| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 197 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A semi-popular account of quantum physics based primarily on optical experiments performed over the past three decades. The book discusses how and where one can draw the border between the quantum and classical worlds, or indeed whether a border needs to be drawn at all. |
| Contents |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""1. Physics Fundamentalism""; ""2. The Duality of Particles and Waves: The Split Personality of Electrons""; ""3. The Duality of Particles and Waves: Photons""; ""4. More Fun with Photons: Photon-Splitting and its Uses""; ""5. Entanglement and Non-Locality: Spooky Actions at a Distance""; ""6. Quantum Information, Quantum Cryptography, and Quantum Teleportation""; ""7. Schrödinger�s Cat and Leggett�s SQUID: Quantum Effects on a Large Scale?""; ""8. Quantum Philosophy""; ""Appendix A: A Quantum Mechanics Timeline"" |
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""Appendix B: Quantum Mechanics Experiments for Undergraduates""""General Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Quantum theory.
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Quantum theory. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bruno, Kimberley M., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780199666560 (DLC) 2012538923 |
| ISBN |
9780191644641 (electronic book) |
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0191644641 (electronic book) |
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1283986574 (e-book) |
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9781283986571 (e-book) |
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0199666563 (hardback) |
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9780199666560 (hardback) |
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