Sneaking a Look at God's Cards Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics - Revised Edition

Name: Sneaking a Look at God's Cards Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics - Revised Edition
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ISBN: 9780691130378

ISBN-10: 069113037X

ISBN-13: 9780691130378

Edition: 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Giancarlo Ghirardi, Gerald Malsbary

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Gian Carlo Ghirardi presents an introduction to quantum mechanics, the theories of which lie behind much recent technological advancement, yet are understood by only a small number of specialists. He aims to redress this imbalance.

Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/25/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.25" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

GianCarlo Ghirardi is Chair of the Department of Theoretical Physics at the University of Trieste, Consultant and member of the Academic Board of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, and a coauthor of "Symmetry Principles in Quantum Physics".



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Collapse of the "Classical" World View



The Polarization of Light



Quanta, Chance Events, and Indeterminism



The Superposition Principle and the Conceptual Structure of the Theory



Visualization and Scientific Progress



The Interpretation of the Theory



The Bohr-Einstein Dialogue



A Bolt from the Blue: The Einstein-Podolski-Rosen Argument



Hidden Variables



Bell's Inequality and Nonlocality



Nonlocality and Superluminal Signals



Quantum Cryptography



Quantum Computers



Systems of Identical Particles



From Microscopic to Macroscopic



In Search of a Coherent Framework for All Physical Processes



Spontaneous Localization, Properties, and Perceptions



Macrorealism and Noninvasive Measurements



Conclusions


Notes


Bibliography


Index