The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson: The Nature of Quantum Reality and the Spirit of Copenhagen

Author:   Arkady Plotnitsky
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
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9783319811871


Pages:   313
Publication Date:   14 June 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Arkady Plotnitsky
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.534kg
ISBN:  

9783319811871


ISBN 10:   3319811878
Pages:   313
Publication Date:   14 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Foundational and Principle Thinking in Fundamental Physics, from Riemann to Einstein to Heisenberg.- Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and the Physical, Mathematical, and Philosophical Nature of Quantum Mechanics.- Complementarity as a Concept, a Principle, and an Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: Niels Bohr and the Philosophical Architecture of Quantum Theory.- Reality, Causality, and Probability in Classical, Relativistic, and Quantum Physics.- The Principles of Quantum Theory, Dirac's Equation, and Quantum Information.- “Who Thinks Abstractly?”: Quantum Theory and the Architecture of Physical Concepts.- The Art and Science of Experimentation in Quantum Physics.

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Through eight chapters, he introduces basic concepts of causality, randomness, locality, and probability. There is some advanced mathematics, a reference section, and a helpful index. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and faculty. (N. Sadanand, Choice, Vol. 54 (9), May, 2017)


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