What is real? : the unfinished quest for the meaning of quantum physics / Adam Becker.
What is real? : the unfinished quest for the meaning of quantum physics / Adam Becker.
What is real? : the unfinished quest for the meaning of quantum physics / Adam Becker.
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New York : Basic Books, 2018.
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G 2018/2463
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The measure of all things -- Something rotten in the eigenstate of Denmark -- Street brawl -- Copenhagen in Manhattan -- Physics in exile -- It came from another world! -- The most profound discovery of science -- More things in heaven and earth -- Reality underground -- Quantum spring -- Copenhagen...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"Quantum mechanics is humanity's finest scientific achievement. It explains why the sun shines and how your eyes can see. It's the theory behind the LEDs in your phone and the nuclear hearts of space probes. Every physicist agrees quantum physics is spectacularly successful. But ask them what quantum physics means, and the result will be a brawl. A...
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What is real? : the unfinished quest for the meaning of quantum physics / Adam Becker.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Becker, Adam, 1984- author. What is real? First edition. New York : Basic Books, [2018] 9780465096060 (DLC) 2017059314
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©2018
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G 2018/2463
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74VKVo6a20Zg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo6a20Zg
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ISBN
9780465096053 hardcover
0465096050 hardcover
DDC
530.1209
MMS ID
991024165688002626
