Quantum Processes - Couverture rigide

Schommers, Wolfram

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9812796568 ISBN 13 : 9789812796561

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Space and time are probably the most important elements in physics. Within the memory of man, all essential things are represented within the frame of space-time pictures. This is obviously the most basic information. What can we say about space and time? It is normally assumed that the space is a container filled with matter and that the time is just that which we measure with our clocks. However, there are some reasons to take another standpoint and to consider this container-conception as unrealistic, as prejudice so to say. Already the philosopher Immanuel Kant pointed on this serious problem.In this monograph, the author discusses the so-called projection theory. In contrast to the container-conception (reality is embedded in space and time), within projection theory the physical reality is projected onto space and time and quantum processes are of particular relevance. Like Whitehead and Bergson, the author argues for the primacy of process.One of the most interesting results is that projection theory automatically leads to a new aspect for the notion "time". Here we have not only the time of conventional physics, which is exclusively treated as an external parameter, but we obtain within projection theory a system-specific time. Just this system-specific time might be of fundamental importance in the future description of physical systems. For example, the self-assembly of nano-systems could lead to predictions that are even not thinkable within usual physics. Also in connection with cosmology the projection principle must inevitably lead to fundamentally new statements.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book deals mainly with the nature of physical laws, their origin and their possible future evolution. The most direct application of the basic laws of physics is given in nanotechnology. New aspects in connection with basic physical laws will therefore have an immediate influence on this new technological discipline. In other words, new aspects in connection with basic physical laws are not only of direct epistemological interest, but are also related to nanotechnological developments - the key technology of this century. In this connection, quantum theory is of utmost interest. However, the situation here is quite unsatisfactory: up to now, there has been no truly acceptable interpretation of modern quantum theory, and recent experiments strengthen this point. The present situation of quantum physics is outlined in the book. In order to arrive at a more satisfactory description of (quantum) reality, the author comes to the conclusion that we have to enter a new, higher level of reality. In particular, this book deals with the nature of time, the meaning of wave function and its behavior within a non-linear theory, and other relevant facts and mysteries in (quantum) reality.

Revue de presse

This book is devoted to one of the most interesting fields of modern physics -- quantum processes. The author introduces the readers to the circle of problems and methods characteristic of this field, by illustrating the fundamental theoretical principles by a number of successfully selected examples. The book is distinguished by the original presentation, clarity of thoughts, and the diversity of physical contents. It will be of interest for a wide circle of readers who are students and scientific researchers specialized in quantum mechanics. --Kruchinin S P, Professor, Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9812796568
• ISBN 13: 9789812796561
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 420
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible