Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality - Couverture souple

Gribbin, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0316328197 ISBN 13 : 9780316328197

Editeur : Back Bay Books, 1996

Synopsis

In this eagerly anticipated sequel to the classic bestseller In Search of Schrodinger's Cat, John Gribbin digs even deeper into the mysterious and confounding world of quantum mechanics. Gribbin takes infinitely complex, mind-bending experiments, brings them to life, and makes them accessible to the lay reader. Under his deft guidance, we can begin to grasp the fundamental riddle of today's quantum mechanics: how a single photon can be seen going in two directions at once. Along the way, Gribbin reveals some fascinating discoveries: how quantum particles could one day be used in a Star Trek-type teleportation system, and how quantum cryptographers have developed ways of making unbreakable codes using quantum effects. Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality illuminates the world's most intriguing and enigmatic scientific phenomenon - and shows how the "impossible dreams" of such legendary scientists as Bohr, Feynman, and Einstein may soon become reality.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

John Gribbin has a Ph.D in Astrophysics from the University of Cambridge and is now Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex. His books have been translated into many languages and have won awards both in Britain and the United States. He is a consultant to the New Scientist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Back Bay Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0316328197
• ISBN 13: 9780316328197
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
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• Personne responsable: non disponible