{"product_id":"the-ghost-in-the-atom-a-discussion-of-the-mysteries-of-quantum-physics-paperback-9780521457286","title":"The Ghost in the Atom; A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics (Paperback) 9780521457286","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ghost in the Atom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this book, which has its origin in a series of radio broadcasts, Paul Davies interviews eight physicists involved in debating and testing quantum theory, with radically different views of its significance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eP. C. W. Davies (Edited by), Julian R. Brown (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521457286, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 July 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm, 0.209 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Non-specialists will find this an attractive and thought-provoking book.'  Contemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAnybody who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. Niels Bohr's dictum bears witness to the bewildering impact of quantum theory, flying in the face of classical physics and dramatically transforming scientists' outlook on our relationship with the material world. While the theory has been supremely successful in its explanation of some of the major problems in twentieth-century physics, its meaning (presenting a number of basic philosophical contradictions) is nevertheless the subject of unprecedented controversy amongst scientists. In this book, which has its origin in a series of radio broadcasts, Paul Davies interviews eight physicists involved in debating and testing the theory, with radically different views of its significance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e 1. The strange world of the quantum\u003cbr\u003e 2. Alain Aspect\u003cbr\u003e 3. John Bell\u003cbr\u003e 4. John Wheeler\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rudolf Peierls\u003cbr\u003e 6. David Deutsch\u003cbr\u003e 7. John Taylor\u003cbr\u003e 8. David Bohm\u003cbr\u003e 9. Basil Hiley\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999650767128,"sku":"9780521457286","price":16.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521457286i_6dce2479-5ca3-49d1-9c1a-711bcabaf3db.jpg?v=1691382348","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ghost-in-the-atom-a-discussion-of-the-mysteries-of-quantum-physics-paperback-9780521457286","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}