Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century, Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help the serious reader make sense of a science that, for all its successes, remains mysterious.
In this book, we look at the energy associated with quantum particles, usually photons of electromagnetic radiation.
In paperback for the first time, this compact volume presents quantum mechanics for the general reader.
Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behavior according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules.
There is also a cloth edition of this book, which does not include the Quantum Questions included in this paperback edition.
In this largely nontechnical book, eminent physicists and philosophers address the philosophical impact of recent advances in quantum physics.
The object of this book is to give a self-contained introduction to both aspects.
Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules.