The Ghost in the Atom: A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics (Canto) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521457289 ISBN 13: 9780521457286

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Anybody who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. Niels Bohr's dictum bears witness to the bewildering impact of quantum theory, flying in the face of classical physics and dramatically transforming scientists' outlook on our relationship with the material world. In this book Paul Davies interviews eight physicists involved in debating and testing the theory, with radically different views of its significance.

About this title

Book Description:

Nine distinguished physicists consider the conceptual foundations of quantum physics--its paradoxes as well as its profound implications for the theory of nature--within a text based on a BBC radio documentary broadcast.

From the Back Cover:

Anybody who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. Niel's Bohr's dictum bears witness to the bewildering impact of quantum theory, flying in the face of classical physics and dramatically transforming scientists' outlook on our relationship with the material world. While the theory has been supremely successful in its explanation of some of the major problems in twentieth-century physics, its meaning is nevertheless the subject of unprecedented controversy amongst scientists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521457289
• ISBN 13: 9780521457286
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Davies P. C. W., Brown Julian R.