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Maximilian A. . Ed(S): Schlosshauer - Elegance and Enigma - 9783642269813 - V9783642269813
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Elegance and Enigma

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Description for Elegance and Enigma Paperback. This book examines quantum mechanics, one of humanity's most remarkable intellectual achievements, through interviews with seventeen leading scientists and philosophers. They illuminate the discipline, offering valuable insight on its past, present and future. Editor(s): Schlosshauer, Maximilian A. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ; PHJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.

Quantum mechanics is one of mankind's most remarkable intellectual achievements. Stunningly successful and elegant, it challenges our deepest intuitions about the world. In this book, seventeen physicists and philosophers, all deeply concerned with understanding quantum mechanics, reply to Schlosshauer's penetrating questions about the central issues. They grant us an intimate look at their radically different ways of making sense of the theory's strangeness. What is quantum mechanics about? What is it telling us about nature? Can quantum information or new experiments help lift the fog? And where are we headed next? Everyone interested in the contemporary but often longstanding conundrums ... Read more

Participants: Guido Bacciagaluppi, Caslav Brukner, Jeffrey Bub, Arthur Fine, Christopher Fuchs, GianCarlo Ghirardi, Shelly Goldstein, Daniel Greenberger, Lucien Hardy, Anthony Leggett, Tim Maudlin, David Mermin, Lee Smolin, Antony Valentini, David Wallace, Anton Zeilinger, and Wojciech Zurek.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Series
The Frontiers Collection
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642269813
SKU
V9783642269813
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Maximilian A. . Ed(S): Schlosshauer
Maximilian Schlosshauer is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information in Vienna. He was inspired to study physics - and in particular quantum physics - after reading Heisenberg's "Physics and Philosophy" and Schrödinger's "Nature and the Greeks" as a high-school student. Having earned a Ph.D. from the University of Washington for work on the ... Read more

Reviews for Elegance and Enigma
From the reviews: “Max Schlosshauer’s latest book is a collection of interviews with seventeen prominent researchers in the foundations of quantum theory. … an entertaining read for a researcher in quantum foundations … . would be much more useful to those working in other fields who want to get a feel for how the main issues in quantum foundations ... Read more

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