations are used to explain not only "ordinary" microscopic phenomena like the properties of the hydrogen atom and the structure of the Periodic Table of the Elements, but also a variety of mind-bending phenomena. Readers will learn that particles such as electrons and photons can behave like waves, allowing them to be in two places simultaneously, why white dwarf and neutron stars are gigantic quantum objects, how the maximum height of mountains has a quantum basis, and why quantum objects can tunnel through seemingly impenetrable barriers. Included among the various interpretational issues addressed is whether Schrödinger's cat is ever both dead and alive.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Applied Evolutionary Psychology by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Commercial Arbitration in Germany by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Lost Glory by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Languages: A Very Short Introduction by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Literature and Union by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Migrants at Work by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Computer Crimes and Digital Investigations by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book A Critique of Welfare Economics by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Management Consultancy by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Constitutional Conflicts in Contemporary Malaysia by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Embodied Selves and Divided Minds by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Doing and Being by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Budapest Scientific: A Guidebook by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book The Animal Kingdom: A Very Short Introduction by Frank S. Levin
Cover of the book Anaesthesia for Emergency Care by Frank S. Levin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy