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Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness - Paperback - GOOD
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- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 0199753814
- Subject Area
- Science
- Publication Name
- Quantum Enigma : Physics Encounters Consciousness
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 6.2 in
- Subject
- Physics / Quantum Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199753814
ISBN-13
9780199753819
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84362607
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Quantum Enigma : Physics Encounters Consciousness
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Subject
Physics / Quantum Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
6.2 in
Item Width
9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2010-019465
Reviews
"A remarkable and readable presentation." --Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics "This book is unique.'e¦ The clearest expositions I have ever seen." --George Greenstein, Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College "An immensely important and exciting book." --Raymond Chester Russ, editor of Journal of Mind and Behavior "Exposes the hidden skeleton in the physicist's closet." --Nick Herbert, author of Quantum Reality, "A remarkable and readable presentation." --Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics "This book is unique.... The clearest expositions I have ever seen." --George Greenstein, Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College "An immensely important and exciting book." --Raymond Chester Russ, editor of Journal of Mind and Behavior "Exposes the hidden skeleton in the physicist's closet." --Nick Herbert, author of Quantum Reality, "A remarkable and readable presentation." --Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics "This book is unique.EL The clearest expositions I have ever seen." --George Greenstein, Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College "An immensely important and exciting book." --Raymond Chester Russ, editor of Journal of Mind and Behavior "Exposes the hidden skeleton in the physicist's closet." --Nick Herbert, author of Quantum Reality
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
530.12
Table Of Content
1. Einstein Called It "Spooky" - and I Wish I Had Known2. The Visit to Neg Ahne Poc: A Quantum Parable3. Our Newtonian Worldview: A Universal Law of Motion4. All the Rest of Classical PhysicsHello Quantum Mechanics5. How the Quantum Was Forced on Physics6. Schrodinger's Equation: The New Universal Law of Motion7. Our Skeleton in the Closet8. One-Third of Our Economy9. Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen10. Schrodinger's Controversial Cat11. Seeking a Real World: EPR12. Spooky Actions: Bell's Theorem13. Experimental Metaphysics14. What's Going On? Interpreting the Quantum Enigma15. The Mystery of Consciousness16. The Mystery Meets the Enigma17. Consciousness and the Quantum CosmosSuggested Reading
Synopsis
In trying to understand the atom, physicists built quantum mechanics, the most successful theory in science and the basis of one-third of our economy. They found, to their embarrassment, that with their theory, physics encounters consciousness. Authors Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner explain all this in non-technical terms with help from some fanciful stories and anecdotes about the theory's developers. They present the quantum mystery honestly, emphasizing what is and what is not speculation. Quantum Enigma's description of the experimental quantum facts, and the quantum theory explaining them, is undisputed. Interpreting what it all means, however, is heatedly controversial. But every interpretation of quantum physics involves consciousness. Rosenblum and Kuttner therefore turn to exploring consciousness itself--and encounter quantum mechanics. Free will and anthropic principles become crucial issues, and the connection of consciousness with the cosmos suggested by some leading quantum cosmologists is mind-blowing. Readers are brought to a boundary where the particular expertise of physicists is no longer the only sure guide. They will find, instead, the facts and hints provided by quantum mechanics and the ability to speculate for themselves. In the few decades since the Bell's theorem experiments established the existence of entanglement (Einstein's "spooky action"), interest in the foundations, and the mysteries, of quantum mechanics has accelerated. In recent years, physicists, philosophers, computer engineers, and even biologists have expanded our realization of the significance of quantum phenomena. This second edition includes such advances. The authors have also drawn on many responses from readers and instructors to improve the clarity of the book's explanations., In trying to understand the atom, physicists built quantum mechanics, the most successful theory in science and the basis of one-third of our economy. They found, to their embarrassment, that with their theory, physics encounters consciousness. Authors Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner explain all this in nontechnical terms with help from some fanciful stories and anecdotes about the theory's developers. They present the quantum mystery honestly, emphasizing what is and what is not speculation. Quantum Enigma's description of the experimental quantum facts, and the quantum theory explaining them, is undisputed. Interpreting what it all means, however, is heatedly controversial. But every interpretation of quantum physics involves consciousness. Rosenblum and Kuttner therefore turn to exploring consciousness itself - and encounter quantum mechanics. Free will and anthropic principles become crucial issues, and the connection of consciousness with the cosmos suggested by some leading quantum cosmologists is mind-blowing. Readers are brought to a boundary where the particular expertise of physicists is no longer the only sure guide. They will find, instead, the facts and hints provided by quantum mechanics and the ability to speculate for themselves. In the few decades since the Bell's theorem experiments established the existence of entanglement (Einstein's "spooky action"), interest in the foundations, and the mysteries, of quantum mechanics has accelerated. In recent years, physicists, philosophers, computer engineers, and even biologists have expanded our realization of the significance of quantum phenomena. The second edition includes such advances. The authors have also drawn on many responses from readers and instructors to improve the clarity of the book's explanations. "A remarkable and readable presentation."--Charles Townes, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics"This book is unique. The clearest expositions I have ever seen."--George Greenstein, Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College"An immensely important and exciting book."--Raymond Chester Russ, editor of Journal of Mind and Behavior"Exposes the hidden skeleton in the physicist's closet."--Nick Herbert, author of Quantum Reality
LC Classification Number
QC174.13.R67 2011
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