Quantum language and the migration of scientific concepts / Jennifer Burwell.
Quantum language and the migration of scientific concepts / Jennifer Burwell.
Quantum language and the migration of scientific concepts / Jennifer Burwell.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
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G 2020/0694
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Language
English
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Physical content
328 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Experience, perception, and the limits of language -- The physics of visuality, intuition, and aesthetics -- Quantum paradigms in literary criticism -- New and Post-New Age appropriations -- Quantum versus nuclear discourse -- Conclusion.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"This book looks at the use of language in science and in the circulation of scientific concepts in society at large. More precisely, the book looks at the difficulties physicists faced regarding the use of language while creating quantum mechanics, with the use of quantum concepts in literary criticism and in literature, and with the use of these...
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Quantum language and the migration of scientific concepts / Jennifer Burwell.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-316) and index.
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G 2020/0694
Record Identifier
74VKaZLRo843
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZLRo843
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ISBN
0262037556 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780262037556 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
530.12014
MMS ID
991024291011802626
