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Schr枚dinger's Cat #1
丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賯胤丞 卮乇賵丿賳噩乇
芦丕賱卮禺氐 丕賱匕賷 賱賲 鬲氐丿賲賴 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲 賴賵 卮禺氐 賱賲 賷賮賴賲賴丕禄
鈥� 賳賷賱夭 亘賵乇
賵賲賲丕 賷爻亘亘 氐丿賲丞 兀賳 兀賷賳卮鬲丕賷賳 賱賲 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱鬲噩丕賵亘 亘賯亘賵賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞貙 賵丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 賲賳 丕賱兀诰賲賷丞 亘賲賰丕賳 丨賷孬 廿賳賴丕 賯丿賲鬲 丕賱兀乇囟賷丞 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞 賱賰賱 丕賱毓賱賵賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞貙 賵亘丿賵賳賴丕貙 賱賲 賳賰賳 賱賳丨氐賱 毓賱賶 丕賱胤丕賯丞 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞 兀賵 丕賱賯賳亘賱丞 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞 兀賵 丕賱賱賷夭乇 兀賵 兀噩賴夭丞 丕賱鬲賱賮丕夭 兀賵 丕賱賰賲亘賷賵鬲乇 兀賵 丕賱亘賷賵賱賵噩賷丕 丕賱噩夭賷卅賷丞貙 賵賱賲 賳賰賳 賱賳賮賴賲 卮賷卅賸丕 毓賳 丕賱丨賲囟 丕賱賳賵賵賷 芦丿賷 廿賳 廿賷賴禄 賵賱丕 丕賱賴賳丿爻丞 丕賱賵乇丕孬賷丞. 賵丕賱丌賳 賷乇賵賷 賱賳丕 噩賵賳 噩乇賷亘賷賳 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賰丕賲賱丞 賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲貙 賵賴賶 丨賯賷賯丞 兀睾乇亘 賲賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱. 賵賷兀禺匕賳丕 禺胤賵丞 禺胤賵丞 廿賱賶 賲賰丕賳 兀禺賾丕匕 賵兀賰孬乇 睾乇丕亘丞貙 賷鬲胤賱亘 賮賯胤 兀賳 賳賯鬲乇亘 賲賳賴 亘毓賯賱 賲賮鬲賵丨貙 賵賷購賯丿賲 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱匕賷賳 胤賵乇賵丕 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲貙 賵賷賮丨氐 丕賱匕乇丞 賵丕賱廿卮毓丕毓 賵丕賱爻賮乇 毓亘乇 丕賱夭賲賳 賵賲賷賱丕丿 丕賱賰賵賳 賵丕賱賲賵氐賱丕鬲 丕賱賮丕卅賯丞 賵丕賱丨賷丕丞 匕丕鬲賴丕貙 賵賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丨丕賮賱 亘丕賱賲爻乇賻賾丕鬲 賵丕賱睾賲賵囟 賵丕賱賲賮丕噩丌鬲貙 賷亘丨孬 噩乇賷亘賷賳 毓賳 芦賯胤丞 卮乇賵丿賳噩乇禄 鈥� 賵賴賵 亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賰賲賵賲賷丞 鈥� 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱匕賷 賷兀禺匕 賮賷賴 亘兀賷丕丿賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍 廿賱賶 賮賴賲 兀賰孬乇 賵囟賵丨賸丕 賱賱賲噩丕賱 丕賱兀賰孬乇 兀賴賲賷丞 賮賷 丿乇丕爻丞 丕賱毓賱賵賲 賮賷 賵賯鬲賳丕 丕賱丨丕囟乇 賵賴賵 賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賰賲.
鈥� 賳賷賱夭 亘賵乇
賵賲賲丕 賷爻亘亘 氐丿賲丞 兀賳 兀賷賳卮鬲丕賷賳 賱賲 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱鬲噩丕賵亘 亘賯亘賵賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞貙 賵丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 賲賳 丕賱兀诰賲賷丞 亘賲賰丕賳 丨賷孬 廿賳賴丕 賯丿賲鬲 丕賱兀乇囟賷丞 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞 賱賰賱 丕賱毓賱賵賲 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞貙 賵亘丿賵賳賴丕貙 賱賲 賳賰賳 賱賳丨氐賱 毓賱賶 丕賱胤丕賯丞 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞 兀賵 丕賱賯賳亘賱丞 丕賱賳賵賵賷丞 兀賵 丕賱賱賷夭乇 兀賵 兀噩賴夭丞 丕賱鬲賱賮丕夭 兀賵 丕賱賰賲亘賷賵鬲乇 兀賵 丕賱亘賷賵賱賵噩賷丕 丕賱噩夭賷卅賷丞貙 賵賱賲 賳賰賳 賱賳賮賴賲 卮賷卅賸丕 毓賳 丕賱丨賲囟 丕賱賳賵賵賷 芦丿賷 廿賳 廿賷賴禄 賵賱丕 丕賱賴賳丿爻丞 丕賱賵乇丕孬賷丞. 賵丕賱丌賳 賷乇賵賷 賱賳丕 噩賵賳 噩乇賷亘賷賳 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賰丕賲賱丞 賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲貙 賵賴賶 丨賯賷賯丞 兀睾乇亘 賲賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱. 賵賷兀禺匕賳丕 禺胤賵丞 禺胤賵丞 廿賱賶 賲賰丕賳 兀禺賾丕匕 賵兀賰孬乇 睾乇丕亘丞貙 賷鬲胤賱亘 賮賯胤 兀賳 賳賯鬲乇亘 賲賳賴 亘毓賯賱 賲賮鬲賵丨貙 賵賷購賯丿賲 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱匕賷賳 胤賵乇賵丕 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲貙 賵賷賮丨氐 丕賱匕乇丞 賵丕賱廿卮毓丕毓 賵丕賱爻賮乇 毓亘乇 丕賱夭賲賳 賵賲賷賱丕丿 丕賱賰賵賳 賵丕賱賲賵氐賱丕鬲 丕賱賮丕卅賯丞 賵丕賱丨賷丕丞 匕丕鬲賴丕貙 賵賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丨丕賮賱 亘丕賱賲爻乇賻賾丕鬲 賵丕賱睾賲賵囟 賵丕賱賲賮丕噩丌鬲貙 賷亘丨孬 噩乇賷亘賷賳 毓賳 芦賯胤丞 卮乇賵丿賳噩乇禄 鈥� 賵賴賵 亘丨孬 毓賳 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賰賲賵賲賷丞 鈥� 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱匕賷 賷兀禺匕 賮賷賴 亘兀賷丕丿賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍 廿賱賶 賮賴賲 兀賰孬乇 賵囟賵丨賸丕 賱賱賲噩丕賱 丕賱兀賰孬乇 兀賴賲賷丞 賮賷 丿乇丕爻丞 丕賱毓賱賵賲 賮賷 賵賯鬲賳丕 丕賱丨丕囟乇 賵賴賵 賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賰賲.
312 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1984
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John Gribbin
375听books829听followersJohn R. Gribbin is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction.
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October 27, 2012
um...
- i read this book
- i didn't read this book
- i read this book and didn't read this book
- i read this book in one universe and didn't in another
- this book didn't exist until i read it
gribbin's great because he won't dumb down but genuinely wants you to understand this stuff. and b/c he believes in time travel.
yay!
- i read this book
- i didn't read this book
- i read this book and didn't read this book
- i read this book in one universe and didn't in another
- this book didn't exist until i read it
gribbin's great because he won't dumb down but genuinely wants you to understand this stuff. and b/c he believes in time travel.
yay!
August 20, 2021
I was reading alone in my study in the night, when there was a movement behind me. "Miaow," someone said.
I looked behind me. A tabby was sitting, contentedly washing herself. "Hey! Where did you come from?" I asked.
"You can see me?" She beamed. "Whew! That's a load off my mind. I thought I might be dead."
I found this rather strange. "How can you talk to me if you are dead?"
"Well, I meant dead in this universe." She went on with her toilet.
I was a bit uneasy. Needless to say, talking cats appearing out of nowhere and speaking in riddles was not usual in my daily routine. I started eyeing my Stephen King collection uneasily. "Who are you?" I asked.
She winked. "Guess."
I scanned my bookshelves. Suddenly illumination lit up on me. "Bulgakov! The Master and Margarita!" I exclaimed.
The tabby's look was contemptuous. "Oh come on! - Do I look like a demon?"
"Okay..." I tried again. "The Cheshire Cat?"
My companion looked pained. "I am much better than that grinning idiot from a stupid children's book, I'll have you know."
"Okay, I'm stumped." I threw up my hands. "You tell me."
The tabby got up, swished her tail, arched her back and generally preened herself. "I am the one and only Schrodinger's Cat." She bowed her head, as though expecting applause.
"Schrodinger? I don't think I have met him. Does he live hereabouts?" I knew I had made a mistake the moment the question left my lips, because the cat's face darkened like thunder.
"You mean you don't know Schrodinger?" She hissed. "You ignoramus! He practically defined quantum theory. Oh, where do such fools like you come from?"
"Oh... Now I remember." I said. (I did only vaguely - but I wanted to save myself from getting scratched, which I seemed to be in imminent danger of.) "Wasn't he the famous quantum scientist?"
"Yes! He practically defined quantum reality. He left me in a box with a poison vial, a radioactive isotope, and a Geiger counter. If the counter detected any radioactivity, the poison vial would break and I would die. If it didn't, the vial would stay as it is and I would live." She beamed.
"Oh! How cruel!" I felt that this Schrodinger guy must be a bounder of the first water, famous scientist or not. "He must be reported to the SPCA!"
"Oh, you are an idiot!" The cat laughed. "Don't you see it was an experiment to question the Copenhagen Interpretation?"
I really resented being called an idiot, but did not want to aggravate this temperamental feline with the sharp claws. "What's that?"
"Well, it was all these scientists talking about wave/ particle duality - how subatomic particles behaved both like a wave and a particle, and changed into one or the other only upon observation. Schrodinger was dead against it. So he created me in the box - and I am both dead and alive until someone observes me... at what point, either the vial breaks or it doesn't, I either die or live." She said all this in one breath.
"That's stupid! You can't be dead and alive at the same time. In fact, you are very much alive now." I was indignant.
"Precisely." The tabby washed her paw. "I am either dead or alive. The same way with subatomic entities - they are either waves or particles. Or they are something else altogether which our puny imaginations can hardly comprehend." Her vocabulary was getting richer.
"Well, you are alive now." I reiterated.
"Hmm... Yes." My feline friend did not seem too sure of herself. "I guess so."
"You guess so?" I was flabbergasted. "My dear kitty, can't you feel yourself, hale and hearty?"
"I can." She looked up at the ceiling. "But John Gribbin says that in a parallel universe, I am dead..."
I looked behind me. A tabby was sitting, contentedly washing herself. "Hey! Where did you come from?" I asked.
"You can see me?" She beamed. "Whew! That's a load off my mind. I thought I might be dead."
I found this rather strange. "How can you talk to me if you are dead?"
"Well, I meant dead in this universe." She went on with her toilet.
I was a bit uneasy. Needless to say, talking cats appearing out of nowhere and speaking in riddles was not usual in my daily routine. I started eyeing my Stephen King collection uneasily. "Who are you?" I asked.
She winked. "Guess."
I scanned my bookshelves. Suddenly illumination lit up on me. "Bulgakov! The Master and Margarita!" I exclaimed.
The tabby's look was contemptuous. "Oh come on! - Do I look like a demon?"
"Okay..." I tried again. "The Cheshire Cat?"
My companion looked pained. "I am much better than that grinning idiot from a stupid children's book, I'll have you know."
"Okay, I'm stumped." I threw up my hands. "You tell me."
The tabby got up, swished her tail, arched her back and generally preened herself. "I am the one and only Schrodinger's Cat." She bowed her head, as though expecting applause.
"Schrodinger? I don't think I have met him. Does he live hereabouts?" I knew I had made a mistake the moment the question left my lips, because the cat's face darkened like thunder.
"You mean you don't know Schrodinger?" She hissed. "You ignoramus! He practically defined quantum theory. Oh, where do such fools like you come from?"
"Oh... Now I remember." I said. (I did only vaguely - but I wanted to save myself from getting scratched, which I seemed to be in imminent danger of.) "Wasn't he the famous quantum scientist?"
"Yes! He practically defined quantum reality. He left me in a box with a poison vial, a radioactive isotope, and a Geiger counter. If the counter detected any radioactivity, the poison vial would break and I would die. If it didn't, the vial would stay as it is and I would live." She beamed.
"Oh! How cruel!" I felt that this Schrodinger guy must be a bounder of the first water, famous scientist or not. "He must be reported to the SPCA!"
"Oh, you are an idiot!" The cat laughed. "Don't you see it was an experiment to question the Copenhagen Interpretation?"
I really resented being called an idiot, but did not want to aggravate this temperamental feline with the sharp claws. "What's that?"
"Well, it was all these scientists talking about wave/ particle duality - how subatomic particles behaved both like a wave and a particle, and changed into one or the other only upon observation. Schrodinger was dead against it. So he created me in the box - and I am both dead and alive until someone observes me... at what point, either the vial breaks or it doesn't, I either die or live." She said all this in one breath.
"That's stupid! You can't be dead and alive at the same time. In fact, you are very much alive now." I was indignant.
"Precisely." The tabby washed her paw. "I am either dead or alive. The same way with subatomic entities - they are either waves or particles. Or they are something else altogether which our puny imaginations can hardly comprehend." Her vocabulary was getting richer.
"Well, you are alive now." I reiterated.
"Hmm... Yes." My feline friend did not seem too sure of herself. "I guess so."
"You guess so?" I was flabbergasted. "My dear kitty, can't you feel yourself, hale and hearty?"
"I can." She looked up at the ceiling. "But John Gribbin says that in a parallel universe, I am dead..."
August 14, 2007
this book is f*n awesome.
i read it in highschool and then again in college - because while you're reading it it's like having a really good teacher who holds your attention and makes you understand unusual ideas but as soon as you finish and put it down you're like "wait, how does that work again?" so for me at least, i have to be reading it to maintain that state of enlightenment. maybe after a certain number of reads it will stick - because i am not naturally good at this sort of subject.
this book explains generally the perplexing, mind-boggling, paradoxical principles of quantum physics while relating the history of discoveries leading up to and through it, including the discovery of the X-Ray.
I think this book is meant for laypeople, you don't need to understand any equations, but even for an expert, I think having the history laid out like this, and told in such a personable voice, must be interesting and helpful.
this book also led me to read other books about heisenberg and einstein.
it definitely make you think. yeah, it definitely makes you think.
i read it in highschool and then again in college - because while you're reading it it's like having a really good teacher who holds your attention and makes you understand unusual ideas but as soon as you finish and put it down you're like "wait, how does that work again?" so for me at least, i have to be reading it to maintain that state of enlightenment. maybe after a certain number of reads it will stick - because i am not naturally good at this sort of subject.
this book explains generally the perplexing, mind-boggling, paradoxical principles of quantum physics while relating the history of discoveries leading up to and through it, including the discovery of the X-Ray.
I think this book is meant for laypeople, you don't need to understand any equations, but even for an expert, I think having the history laid out like this, and told in such a personable voice, must be interesting and helpful.
this book also led me to read other books about heisenberg and einstein.
it definitely make you think. yeah, it definitely makes you think.
November 9, 2012
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乇亘賲丕 賰賳鬲 爻丕賮賴賲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賲丕 亘丿丕 賱賶 賰胤賱丕爻賲 丕孬賳丕亍 丿乇丕爻鬲賶 丕賱噩丕賲毓賷丞 .. 乇亘賲丕 賰賳丕 睾賷乇鬲 鬲禺氐氐賶 丕賱丨丕賱賶 .. 乇亘賲丕 賵乇亘賲丕..
噩賵賳 噩乇賷亘賷賳 賷丕禺匕賰 賲賳 賷丿賰 賱賷毓賱賲賰 丕賱賰孬賷乇 毓賳 賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賰賲 賲毓 丕賱賯賱賷賱 噩丿丕賸 賲賳 丕賱賲毓丕丿賱丕鬲 丕賱乇賷丕囟賷丞 .. 丕毓鬲乇賮 亘禺噩賱賶 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賱丕賳賳賶 賱賲 丕賮賴賲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賱賳爻賷丕賳賶 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賮賷夭賷丕卅賷丞 丕爻丕爻賷丞 貙 賵丕氐丕亘鬲賶 亘丕賱丨賳賯 丕賷囟丕賸 賱丕賳賴 鬲賯乇賷亘丕 鬲賵賯賮鬲 丿乇丕爻鬲賳丕 毓賳丿 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 賵鬲賰賱賲鬲 亘丕爻鬲丨賷丕亍 卮丿賷丿 毓賱賶 賲亘丕丿賶亍 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賳爻亘賷丞 賵賲毓丕丿賱丞 卮乇賵丿賳噩乇 .. 賱丕噩丿 丕賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賷鬲丨丿孬 丕賱丕賳 毓賳 丕賳賵丕毓 賲賳 丕賱噩爻賷賲丕鬲 丕賱鬲賶 賱賲 丕爻賲毓 亘賴丕 賲賳 賯亘賱 ..
丕賳氐丨 亘賴 亘卮丿丞 賱賰賱 賲賳 賰丕賳 鬲禺氐氐賴 丕賱丨丕賱賶 丿乇丕爻丞 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 貙 賵賱丕 毓夭丕亍 賱丕賲孬丕賱賶 !!
March 18, 2009
Okay, so to best describe this book, I need to first describe Schrodingers cat. Keep in mind that this an illustration of what Schrodinger saw as the problem with the Copenhagen idea of Quantum superposition. Imagine a box with a cat inside. A vial of a deadly chemical which will instantly kill the cat is placed inside with the cat, sealed so the feline is safe. A hammer is set up with a rig to smash the vial but only if the following occurs. A small amount of radioactive material is inside a geiger counter. If an atom inside decays, it triggers the hammer and the cat dies. If not the cat lives. The probability of the atom breaking down is equal to the probability of it remaining intact. According to the Copenhagen model, this would mean that the cat is both alive and dead inside the box until the atom is observed. It was a thought experiment, produced to ask "when does a Quantum model cease to be a mixture and become one thing or another?" If you were able to follow me on that, check this book out. Otherwise, this kind of thing may not be for you. I loved the information but the writing was a bit rough. That is to be expected of a science book.
March 27, 2016
丕囟丕賮丞 賱賱乇賷賮賷賵 丕賱賯丿賷賲
丕賳丕 賰賱 賲 丕賯乇兀 丨丕噩丞 賮 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 貙 丕賷丕 賰丕賳鬲 賳爻亘賷丞 丕賵 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 丕賵 丨丕噩丞 賲賱賴丕卮 毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賴賲 貙
亘賮鬲賰乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 賵亘賮鬲賰乇 賰賱 賰賱賲丞 賮賷賴 賵亘賰賵賳 毓丕賷夭丞 丕賮鬲丨賴 賵丕亘氐 賮賷賴 賵 賵丕禺丿丕賴 賲 賲乇噩毓 賱賷丕 貙 亘爻 賴賵 鬲丕賷賴 賵爻胤 賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲丕亘賱鬲 :D
丕賷 丨丿 毓丕賷夭 賷賯乇兀 毓賳 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 貙 賷亘丿兀 亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 亘噩丿
賰鬲丕亘 賮禺賷賲 丕賵賷 丕賱氐乇丕丨丞 賵鬲賯賷賱 賵賲賱賷丕賳 丕賵賷 賵賷鬲賵賴 ,, 亘爻 賲毓鬲賯丿卮 丕賳 賮賷 丕禺賮賾 賲賳賴 賷賮賴賲賰 賱賵 丕賳鬲 賲卮 賲鬲禺氐氐 賮 丕賱賲噩丕賱 丿賴 ... 賱兀賳賴 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賮賷夭賷丕亍 乇賷丕囟賷丞 賵賴賵 賰丿賴 賵亘爻
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕亘鬲丿丕 亘兀賳賴 賷卮乇丨 丕夭丕賷 丕賰鬲卮賮賵丕 丕賱丕賱賰鬲乇賵賳 賵丕賱賮賵鬲賵賳 賵丕賱囟賵亍 賰賭 賲賵噩丞 賵亘毓丿 賰丿賴 丕賷賳卮鬲賷賳 賷孬亘鬲 丕賳 丕賱囟賵亍 賲賰賵賾賳 賲賳 噩爻賷賲丕鬲 賰賲賷丞 ,, 亘賷卮乇丨 丕夭丕賷 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲 鬲胤賵乇鬲 賵鬲胤賵乇鬲 賱丨丿 賲 丕爻鬲賯賱鬲 亘賳賮爻賴丕 賵亘賯鬲 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 .
賴賷卮乇丨賱賰 丕賱賳爻亘賷丞 丕賱禺丕氐丞 賵丕賱賳爻亘賷丞丕賱毓丕賲丞 , 賴賷卮乇丨賱賰 賯賵丕賳賷賳 賳賷賵鬲賳 丕賱賷 賴賶 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 ...
亘毓丿 賰丿賴 賴鬲毓乇賮 匕乇丞 亘賵乇 丕賱賷 賲鬲賰賵賳丞 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲乇賵賳丕鬲 賵賳賵丕丞 賲鬲賰賵賳丞 賲賳 噩爻賷賲丕鬲
賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿賴 賴鬲賰鬲卮賮 丕賳 丕賱匕乇丞 丿賷 賲鬲賰賵賳丞 賲賳 99.9% 賮乇丕睾 ,, 賵丕鬲氐丿賲 亘乇丕丨鬲賰
賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賴鬲賱丕賯賷 賳賮爻賰 賵爻胤 噩爻賷賲丕鬲 賰鬲賷賷賷賷賷賷乇 丕賱賷 賴賶 噩爻賷賲丕鬲 賵賲賵噩丕鬲 賮 賳賮爻 匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 鈬┾嚛
賱兀賳賴賲 賱賲丕 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱賵丕 賲毓 丕賱卮賷卅 丿賴 賰兀賳賴 噩爻賷賲 賮 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賰兀賳賴 噩爻賷賲 毓丕丿賷 貙 賵賱賲丕 賷鬲毓丕賲賱賵賴 賲毓丕賴 賰 賲賵噩丞 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賰 賲賵噩丞 貙貙 賵丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賲卮 毓丕乇賮賷賳 賷毓賲賱賵丕 鬲噩乇亘丞 賷噩賲毓賵丕 亘賷賴丕 亘賷賳 氐賮丕鬲 噩爻賷賲 賵氐賮丕鬲 賲賵噩丞.
鬲鬲禺囟 賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賱賲丕 鬲賱丕賯賷 丕賳 丕賱丕賳噩丕夭丕鬲 丕賱賷 丕鬲丨賯賯鬲 亘爻亘亘 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲 賴賶 丕氐賱丕 賲亘賳賷丞 毓 丕賮鬲乇丕囟丕鬲, 鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲丕禺丿 賳賮爻賻賰貙 鬲賰鬲卮賮 丕賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賰賲 丿賴 賲賮賷卮 丨丕噩賴 丕爻賲賴丕 賵丕賯毓賷丞 賵丕賱賷 鬲毓乇賮賴 賴賵 丕賱賷 亘鬲卮賵賮賴 亘爻貙
賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 鬲賱丕賯賷 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賳爻亘賷丞 賯賮夭鬲 賮丕賱賳氐 賵毓丕賷夭丞 鬲賮乇囟 賳賮爻賴丕 ...
鬲卮賵賮 賯胤丞 卮乇賵丿賳噩乇 賵賯丿 丕賷賴 丿賷 鬲噩乇亘丞 匕賴賳賷丞 亘爻賷胤丞貙 亘爻 賰賵亘賳賴丕噩賳 賷胤賵乇賴丕 賵鬲賱丕賯賷 賳馗乇賷丕鬲 賰鬲賷乇 丕鬲亘賳鬲 毓 丕賱賯胤丞.
鬲卮賵賮 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱毓賵丕賱賲 丕賱賲鬲毓丿丿丞, 鬲卮賵賮 丕賱賰賵賳 賵賴賵 賲噩乇丿 賵乇賯丞 卮噩乇丞 毓 丕賱卮噩乇丞!
賴鬲毓丿賷 毓 賰賱 丿賴 賵丕賳鬲 毓丕乇賮 丕賳賴 賰鬲丕亘 毓賱賲賷, 亘爻 賱丕夭賲 賴鬲賮賰乇 亘賮賱爻賮賷丞 卮賵賷丞, 丿賴 賮乇囟 賵賮毓賱 賱丕 丕乇丕丿賷!!
鬲賵氐賱 賱賱禺丕鬲賲丞 賵賱爻丕 賴鬲賯賵賱 賷丕丕丕丕 丕禺亘乇丕 賴賷賯賵賱 丨丕噩賴 禺丕鬲賲丞 亘爻賷胤丞 賵丨賱賵丞 賰丿賴 , 鬲賱丕賯賷 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 賵丕賱噩丕匕亘賷丞 賵丕賱丿賷賳丕賲賷賰丕 賵賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲賴賲 賵噩爻賷賲丕鬲賴賲 ...
賵亘鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲丕禺丿 賳賮賻爻賻賰 ...
鬲賯賮賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲噩賲賾毓 丕賱賷 賯乇兀鬲賴 丿賴 , 鬲賮鬲賰乇 丕賳賴 賲鬲賰賱賲卮 毓賳 丕賱賰賵丕乇賰丕鬲 賵賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱丕賵鬲丕乇 , 鬲賮鬲賰乇 丕賳 賱爻丕 賯丿丕賲賰 賷丕賲丕丕丕 ...
亘爻 丕賳丕 亘兀賮賵乇 丕賱氐乇丕丨丞 ,, 丕賱鬲丿乇賷噩 丕賱賷 賮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賳賴 亘賷乇賮毓賰 毓 丕賱爻賱賲 亘乇丕丨丞 賲卮 賴賷禺賱賷賰 鬲鬲氐丿賲 , 亘爻 賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿賴 賴鬲賰鬲卮賮 丕賳賰 胤賱毓鬲 賰賱 丕賱爻賱賲 賵賲鬲氐丿賲鬲卮 賮賴鬲鬲氐丿賲 賵丕賳鬲 亘鬲賰鬲亘 丕賱乇賷賮賷賵 亘鬲丕毓賰 丕賱氐乇丕丨丞 :D :D
亘爻 賴鬲賮賴賲 賵賴鬲賰乇賴 鬲毓賱賷賲賰 賱賵 賱爻丕 賮 賲丿乇爻丞 夭賷 丨賱丕鬲賷 , 賴鬲賰乇賴 賲丿乇爻賷賳賰 , 賴鬲賰乇賴 賰鬲亘 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞 :3
丿賲鬲賲 賱丕 賵丕賯毓賷賷賳 ..
丕賳丕 賰賱 賲 丕賯乇兀 丨丕噩丞 賮 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 貙 丕賷丕 賰丕賳鬲 賳爻亘賷丞 丕賵 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 丕賵 丨丕噩丞 賲賱賴丕卮 毓賱丕賯丞 亘賷賴賲 貙
亘賮鬲賰乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 賵亘賮鬲賰乇 賰賱 賰賱賲丞 賮賷賴 賵亘賰賵賳 毓丕賷夭丞 丕賮鬲丨賴 賵丕亘氐 賮賷賴 賵 賵丕禺丿丕賴 賲 賲乇噩毓 賱賷丕 貙 亘爻 賴賵 鬲丕賷賴 賵爻胤 賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲丕亘賱鬲 :D
丕賷 丨丿 毓丕賷夭 賷賯乇兀 毓賳 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 貙 賷亘丿兀 亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 亘噩丿
賰鬲丕亘 賮禺賷賲 丕賵賷 丕賱氐乇丕丨丞 賵鬲賯賷賱 賵賲賱賷丕賳 丕賵賷 賵賷鬲賵賴 ,, 亘爻 賲毓鬲賯丿卮 丕賳 賮賷 丕禺賮賾 賲賳賴 賷賮賴賲賰 賱賵 丕賳鬲 賲卮 賲鬲禺氐氐 賮 丕賱賲噩丕賱 丿賴 ... 賱兀賳賴 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賮賷夭賷丕亍 乇賷丕囟賷丞 賵賴賵 賰丿賴 賵亘爻
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕亘鬲丿丕 亘兀賳賴 賷卮乇丨 丕夭丕賷 丕賰鬲卮賮賵丕 丕賱丕賱賰鬲乇賵賳 賵丕賱賮賵鬲賵賳 賵丕賱囟賵亍 賰賭 賲賵噩丞 賵亘毓丿 賰丿賴 丕賷賳卮鬲賷賳 賷孬亘鬲 丕賳 丕賱囟賵亍 賲賰賵賾賳 賲賳 噩爻賷賲丕鬲 賰賲賷丞 ,, 亘賷卮乇丨 丕夭丕賷 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲 鬲胤賵乇鬲 賵鬲胤賵乇鬲 賱丨丿 賲 丕爻鬲賯賱鬲 亘賳賮爻賴丕 賵亘賯鬲 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 .
賴賷卮乇丨賱賰 丕賱賳爻亘賷丞 丕賱禺丕氐丞 賵丕賱賳爻亘賷丞丕賱毓丕賲丞 , 賴賷卮乇丨賱賰 賯賵丕賳賷賳 賳賷賵鬲賳 丕賱賷 賴賶 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 ...
亘毓丿 賰丿賴 賴鬲毓乇賮 匕乇丞 亘賵乇 丕賱賷 賲鬲賰賵賳丞 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲乇賵賳丕鬲 賵賳賵丕丞 賲鬲賰賵賳丞 賲賳 噩爻賷賲丕鬲
賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿賴 賴鬲賰鬲卮賮 丕賳 丕賱匕乇丞 丿賷 賲鬲賰賵賳丞 賲賳 99.9% 賮乇丕睾 ,, 賵丕鬲氐丿賲 亘乇丕丨鬲賰
賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賴鬲賱丕賯賷 賳賮爻賰 賵爻胤 噩爻賷賲丕鬲 賰鬲賷賷賷賷賷賷乇 丕賱賷 賴賶 噩爻賷賲丕鬲 賵賲賵噩丕鬲 賮 賳賮爻 匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 鈬┾嚛
賱兀賳賴賲 賱賲丕 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱賵丕 賲毓 丕賱卮賷卅 丿賴 賰兀賳賴 噩爻賷賲 賮 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賰兀賳賴 噩爻賷賲 毓丕丿賷 貙 賵賱賲丕 賷鬲毓丕賲賱賵賴 賲毓丕賴 賰 賲賵噩丞 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賰 賲賵噩丞 貙貙 賵丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賲卮 毓丕乇賮賷賳 賷毓賲賱賵丕 鬲噩乇亘丞 賷噩賲毓賵丕 亘賷賴丕 亘賷賳 氐賮丕鬲 噩爻賷賲 賵氐賮丕鬲 賲賵噩丞.
鬲鬲禺囟 賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 賱賲丕 鬲賱丕賯賷 丕賳 丕賱丕賳噩丕夭丕鬲 丕賱賷 丕鬲丨賯賯鬲 亘爻亘亘 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲 賴賶 丕氐賱丕 賲亘賳賷丞 毓 丕賮鬲乇丕囟丕鬲, 鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲丕禺丿 賳賮爻賻賰貙 鬲賰鬲卮賮 丕賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賰賲 丿賴 賲賮賷卮 丨丕噩賴 丕爻賲賴丕 賵丕賯毓賷丞 賵丕賱賷 鬲毓乇賮賴 賴賵 丕賱賷 亘鬲卮賵賮賴 亘爻貙
賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿丞 鬲賱丕賯賷 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賳爻亘賷丞 賯賮夭鬲 賮丕賱賳氐 賵毓丕賷夭丞 鬲賮乇囟 賳賮爻賴丕 ...
鬲卮賵賮 賯胤丞 卮乇賵丿賳噩乇 賵賯丿 丕賷賴 丿賷 鬲噩乇亘丞 匕賴賳賷丞 亘爻賷胤丞貙 亘爻 賰賵亘賳賴丕噩賳 賷胤賵乇賴丕 賵鬲賱丕賯賷 賳馗乇賷丕鬲 賰鬲賷乇 丕鬲亘賳鬲 毓 丕賱賯胤丞.
鬲卮賵賮 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱毓賵丕賱賲 丕賱賲鬲毓丿丿丞, 鬲卮賵賮 丕賱賰賵賳 賵賴賵 賲噩乇丿 賵乇賯丞 卮噩乇丞 毓 丕賱卮噩乇丞!
賴鬲毓丿賷 毓 賰賱 丿賴 賵丕賳鬲 毓丕乇賮 丕賳賴 賰鬲丕亘 毓賱賲賷, 亘爻 賱丕夭賲 賴鬲賮賰乇 亘賮賱爻賮賷丞 卮賵賷丞, 丿賴 賮乇囟 賵賮毓賱 賱丕 丕乇丕丿賷!!
鬲賵氐賱 賱賱禺丕鬲賲丞 賵賱爻丕 賴鬲賯賵賱 賷丕丕丕丕 丕禺亘乇丕 賴賷賯賵賱 丨丕噩賴 禺丕鬲賲丞 亘爻賷胤丞 賵丨賱賵丞 賰丿賴 , 鬲賱丕賯賷 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 賵丕賱噩丕匕亘賷丞 賵丕賱丿賷賳丕賲賷賰丕 賵賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲賴賲 賵噩爻賷賲丕鬲賴賲 ...
賵亘鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲丕禺丿 賳賮賻爻賻賰 ...
鬲賯賮賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵鬲丨丕賵賱 鬲噩賲賾毓 丕賱賷 賯乇兀鬲賴 丿賴 , 鬲賮鬲賰乇 丕賳賴 賲鬲賰賱賲卮 毓賳 丕賱賰賵丕乇賰丕鬲 賵賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱丕賵鬲丕乇 , 鬲賮鬲賰乇 丕賳 賱爻丕 賯丿丕賲賰 賷丕賲丕丕丕 ...
亘爻 丕賳丕 亘兀賮賵乇 丕賱氐乇丕丨丞 ,, 丕賱鬲丿乇賷噩 丕賱賷 賮 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賳賴 亘賷乇賮毓賰 毓 丕賱爻賱賲 亘乇丕丨丞 賲卮 賴賷禺賱賷賰 鬲鬲氐丿賲 , 亘爻 賲乇丞 賵丕丨丿賴 賴鬲賰鬲卮賮 丕賳賰 胤賱毓鬲 賰賱 丕賱爻賱賲 賵賲鬲氐丿賲鬲卮 賮賴鬲鬲氐丿賲 賵丕賳鬲 亘鬲賰鬲亘 丕賱乇賷賮賷賵 亘鬲丕毓賰 丕賱氐乇丕丨丞 :D :D
亘爻 賴鬲賮賴賲 賵賴鬲賰乇賴 鬲毓賱賷賲賰 賱賵 賱爻丕 賮 賲丿乇爻丞 夭賷 丨賱丕鬲賷 , 賴鬲賰乇賴 賲丿乇爻賷賳賰 , 賴鬲賰乇賴 賰鬲亘 丕賱賲丿乇爻丞 :3
丿賲鬲賲 賱丕 賵丕賯毓賷賷賳 ..
August 15, 2016
Amidst a plethora of books purportedly dealing with "explaining Quantum Theory to the layman" this book stands apart, as well as taller, by virtue of two qualities: -
1. It's really really well written, even by the high standards of popular science set by the luminaries, and remains deliciously readable even after more than three decades since its publication.
2. It's unapologetically forthcoming, and NEVER tries to dumb down things in an effort towards becoming more "accommodating" and "plebian", which are the more euphemistic expressions for undervaluing the readers.
I literally rushed through the first two-third of the book, all along feeling a genuine regret fornthe fact that had I studied this book before embarking on my quest to become a Chemistry graduate, I could have appreciated the things a lot more, in the process picking up much more than a degree.
It was, however, the final third that made me sit up, and read & re-read things, only to understand them. That part dealt with actual state of quantum theory, and needs considerable conceptual clarity, which is not so easy to muster at my stage.
Nevertheless, if you want to get acquainted with the strange & beautiful world of quantum theory, this is indeed the best introduction that you can procure.
Highly Recommended, and happy reading.
1. It's really really well written, even by the high standards of popular science set by the luminaries, and remains deliciously readable even after more than three decades since its publication.
2. It's unapologetically forthcoming, and NEVER tries to dumb down things in an effort towards becoming more "accommodating" and "plebian", which are the more euphemistic expressions for undervaluing the readers.
I literally rushed through the first two-third of the book, all along feeling a genuine regret fornthe fact that had I studied this book before embarking on my quest to become a Chemistry graduate, I could have appreciated the things a lot more, in the process picking up much more than a degree.
It was, however, the final third that made me sit up, and read & re-read things, only to understand them. That part dealt with actual state of quantum theory, and needs considerable conceptual clarity, which is not so easy to muster at my stage.
Nevertheless, if you want to get acquainted with the strange & beautiful world of quantum theory, this is indeed the best introduction that you can procure.
Highly Recommended, and happy reading.
March 16, 2015
賴賵 賵丕丨丿 賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賱睾丕賷丞 丕賱賷賵賲
賷賲鬲丕夭 亘丨爻賳 丕賱毓乇囟貙 賵丕賱鬲爻賱爻賱 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷 賱賱兀賮賰丕乇貙 賵爻毓丞 廿胤賱丕毓 賲丐賱賮賴 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丕丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賳丕賵賱賴丕
賰賲丕 兀賳 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴 賲賲鬲丕夭丞
賷賲鬲丕夭 亘丨爻賳 丕賱毓乇囟貙 賵丕賱鬲爻賱爻賱 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷 賱賱兀賮賰丕乇貙 賵爻毓丞 廿胤賱丕毓 賲丐賱賮賴 毓賱賶 丕賱賲丕丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賳丕賵賱賴丕
賰賲丕 兀賳 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴 賲賲鬲丕夭丞
December 8, 2013
Gribbin seems to have a sound understanding of quantum mechanics, and his writing is rather well crafted, but sometimes I think he'd rather have been a historian than a physicist. The first half of the book is mostly intricate historical accounts of the key players of the story of quantum mechanics over the last century. Gribbin reveals the concepts very slowly, which might not be a bad thing, so this may seem a bit tedious at first. However, by the end, the concepts are clear and complete. At least up to the publication date anyway. Being somewhat new to these concepts, I'm not sure if I'm meshing too well with the opinions on parallel universes that Gribbin states at the end, and the illustrations are badly placed, only moderately insightful, and actually contradict the text in places. However, I enjoyed this immensely and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a low to no math introduction to quantum mechanics.
February 12, 2018
4 stars for science nerds, 3 stars for everyone else. An in depth discussion of the birth of quantum physics, where it is now and what it means for the future. Not much math and fairly accessible but not as easy to read as Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. I enjoyed it for the survey of physics giants in the early 20th century from Einstein to Heisenburg. The last 1/3 of the book were a series of explanations of experiments used to prove some of the theorems which were fascinating. I think a great deal of the genius was expressed in merely coming up with ways to prove ideas.
A pretty dense book if you aren't a nerd. I am so, lucky me.
A pretty dense book if you aren't a nerd. I am so, lucky me.
September 24, 2018
Physics was one subject i was never good at during High school (not that i was great at any of the other subjects though but Physics was a nightmare). There were concepts which were totally ambiguous to me and went way above my head. This book not only clarified some of them but also instilled in me a deep interest in Physics.
In this book, John Gribbin gives a fabulous peek into the magical realm of quantum physics.
He begins with an explanation on the very basic unit of life - "the atom" and the various evolving attempts by scientists to give an accurate description of the structure of an atom (Including the various experiments leading to the discovery of protons, neutrons and electrons). He then explains the Planck's black body radiation and the famous two-slit experiment whose observations threw the entire scientific community into a state of utter ambiguity and disarray about the nature of electrons. Some more experiments later they discover the "photon" and the dual nature (particle and wave nature) of light and particles like electrons. This is followed by discoveries by Pauli (the Pauli exclusion principle), Heisenberg, Born and Schrondinger which strengthen the theory of quantum mechanics. A very interesting part of the book is on "time travel" which according to the author is possible (atleast theoretically) though it might have a lot of practical hurdles. He believes that parallel worlds do exist but not the way in which we imagine (in most of the sci-fiction books) where we can hop between the alternate universes but all the alternate universes according to quantum theory branch out based on the choices that the observer encounters. He also writes about the two different theories explaining the way things work in this universe - The "Copenhagen interpretation" where there are numerous possibilities of something happening but there is only one reality (in one world) and the rest are just virtual ghostly worlds which all collapse into one result when the observer actually observes the system. The "many-worlds interpretation" contradicts the Copenhagen interpretation in the sense it assumes all the possibilities to be equally real and exist in their own worlds with their own observers (us being one of them). All in all the entire quantum mechanics lies on the observer who observes the system. What happens when the observer is not looking is something that is not explained by the quantum theory (and can only be speculated). Finally, the search for Schrodinger's cat ends by the author using the many-worlds theory to testify the fact that the cat is in reality both dead and alive (in two separate, mutually exclusive worlds) but not either dead or alive. When the observer looks into the box, he forces one outcome , which is the cat is either dead or alive and the other possibility still exists in its own world with its own observer (which is as real as our universe). A very interesting theory but this is just the author's personal views i guess.
The author in the end also touches upon the theory of supersymmetry which is the latest field under study within the quantum community and deals with unifying matter (particles like electrons,protons, quarks etc) and force (the bosons like photons etc).
The entire book has been an amazing ride through the mindbogglingly unbelievable world of the sub-atomic particles and i cant say it better than Neils Bohr - "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not fully understood it".
In this book, John Gribbin gives a fabulous peek into the magical realm of quantum physics.
He begins with an explanation on the very basic unit of life - "the atom" and the various evolving attempts by scientists to give an accurate description of the structure of an atom (Including the various experiments leading to the discovery of protons, neutrons and electrons). He then explains the Planck's black body radiation and the famous two-slit experiment whose observations threw the entire scientific community into a state of utter ambiguity and disarray about the nature of electrons. Some more experiments later they discover the "photon" and the dual nature (particle and wave nature) of light and particles like electrons. This is followed by discoveries by Pauli (the Pauli exclusion principle), Heisenberg, Born and Schrondinger which strengthen the theory of quantum mechanics. A very interesting part of the book is on "time travel" which according to the author is possible (atleast theoretically) though it might have a lot of practical hurdles. He believes that parallel worlds do exist but not the way in which we imagine (in most of the sci-fiction books) where we can hop between the alternate universes but all the alternate universes according to quantum theory branch out based on the choices that the observer encounters. He also writes about the two different theories explaining the way things work in this universe - The "Copenhagen interpretation" where there are numerous possibilities of something happening but there is only one reality (in one world) and the rest are just virtual ghostly worlds which all collapse into one result when the observer actually observes the system. The "many-worlds interpretation" contradicts the Copenhagen interpretation in the sense it assumes all the possibilities to be equally real and exist in their own worlds with their own observers (us being one of them). All in all the entire quantum mechanics lies on the observer who observes the system. What happens when the observer is not looking is something that is not explained by the quantum theory (and can only be speculated). Finally, the search for Schrodinger's cat ends by the author using the many-worlds theory to testify the fact that the cat is in reality both dead and alive (in two separate, mutually exclusive worlds) but not either dead or alive. When the observer looks into the box, he forces one outcome , which is the cat is either dead or alive and the other possibility still exists in its own world with its own observer (which is as real as our universe). A very interesting theory but this is just the author's personal views i guess.
The author in the end also touches upon the theory of supersymmetry which is the latest field under study within the quantum community and deals with unifying matter (particles like electrons,protons, quarks etc) and force (the bosons like photons etc).
The entire book has been an amazing ride through the mindbogglingly unbelievable world of the sub-atomic particles and i cant say it better than Neils Bohr - "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not fully understood it".
February 28, 2023
"All science is either physics or stamp collecting"
-Ernest Rutherford.
The truth first, I don't have money to even buy stamps. I am the lamest of the laymen in science.
Having just wrapped the book up, my memory with innumerable sieves(I have forgotten the number) is nagging me to jot down my gleanings from this one.
In broad stroke, Mr. John Gribbin in this book narrates the beautifully bizarre story of Quantum physics.
The first 120 pages boil the pot handsomely by serving historical aspects like the nature of light, the emergence of electrons, radioactivity, the black body problem, and its unconventional solution that dealt the first blow to classical physics, breaking into the world of a Swiss patent clerk with his 4 papers, one of them being photoelectric effect -that was the proto platform of later quantum developments and so on.
In the middle, we are swiftly transported to the gate of quantum riding on Niels Bohr's atomic model (electrons in the joy of getting their hands on photon packets jump around the atom), Pauli's exclusion theory, Louis De Broglie's particle-wave duality (electrons act as set frequency wave on set shells just like ringing strings of a violin) and finally witness, according to sir Arthur Eddington, "The Jabberwocky" of science. Here, the immortal trio - Heisenberg, Dirac, and Schrodinger pave the way.
There rested mainly two theoretical swords or guns in the valley in the early upbringing of quantum.
According to the first of them, Copenhagen interpretations, Chance plays the chancellor or Chairman.
Randomness reigns supreme.
God has a nasty addiction to playing dice or you can just say God loves to take chances.
An Elizabethan male dramatist (or female?), unbeknownst to himself succinctly put this --"To be or not to be".
The famous boxed cat is undead. (not in a zombie way)
"what you see is what you get"
Your peek-a-bee will seal its fate. (dead or alive)
Your observation (at a subatomic level) is the modicum of truth-seeking, like a heavy-bottomed flashlight in the dark or that old hand-held camera, that will ensure a freeze frame of surety within this slithy, gyrating confederacy of indeterminacy.
Reality is a land of superimposed state or grave of cascading wave functions.
This implies that the cat or anything in the box is a wave function accompanied by myriad ghost realities that will collapse into a single reality (dead or alive cat) when you decide to see it. Till then it is undead.
Another theory, the MWI or Many World Interpretation is not big on uncertainty but hurls another outrageous curveball.
When you decide to open the box the world instantly splits into two with a dead cat in one and a purring and very much alive cat in another. The world you observe will make the result for you.
No. I am not messing around. This can be mathematically established. Hugh Everett did this in the 1950s.
Though this has many doubters, there is no doubt that this theory parented, and with the help of this, a bunch of writers, directors, and producers copyrighted and patented loads of cult-making science fiction books and movies.
Oh! The best thing about this theory is (to many) that God is not inclined here to play addictive games like dice.
In the last section the signature of a century-long debate, logic hurling, a plethora of thought experiments, and lots of recipes from the quantum cookbook grace the book. Without pulling any mathematical punches the author neatly explains lasers, masers, semiconductors, quantum computers, entanglement, and things of not-so-distant or far away future.
A subtle problem with this book seemed to me it's a little dated. Still, this is an enlightening launch pad for adventuring in the quantized unknown.
Happy reading.
-Ernest Rutherford.
The truth first, I don't have money to even buy stamps. I am the lamest of the laymen in science.
Having just wrapped the book up, my memory with innumerable sieves(I have forgotten the number) is nagging me to jot down my gleanings from this one.
In broad stroke, Mr. John Gribbin in this book narrates the beautifully bizarre story of Quantum physics.
The first 120 pages boil the pot handsomely by serving historical aspects like the nature of light, the emergence of electrons, radioactivity, the black body problem, and its unconventional solution that dealt the first blow to classical physics, breaking into the world of a Swiss patent clerk with his 4 papers, one of them being photoelectric effect -that was the proto platform of later quantum developments and so on.
In the middle, we are swiftly transported to the gate of quantum riding on Niels Bohr's atomic model (electrons in the joy of getting their hands on photon packets jump around the atom), Pauli's exclusion theory, Louis De Broglie's particle-wave duality (electrons act as set frequency wave on set shells just like ringing strings of a violin) and finally witness, according to sir Arthur Eddington, "The Jabberwocky" of science. Here, the immortal trio - Heisenberg, Dirac, and Schrodinger pave the way.
There rested mainly two theoretical swords or guns in the valley in the early upbringing of quantum.
According to the first of them, Copenhagen interpretations, Chance plays the chancellor or Chairman.
Randomness reigns supreme.
God has a nasty addiction to playing dice or you can just say God loves to take chances.
An Elizabethan male dramatist (or female?), unbeknownst to himself succinctly put this --"To be or not to be".
The famous boxed cat is undead. (not in a zombie way)
"what you see is what you get"
Your peek-a-bee will seal its fate. (dead or alive)
Your observation (at a subatomic level) is the modicum of truth-seeking, like a heavy-bottomed flashlight in the dark or that old hand-held camera, that will ensure a freeze frame of surety within this slithy, gyrating confederacy of indeterminacy.
Reality is a land of superimposed state or grave of cascading wave functions.
This implies that the cat or anything in the box is a wave function accompanied by myriad ghost realities that will collapse into a single reality (dead or alive cat) when you decide to see it. Till then it is undead.
Another theory, the MWI or Many World Interpretation is not big on uncertainty but hurls another outrageous curveball.
When you decide to open the box the world instantly splits into two with a dead cat in one and a purring and very much alive cat in another. The world you observe will make the result for you.
No. I am not messing around. This can be mathematically established. Hugh Everett did this in the 1950s.
Though this has many doubters, there is no doubt that this theory parented, and with the help of this, a bunch of writers, directors, and producers copyrighted and patented loads of cult-making science fiction books and movies.
Oh! The best thing about this theory is (to many) that God is not inclined here to play addictive games like dice.
In the last section the signature of a century-long debate, logic hurling, a plethora of thought experiments, and lots of recipes from the quantum cookbook grace the book. Without pulling any mathematical punches the author neatly explains lasers, masers, semiconductors, quantum computers, entanglement, and things of not-so-distant or far away future.
A subtle problem with this book seemed to me it's a little dated. Still, this is an enlightening launch pad for adventuring in the quantized unknown.
Happy reading.
July 8, 2013
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷爻乇丿 賲乇丕丨賱 賳卮兀丞 賵鬲胤賵乇 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賰賲賷丞 鬲丕乇賷禺賷丕貙 賵賷賳丕賯卮 賳馗乇賷丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賵鬲噩丕乇亘賴賲 賵兀亘丨丕孬賴賲 賵禺賱丕賮丕鬲賴賲 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丨鬲賶 賷氐賱 亘賰 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲賮爻賷乇丕鬲 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕卅賷丞 丕賱賲丨鬲賲賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲亘丕賴丕 毓賱賲丕亍 賴匕丕 丕賱毓氐乇. 爻鬲鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 兀亘胤丕賱 丕賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲賷丞 賵丕賰鬲卮丕賮丕鬲賴賲 賵丕爻鬲賳鬲丕噩丕鬲賴賲 丕賱睾乇賷亘丞 禺賱丕賱 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷.
毓賳丿賲丕 亘丿兀鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賳鬲 賲爻鬲賲鬲毓丕賸 賱賰賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賯胤毓鬲 卮賵胤丕賸 亘丿兀鬲 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵丕賱兀爻賲丕亍 賵丕賱賳馗乇賷丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲賵丕乇賷禺 鬲賰孬乇 賵鬲鬲丿丕禺賱 亘亘毓囟賴丕 丨鬲賶 賮賯丿鬲 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭!
賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱兀噩丿賶 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 兀賳 賷亘鬲毓丿 毓賳 丕賱鬲卮賵賷卮 賵丕賱鬲賮氐賷賱 賯丿乇 丕賱廿賲賰丕賳 賵賷丨丕賵賱 氐賷丕睾丞 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 賮賷 賯丕賱亘 兀亘爻胤 丨鬲賶 賷賰賵賳 兀賯乇亘 廿賱賶 毓丕賲丞 丕賱賯乇賾丕亍 睾賷乇 丕賱賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳. 賵丕賱丨賯 兀賳 賲賵囟賵毓丕 賲毓賯丿丕賸 賰賴匕丕 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 賷氐毓亘 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 兀賳 賷爻鬲賵毓亘賴 賱兀賳賴 賷禺丕賱賮 賯賵丕賳賷賳 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賲鬲毓丕乇賮 毓賱賷賴丕. 鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賶 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 賲鬲賲賷夭丞 賱兀賳賴丕 鬲賲鬲 毓賱賶 賷丿賷 亘丕丨孬賷賳 毓乇亘賷賷賳 賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賲噩丕賱.
毓賳丿賲丕 亘丿兀鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賳鬲 賲爻鬲賲鬲毓丕賸 賱賰賳 毓賳丿賲丕 賯胤毓鬲 卮賵胤丕賸 亘丿兀鬲 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵丕賱兀爻賲丕亍 賵丕賱賳馗乇賷丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲賵丕乇賷禺 鬲賰孬乇 賵鬲鬲丿丕禺賱 亘亘毓囟賴丕 丨鬲賶 賮賯丿鬲 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭!
賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱兀噩丿賶 賱賱賰丕鬲亘 兀賳 賷亘鬲毓丿 毓賳 丕賱鬲卮賵賷卮 賵丕賱鬲賮氐賷賱 賯丿乇 丕賱廿賲賰丕賳 賵賷丨丕賵賱 氐賷丕睾丞 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 賮賷 賯丕賱亘 兀亘爻胤 丨鬲賶 賷賰賵賳 兀賯乇亘 廿賱賶 毓丕賲丞 丕賱賯乇賾丕亍 睾賷乇 丕賱賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳. 賵丕賱丨賯 兀賳 賲賵囟賵毓丕 賲毓賯丿丕賸 賰賴匕丕 丕賱賲賵囟賵毓 賷氐毓亘 毓賱賶 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 兀賳 賷爻鬲賵毓亘賴 賱兀賳賴 賷禺丕賱賮 賯賵丕賳賷賳 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱賲鬲毓丕乇賮 毓賱賷賴丕. 鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賶 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 賲鬲賲賷夭丞 賱兀賳賴丕 鬲賲鬲 毓賱賶 賷丿賷 亘丕丨孬賷賳 毓乇亘賷賷賳 賲鬲禺氐氐賷賳 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賲噩丕賱.
August 20, 2020
Excellent introduction to quantum physics. As a 'non-science' person, I can't say I followed everything but enough to give me a solid understanding for what it is and why it's so mystifying. The 'Many Worlds' theory, however, remains deeply unconvincing. I'm grateful that Gribbin caveats this chapter by acknowledging that it is more opinion than the rest of the book, although he does then proceed to continue in the same 'this is undeniably true' tone for the rest of the chapter.
July 17, 2008
I'm reading this again after a few years so that when I give it to my girlfriend to read and EXPAND HER MIND I will be able to help guide her through it. So far, it has been a great intro to quantum mechanics. It's supposed to be for the layman, and it appears fairly basic, but I have some background, so it's hard for me to judge that.
EDIT:
Well, it wasn't as good as I remember it. Maybe it was the passage of time and the advancement of science, maybe it was my own further studies in the field, maybe it was own growth and change in preferences, or maybe I just things didn't notice the first time. Don't get me wrong; it's still good, and I don't regret having read through it, but Gribbin is certainly not the best writer out there on these subjects. I would recommend Brian Greene, but he always wants to throw a plug in for the wonders of string theory and how it will solve EVERY SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM EVER; IT WILL EVEN CURE CANCER AND OBESITY!!!! Even so, Greene's description of the basic science is unparalleled. If you want an introduction on these matters read the opening two-thirds of either of his books (The Elegant Universe or The Fabric of the Cosmos).
As for Gribbin, he has trouble pacing and keeping his writing consistent. He'll meander aimlessly and point out important subjects he'll describe later. Worst, his level of detail and required scientific background is horribly inconsistent. From a relatively simple, easy to follow, and well-suited for the layman explanation of the structure of the atom to his absurdly obtuse description of the most important experiment to confirm the predictions of quantum mechanics, he leaves the reader fighting to piece together his point.
The book does show its age at parts but his amazement at PCs and LASERs does not change the fact that they are awesome and stem from the study of quantum mechanics. A larger flaw is his matter-of-fact presentation of certain controversial theories as "yeah, that's the way it is; don't bother investigating further."
This book does have a lot of good information and does explain some aspects of quantum mechanics very well for someone with little experience, but he kind of unravels at the end.
EDIT:
Well, it wasn't as good as I remember it. Maybe it was the passage of time and the advancement of science, maybe it was my own further studies in the field, maybe it was own growth and change in preferences, or maybe I just things didn't notice the first time. Don't get me wrong; it's still good, and I don't regret having read through it, but Gribbin is certainly not the best writer out there on these subjects. I would recommend Brian Greene, but he always wants to throw a plug in for the wonders of string theory and how it will solve EVERY SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM EVER; IT WILL EVEN CURE CANCER AND OBESITY!!!! Even so, Greene's description of the basic science is unparalleled. If you want an introduction on these matters read the opening two-thirds of either of his books (The Elegant Universe or The Fabric of the Cosmos).
As for Gribbin, he has trouble pacing and keeping his writing consistent. He'll meander aimlessly and point out important subjects he'll describe later. Worst, his level of detail and required scientific background is horribly inconsistent. From a relatively simple, easy to follow, and well-suited for the layman explanation of the structure of the atom to his absurdly obtuse description of the most important experiment to confirm the predictions of quantum mechanics, he leaves the reader fighting to piece together his point.
The book does show its age at parts but his amazement at PCs and LASERs does not change the fact that they are awesome and stem from the study of quantum mechanics. A larger flaw is his matter-of-fact presentation of certain controversial theories as "yeah, that's the way it is; don't bother investigating further."
This book does have a lot of good information and does explain some aspects of quantum mechanics very well for someone with little experience, but he kind of unravels at the end.
September 3, 2016
賰鬲丕亘 丌禺乇 毓賳 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賵丕賳鬲賲貙 丕賱匕乇丕毓 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賱賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 丕賱匕賷 賷賮爻乇 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕亍 毓賱賶 丕賱賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱匕乇賷貙 亘毓丿 丕賱兀賵賱 (丕賱賳爻亘賷丞 丕賱毓丕賲丞) 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賮爻乇 丕賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 毓賱賶 丕賱賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱賰亘賷乇 (丕賱賲丕賰乇賵).
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱鬲亘爻賷胤 賴匕賴 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 賱賱毓丕賲丞貙 賱賰賳賷 賵丕噩賴鬲 氐毓賵亘丞 賮賷 賮賴賲 亘毓囟 賮氐賵賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賵賲丕賷乇賷丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賯賵賱賴貙 乇睾賲 锟斤拷乇丕賷鬲賷 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 丕賱賲鬲賵丕囟毓丞 胤亘毓丕 賱兀賴賲 賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱賰賵丕賳鬲賲 (賲亘丿兀 丕賱鬲乇丕賰亘貙 賲亘丿兀 毓丿賲 丕賱賷賯賷賳..廿賱禺)貨 賵兀毓鬲賯丿 兀賳 賲乇丿 賴匕丕 毓丕卅丿 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱睾賷乇 賲賵賮賯丞 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱兀丨丕賷賷賳貙 賮賯丿 賵噩丿鬲 氐毓賵亘丞 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 亘毓囟 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲貙 廿囟丕賮丞 賱睾賷丕亘 丕賱乇爻賵賲 丕賱鬲賵囟賷丨賷丞 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱兀丨丕賷賷賳 丕賱兀禺乇賶貙 兀賵 丕賱鬲毓賲賯 丕賱賰亘賷賷乇 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱兀賲孬賱丞 賮賷 丨丕賱丕鬲 兀禺乇賶. 毓賲賵賲丕 賱爻鬲 兀乇賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 氐丕賱丨丕 賱賲賳 賱賷爻鬲 賱賴 丿乇丕賷丞 賲爻亘賯丞 亘丕賱賲賵囟賵毓貙 乇睾賲 兀賳 賮賴賲 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 賷賲乇 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 毓丿賲 賮賴賲賴丕 賰賲丕 賷賯丕賱.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱鬲亘爻賷胤 賴匕賴 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 賱賱毓丕賲丞貙 賱賰賳賷 賵丕噩賴鬲 氐毓賵亘丞 賮賷 賮賴賲 亘毓囟 賮氐賵賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賵賲丕賷乇賷丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賯賵賱賴貙 乇睾賲 锟斤拷乇丕賷鬲賷 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 丕賱賲鬲賵丕囟毓丞 胤亘毓丕 賱兀賴賲 賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱賰賵丕賳鬲賲 (賲亘丿兀 丕賱鬲乇丕賰亘貙 賲亘丿兀 毓丿賲 丕賱賷賯賷賳..廿賱禺)貨 賵兀毓鬲賯丿 兀賳 賲乇丿 賴匕丕 毓丕卅丿 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱睾賷乇 賲賵賮賯丞 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱兀丨丕賷賷賳貙 賮賯丿 賵噩丿鬲 氐毓賵亘丞 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 亘毓囟 丕賱毓亘丕乇丕鬲貙 廿囟丕賮丞 賱睾賷丕亘 丕賱乇爻賵賲 丕賱鬲賵囟賷丨賷丞 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱兀丨丕賷賷賳 丕賱兀禺乇賶貙 兀賵 丕賱鬲毓賲賯 丕賱賰亘賷賷乇 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱兀賲孬賱丞 賮賷 丨丕賱丕鬲 兀禺乇賶. 毓賲賵賲丕 賱爻鬲 兀乇賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 氐丕賱丨丕 賱賲賳 賱賷爻鬲 賱賴 丿乇丕賷丞 賲爻亘賯丞 亘丕賱賲賵囟賵毓貙 乇睾賲 兀賳 賮賴賲 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 賷賲乇 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 毓丿賲 賮賴賲賴丕 賰賲丕 賷賯丕賱.
July 16, 2011
This was one of the best books I have read on Quantum Physics. It turns out to be a slow read, because it gives you examples, and then to fully understand the examples you find yourself working out the aspects of it. It is only about 250 pages, but it took me the better part of six months to get through. Awesome book!
August 24, 2017
Este libro me permiti贸 asomarme un poco al no intuitivo mundo cu谩ntico. Desde ya que entend铆 poco y nada. Pero se deja leer.
May 11, 2020
Bu i艧i anlamak zor, hatta belki de 艧u an m眉mk眉n de臒il. Ama illa bir 艧eyler anlayay谋m, hi莽 olmazsa neden anla艧谋lamayaca臒谋n谋 anlayay谋m, derseniz bu kitap hi莽 fena bir ba艧lang谋莽 noktas谋 de臒il.
脰ncelikle Kuantum Kuram谋n谋n g眉zel bir tarihi verilmi艧 kitapta. 脺stelik bu tarihin her noktas谋ndaki zorluklar谋, anla艧谋lmazl谋klar谋, sorunlar谋 irdeleyerek ilerliyor, bu da kavramsal olgunlu臒u art谋r谋yor. Kitap sonlara do臒ru iyice anla艧谋lmaz bir hal al谋yor olsa da (ki bu konular谋n 莽ok a臒谋rla艧mas谋ndan kaynaklan谋yor) genelde gayet g眉zel bir anlat谋m谋 var.
Merakl谋s谋na 艧iddetle tavsiye edebilirim.
脰ncelikle Kuantum Kuram谋n谋n g眉zel bir tarihi verilmi艧 kitapta. 脺stelik bu tarihin her noktas谋ndaki zorluklar谋, anla艧谋lmazl谋klar谋, sorunlar谋 irdeleyerek ilerliyor, bu da kavramsal olgunlu臒u art谋r谋yor. Kitap sonlara do臒ru iyice anla艧谋lmaz bir hal al谋yor olsa da (ki bu konular谋n 莽ok a臒谋rla艧mas谋ndan kaynaklan谋yor) genelde gayet g眉zel bir anlat谋m谋 var.
Merakl谋s谋na 艧iddetle tavsiye edebilirim.
March 25, 2020
Es una obra muy bella
March 30, 2023
In his book In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics And Reality, John Gribbin tries to make sense of the bizzare world of probabilities, uncertainties, ghost electrons, multiverses and time travel- concepts that are difficult for humans to even visualise.
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September 22, 2014
It was the first popular book about quantum physics I've read and I think I was lucky to start with it. As after I've read two more books and they both are much less aspirational for different reasons. This book gives very good overview of the theory and the history of the subject presenting all key personalities and milestones of its development.
Overall, probably not unexpectedly, it changes your perception of a huge variety of reality aspects. The most striking for me was thought about the history: "In this delayed choice experiment something we do now has an irretrievable influence on what we can say about the past. History at least for one photon depends upon how we choose to make a measurement鈥� Philosophers have long pondered the fact that history has no meaning - the past has no existence - except in the way it is recorded in the present." I think it has become even more relevant in our media savvy days when wars are played and won more on screen than at the actual battles fields. It feels surreal to find the natural phenomenon facilitating such an interpretation of the social reality.
Also it was interesting finally to find out what stands behind the overused metaphor of Schrodinger's cat:-)
For me now it has become apparent that time travel, teleportation, antimatter and multiple realities are well established phenomena of physics, not of unhealthy imagination.
My only gentle complain - I wish it would be a little bit more maths in there. I understand it might spook some audience, but I am sure it might be appreciated by the others.
Heisenberg, the developer of the uncertainly principle, said: "At first, I was deeply alarmed. I had the feeling that, through the surface of atomic phenomena, I was looking at a strangely beautiful interior, and felt almost giddy at the thought that i now had to probe this wealth of mathematical structures nature had so generally spread out before me." I think this book has opened for me a tiny whole into the world he is talking about.
Overall, probably not unexpectedly, it changes your perception of a huge variety of reality aspects. The most striking for me was thought about the history: "In this delayed choice experiment something we do now has an irretrievable influence on what we can say about the past. History at least for one photon depends upon how we choose to make a measurement鈥� Philosophers have long pondered the fact that history has no meaning - the past has no existence - except in the way it is recorded in the present." I think it has become even more relevant in our media savvy days when wars are played and won more on screen than at the actual battles fields. It feels surreal to find the natural phenomenon facilitating such an interpretation of the social reality.
Also it was interesting finally to find out what stands behind the overused metaphor of Schrodinger's cat:-)
For me now it has become apparent that time travel, teleportation, antimatter and multiple realities are well established phenomena of physics, not of unhealthy imagination.
My only gentle complain - I wish it would be a little bit more maths in there. I understand it might spook some audience, but I am sure it might be appreciated by the others.
Heisenberg, the developer of the uncertainly principle, said: "At first, I was deeply alarmed. I had the feeling that, through the surface of atomic phenomena, I was looking at a strangely beautiful interior, and felt almost giddy at the thought that i now had to probe this wealth of mathematical structures nature had so generally spread out before me." I think this book has opened for me a tiny whole into the world he is talking about.
August 7, 2017
(賰賱 丕賱毓賱賵賲 丕賲丕 賮賷夭賷丕亍 兀賵 噩賲毓 胤賵丕亘毓 丕賱亘乇賷丿 )
丕乇賳爻鬲 乇匕乇賮賵乇丿
賷兀禺匕賳丕 噩賵賳 噩乇賷亘賷賳 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賲賲鬲毓丞 賵噩賲賷賱丞 ,賵 賱丕 鬲禺賱賵丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲毓賯賷丿 賵丕賱睾賲賵囟 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 丕賱卮丕卅賰 匕賵 丕賱賳馗乇賷丕鬲 丕賱睾乇賷亘丞 丕賱賲賳丕賮賷丞 賱賱賲賳胤賯 丕賱匕賷 鬲毓賱賲賳丕 毓賱賷賴 ,賵賷毓乇賮賳丕 亘丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱匕賷賳 丕爻爻賵丕 賴匕丕 丕賱氐乇丨 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕卅賷 丕賱毓馗賷賲 ,丕賱匕賷 鬲毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賷賴 丕睾賱亘 鬲賯賳賷丕鬲賳丕 毓賱賷賴 丕賱賷賵賲 賵賷禺亘乇賳丕 毓賳 丕賮賰丕乇賴賲 賵丕乇丕卅賴賲 丕賱氐丕卅亘丞 賵丕賱禺丕胤卅丞 .
賵賷亘丿兀 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 乇丨賱鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱囟賵亍 賵丕賱氐乇丕毓 丕賱匕賷 乇丕賮賯賴 賱毓賯賵丿 丨賵賱 胤亘賷毓鬲賴 丕賱賲賵噩賷丞 丕賲 丕賱噩爻賷賲賷丞 , 丕賱鬲賷 丨爻賲鬲 毓賱賶 賷丿 毓丕賱賲 卮丕亘 賲鬲丨賲爻 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 丕賳 賷兀禺匕 噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 毓賳 賮賰乇鬲賴 毓賳 丕夭丿賵丕噩賷丞 丕賱噩爻賷賲丞/賲賵噩丞, 丕賱鬲賷 丕賳賴鬲 賰賱 丕賱噩丿丕賱 丕賱賲丨鬲丿賲 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 賳毓乇賮賴 賰賲丐爻爻 賱賱賳爻亘賷丞 丕賱亘乇鬲 丕賷賳卮鬲丕賷賳 賵賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 丕丨丿賶 丕丨噩丕乇 丕賱丕爻丕爻 賱賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲賷丞 .
亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賷兀禺匕賳丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘乇丨賱丞 丕禺乇賶 賱丕 鬲禺賱賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲毓丞 賵 丕賱賱匕丞 毓賳 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱匕乇丞 , 賵丕賱丕賮賰丕乇 丕賱孬賵乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲馗賲賳鬲賴丕 .
孬賲 賷亘丿兀丕賱賰賱丕賲 毓賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰賱賲丕 丿乇爻賴丕 丕賱賲乇亍 丕夭丿丕丿 賷賯賷賳丕 丕賳賴 賱丕 賷毓賱賲 丕賱丕 丕賱賯賱賷賱 毓賳賴丕, 賮賴賷 鬲丨賵賷 丕賮賰丕乇 鬲毓丕賰爻 丕賱賲賳胤賯 丕賱爻賱賷賲 賵賰賱 賲丕 賳毓乇賮賴 毓賳 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞,
.賮賷卮乇丨 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賰賷賮 賱噩爻賲 丕賳 賷賵噩丿 賵賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲,賵賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 賱噩爻賲 賵丕丨丿 丕賳 賷賰賵賳 賮賷 賲賰丕賳賷賳 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲胤亘賷賯丕鬲 丕賱賲毓賯丿丞 賱賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲賷丞 .
賵亘毓丿 丕賱匕賱賰 賮賷 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丕禺賷乇 賷亘賷賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘毓囟 丕賱丕乇丕亍 賵丕賱丕毓鬲乇丕囟丕鬲 囟丿 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲賷丞, 丕賱鬲賷 丕睾賱亘賴丕 丕鬲鬲 賲賳 丕丨丿 丕亘丕卅賴丕 丕賱賲丐爻爻賷賳 賱賴丕 丕賱亘乇鬲 丕賷賳卮鬲丕賷賳 丕賱匕賷 賱賲 賷賯鬲賳毓 亘賲毓馗賲 丕賮賰丕乇 賴匕賴 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 賯胤 , 亘爻爻亘 賮賰乇鬲賴 丕賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賱賷爻 毓卮賵丕卅賷 賰賲丕 賷丿毓賵賳 亘賱 丕賳 賴賳丕賰 禺賷賵胤 禺賮賷丞 賷賳爻噩賴丕 丕賱乇亘 賮賷 丕賱禺賮丕亍賵 賰賱 賲丕 毓賱賷賳丕 賴賵 丕賷噩丕丿賴丕 .
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賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賰丕賳 賴匕丕 賰鬲丕亘 噩賲賷賱 賷丨賵賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲毓賯賷丿 乇睾賲 丕賳賴 賲禺氐氐 賱賱毓丕賲丞 賱賰賳賴 丿爻賲 噩丿丕 賵賷丨鬲丕噩 丕賱賶 鬲乇賰賷夭 賰亘賷乇 賱賰孬乇丞 丕爻賲丕亍 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賮氐賵賱 丕賱噩丕賮丞 賵丕賱賲毓賯丿丞 賱賰賳賴丕 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 毓賱賶 賰賱 丨丕賱
丕乇賳爻鬲 乇匕乇賮賵乇丿
賷兀禺匕賳丕 噩賵賳 噩乇賷亘賷賳 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賲賲鬲毓丞 賵噩賲賷賱丞 ,賵 賱丕 鬲禺賱賵丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲毓賯賷丿 賵丕賱睾賲賵囟 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 丕賱卮丕卅賰 匕賵 丕賱賳馗乇賷丕鬲 丕賱睾乇賷亘丞 丕賱賲賳丕賮賷丞 賱賱賲賳胤賯 丕賱匕賷 鬲毓賱賲賳丕 毓賱賷賴 ,賵賷毓乇賮賳丕 亘丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱匕賷賳 丕爻爻賵丕 賴匕丕 丕賱氐乇丨 丕賱賮賷夭賷丕卅賷 丕賱毓馗賷賲 ,丕賱匕賷 鬲毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賷賴 丕睾賱亘 鬲賯賳賷丕鬲賳丕 毓賱賷賴 丕賱賷賵賲 賵賷禺亘乇賳丕 毓賳 丕賮賰丕乇賴賲 賵丕乇丕卅賴賲 丕賱氐丕卅亘丞 賵丕賱禺丕胤卅丞 .
賵賷亘丿兀 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 乇丨賱鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱囟賵亍 賵丕賱氐乇丕毓 丕賱匕賷 乇丕賮賯賴 賱毓賯賵丿 丨賵賱 胤亘賷毓鬲賴 丕賱賲賵噩賷丞 丕賲 丕賱噩爻賷賲賷丞 , 丕賱鬲賷 丨爻賲鬲 毓賱賶 賷丿 毓丕賱賲 卮丕亘 賲鬲丨賲爻 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 丕賳 賷兀禺匕 噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 毓賳 賮賰乇鬲賴 毓賳 丕夭丿賵丕噩賷丞 丕賱噩爻賷賲丞/賲賵噩丞, 丕賱鬲賷 丕賳賴鬲 賰賱 丕賱噩丿丕賱 丕賱賲丨鬲丿賲 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱匕賷 賳毓乇賮賴 賰賲丐爻爻 賱賱賳爻亘賷丞 丕賱亘乇鬲 丕賷賳卮鬲丕賷賳 賵賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 丕丨丿賶 丕丨噩丕乇 丕賱丕爻丕爻 賱賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲賷丞 .
亘毓丿 匕賱賰 賷兀禺匕賳丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘乇丨賱丞 丕禺乇賶 賱丕 鬲禺賱賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲毓丞 賵 丕賱賱匕丞 毓賳 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱匕乇丞 , 賵丕賱丕賮賰丕乇 丕賱孬賵乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲馗賲賳鬲賴丕 .
孬賲 賷亘丿兀丕賱賰賱丕賲 毓賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰賱賲丕 丿乇爻賴丕 丕賱賲乇亍 丕夭丿丕丿 賷賯賷賳丕 丕賳賴 賱丕 賷毓賱賲 丕賱丕 丕賱賯賱賷賱 毓賳賴丕, 賮賴賷 鬲丨賵賷 丕賮賰丕乇 鬲毓丕賰爻 丕賱賲賳胤賯 丕賱爻賱賷賲 賵賰賱 賲丕 賳毓乇賮賴 毓賳 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞,
.賮賷卮乇丨 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賰賷賮 賱噩爻賲 丕賳 賷賵噩丿 賵賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲,賵賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 賱噩爻賲 賵丕丨丿 丕賳 賷賰賵賳 賮賷 賲賰丕賳賷賳 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲胤亘賷賯丕鬲 丕賱賲毓賯丿丞 賱賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲賷丞 .
賵亘毓丿 丕賱匕賱賰 賮賷 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丕禺賷乇 賷亘賷賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 亘毓囟 丕賱丕乇丕亍 賵丕賱丕毓鬲乇丕囟丕鬲 囟丿 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賰賲賷丞, 丕賱鬲賷 丕睾賱亘賴丕 丕鬲鬲 賲賳 丕丨丿 丕亘丕卅賴丕 丕賱賲丐爻爻賷賳 賱賴丕 丕賱亘乇鬲 丕賷賳卮鬲丕賷賳 丕賱匕賷 賱賲 賷賯鬲賳毓 亘賲毓馗賲 丕賮賰丕乇 賴匕賴 丕賱賳馗乇賷丞 賯胤 , 亘爻爻亘 賮賰乇鬲賴 丕賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賱賷爻 毓卮賵丕卅賷 賰賲丕 賷丿毓賵賳 亘賱 丕賳 賴賳丕賰 禺賷賵胤 禺賮賷丞 賷賳爻噩賴丕 丕賱乇亘 賮賷 丕賱禺賮丕亍賵 賰賱 賲丕 毓賱賷賳丕 賴賵 丕賷噩丕丿賴丕 .
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賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賰丕賳 賴匕丕 賰鬲丕亘 噩賲賷賱 賷丨賵賷 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲毓賯賷丿 乇睾賲 丕賳賴 賲禺氐氐 賱賱毓丕賲丞 賱賰賳賴 丿爻賲 噩丿丕 賵賷丨鬲丕噩 丕賱賶 鬲乇賰賷夭 賰亘賷乇 賱賰孬乇丞 丕爻賲丕亍 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賮氐賵賱 丕賱噩丕賮丞 賵丕賱賲毓賯丿丞 賱賰賳賴丕 賲賷賰丕賳賷賰丕 丕賱賰賲 毓賱賶 賰賱 丨丕賱
February 24, 2022
Man, it took forever to read this book, but it was really interesting. The author is dedicated to making sure regular people understand the complicated quantum world. He鈥檚 lucid and witty, and passionate about science. I enjoy all the history, connections and stories, and the experiments and ideas鈥攋ust don鈥檛 ask me to recite any of it. *A tad outdated, not sure how much has been settled since the book was published.
Want to Read
April 2, 2012I wish I'd written . In particular, Figure 2... the best Feynman diagram joke I've ever seen!
November 18, 2014
Made my head hurt. Or didn't make my head hurt. Or made my head hurt and not hurt simultaneously.
June 14, 2017
The writer was quite positive towards his attempt in explaining quantum theory. His approach was quite neat & clean , comprehensive . However , it made me sad in the end ~
October 3, 2023
First off, if you liked the movie Oppenheimer this fills out the background to the scientists of the time in way that鈥檚 actually approachable (particularly for someone like me who didn鈥檛 enjoy science or chemistry at school).
Secondly this book took me 9 months to finish because at first I tried remembering and understanding every little thing he was sharing. That was excruciating and I didn鈥檛 get very far. This time I was determined to get through and just to let the story flow, which was awesome. This is the kind of book I can keep coming back to as the puzzle pieces come together, and I鈥檓 fine with that.
*Ready*
This work lays bare the way scientists work together, solve problems, follow threads, and the implications it has for the world at large is fascinating.
The first two parts of the book explore the discussions, and scientific developments as quantum theories began to emerge from classical Newtonian approaches.
*Set*
The third part probes some of the deeper mysteries, possibilities and paradoxes of quantum mechanics.
鈥淚f you asked an intelligent well-read but non-scientific person to summarise the most important contributions of science to our present lives and suggest the possible benefits or hazards of scientific progress in the near future, you鈥檇 surely be given a list that included:
- computer technology: automation, unemployment entertainment, robots
- nuclear power: the bomb, cruise missiles, power stations
- generic engineering: new drugs, cooking, the threat of man-made diseases, improved crop strains
- lasers: holography, death rays, microsurgery, communications.
鈥carcely any of them will realise that every item on that list has its roots in quantum mechanics, a branch of science that they may never have heard of and almost certainly do not understand. They are not alone. All of those advances have been achieved by quantum cookery, using the rules that seem to work although no-one really understands why they work...it is doubtful that anyone understands why the quantum recipes work.鈥�
*Go!*
Where do we end up?
鈥淚n the quantum world what you see is what you get and nothing is real. The best you can hope for is a set of delusions that agree with one another.鈥�
鈥淎s an incurable optimist it is the interpretation of quantum mechanics that appeals most to me. All things are possible. And by our actions we choose our own paths through the many worlds of the quantum...one of the anecdotes told and retold about Niels Bohr is that when someone came to him with a wild idea purporting to resolve one of the puzzles of quantum theory in the 1920鈥檚 he replied, 鈥淵our theory is crazy. But it鈥檚 not crazy enough to be true.鈥濃€�
He ends up exploring quantum entanglement in cryptography, and time travel, and it鈥檚 enthralling.
And of course, multiverses.
- On quantum computing: Deutsch has drawn important conclusions from the success of quantum computing. A store, usually called a register, made up of 8 qubits could remember 256 numbers simultaneously.
- 鈥淭he only reasonable explanation for this, says Deutsch, is that the superposition actually represents 256 different computers operating in 256 different parallel universes鈥︹€漷he fact that quantum computing works proves that many worlds exist.鈥�
*In conclusion*
鈥淎s Richard Feynman said, 鈥淥ne of the ways of stopping science would be only to do experiments in the region where you know the law.鈥� Physics is about probing into the unknown and what we need is imagination, but imagination in a terrible straitjacket.
We have to find a new view of the world that has to agree with everything that is known, but disagrees in its predictions somewhere. Otherwise it is not interesting. If you can find any other view of the world which agrees over the entire range where things have already been observed but disagrees somewhere else, you have made a great discovery.鈥�
Secondly this book took me 9 months to finish because at first I tried remembering and understanding every little thing he was sharing. That was excruciating and I didn鈥檛 get very far. This time I was determined to get through and just to let the story flow, which was awesome. This is the kind of book I can keep coming back to as the puzzle pieces come together, and I鈥檓 fine with that.
*Ready*
This work lays bare the way scientists work together, solve problems, follow threads, and the implications it has for the world at large is fascinating.
The first two parts of the book explore the discussions, and scientific developments as quantum theories began to emerge from classical Newtonian approaches.
*Set*
The third part probes some of the deeper mysteries, possibilities and paradoxes of quantum mechanics.
鈥淚f you asked an intelligent well-read but non-scientific person to summarise the most important contributions of science to our present lives and suggest the possible benefits or hazards of scientific progress in the near future, you鈥檇 surely be given a list that included:
- computer technology: automation, unemployment entertainment, robots
- nuclear power: the bomb, cruise missiles, power stations
- generic engineering: new drugs, cooking, the threat of man-made diseases, improved crop strains
- lasers: holography, death rays, microsurgery, communications.
鈥carcely any of them will realise that every item on that list has its roots in quantum mechanics, a branch of science that they may never have heard of and almost certainly do not understand. They are not alone. All of those advances have been achieved by quantum cookery, using the rules that seem to work although no-one really understands why they work...it is doubtful that anyone understands why the quantum recipes work.鈥�
*Go!*
Where do we end up?
鈥淚n the quantum world what you see is what you get and nothing is real. The best you can hope for is a set of delusions that agree with one another.鈥�
鈥淎s an incurable optimist it is the interpretation of quantum mechanics that appeals most to me. All things are possible. And by our actions we choose our own paths through the many worlds of the quantum...one of the anecdotes told and retold about Niels Bohr is that when someone came to him with a wild idea purporting to resolve one of the puzzles of quantum theory in the 1920鈥檚 he replied, 鈥淵our theory is crazy. But it鈥檚 not crazy enough to be true.鈥濃€�
He ends up exploring quantum entanglement in cryptography, and time travel, and it鈥檚 enthralling.
And of course, multiverses.
- On quantum computing: Deutsch has drawn important conclusions from the success of quantum computing. A store, usually called a register, made up of 8 qubits could remember 256 numbers simultaneously.
- 鈥淭he only reasonable explanation for this, says Deutsch, is that the superposition actually represents 256 different computers operating in 256 different parallel universes鈥︹€漷he fact that quantum computing works proves that many worlds exist.鈥�
*In conclusion*
鈥淎s Richard Feynman said, 鈥淥ne of the ways of stopping science would be only to do experiments in the region where you know the law.鈥� Physics is about probing into the unknown and what we need is imagination, but imagination in a terrible straitjacket.
We have to find a new view of the world that has to agree with everything that is known, but disagrees in its predictions somewhere. Otherwise it is not interesting. If you can find any other view of the world which agrees over the entire range where things have already been observed but disagrees somewhere else, you have made a great discovery.鈥�
May 26, 2020
No le铆a este libro desde que ten铆a unos 16 o 17 a帽os. En aquel entonces comenzaba a enamorarme algo de la f铆sica y este libro definitivamente hizo parte del proceso. Hoy quiero que otros se enamoren del tema y quer铆a saber que pod铆a aprender del libro para mi propio ejercicio de divulgaci贸n.
Si bien mucha agua ha pasado por el r铆o de la f铆sica contempor谩nea desde el tiempo en el que el texto fue escrito (finales de los 80) los temas y las discusiones tienen una actualidad pasmosa que demuestra lo poco que realmente hemos avanzado en la comprensi贸n de la teor铆a cu谩ntica. Naturalmente la teor铆a cu谩ntica moderna ha evolucionado, especialmente en las t茅cnicas para su aplicaci贸n, en los sistemas a los que se aplica y en su poderoso rol en la tecnolog铆a, pero los problemas de fondo, las preguntas de fondo de las que se ocupa este librito siguen teniendo todav铆a mucha actualidad.
Una de las cosas que m谩s disfruto de la divulgaci贸n en mi 谩rea (en la que supuestamente tengo una formaci贸n rigurosa en las t茅cnicas y los conceptos fundamentales) son los detalles hist贸ricos sobre como surgieron y se desarrollaron las ideas.
Esta es una de las cosas que he disfrutado de releer este librito. En los a帽os en los que era un joven muy curioso pero tambi茅n muy ignorante de casi todo, la historia y los protagonistas me importaban muy poco (en realidad eran como un estorbo para entender las ideas 煤ltimas que quer铆a entender). Hoy, con los a帽os, la manera como las ideas de la teor铆a cu谩ntica emergieron en el seno de una comunidad de j贸venes creativos y de "viejos" esc茅pticos est谩n entre las cosas que mas me interesan. Para citar algunos ejemplos, me encanto leer (o volver a leer) sobre las tensiones entre personajes como Mach, Planck y Boltzmann o entre Einstein, Schr枚dinger, de Broglie y Heisenberg o Bohr. Saber sobre el origen de la mec谩nica matricial de Heisenberg y la tensi贸n con Max Born, con autores de la misma y que quedaron exclu铆dos del premio Nobel que gano el primero.
La prosa del libro es impecable. La capacidad de John Gribbin de despertar la curiosidad y al mismo tiempo ser un buen cr铆tico de la manera como los f铆sicos hemos divulgado o entendemos la teor铆a cu谩ntica es genial, especialmente al hablar de un tema de tanto inter茅s.
En s铆ntesis. No se dejen enga帽ar por los casi 40 a帽os de este librito. La historia y las discusiones que aborda siguen siendo tan actuales como lo fueron en el momento en el que fue escrito.
Si bien mucha agua ha pasado por el r铆o de la f铆sica contempor谩nea desde el tiempo en el que el texto fue escrito (finales de los 80) los temas y las discusiones tienen una actualidad pasmosa que demuestra lo poco que realmente hemos avanzado en la comprensi贸n de la teor铆a cu谩ntica. Naturalmente la teor铆a cu谩ntica moderna ha evolucionado, especialmente en las t茅cnicas para su aplicaci贸n, en los sistemas a los que se aplica y en su poderoso rol en la tecnolog铆a, pero los problemas de fondo, las preguntas de fondo de las que se ocupa este librito siguen teniendo todav铆a mucha actualidad.
Una de las cosas que m谩s disfruto de la divulgaci贸n en mi 谩rea (en la que supuestamente tengo una formaci贸n rigurosa en las t茅cnicas y los conceptos fundamentales) son los detalles hist贸ricos sobre como surgieron y se desarrollaron las ideas.
Esta es una de las cosas que he disfrutado de releer este librito. En los a帽os en los que era un joven muy curioso pero tambi茅n muy ignorante de casi todo, la historia y los protagonistas me importaban muy poco (en realidad eran como un estorbo para entender las ideas 煤ltimas que quer铆a entender). Hoy, con los a帽os, la manera como las ideas de la teor铆a cu谩ntica emergieron en el seno de una comunidad de j贸venes creativos y de "viejos" esc茅pticos est谩n entre las cosas que mas me interesan. Para citar algunos ejemplos, me encanto leer (o volver a leer) sobre las tensiones entre personajes como Mach, Planck y Boltzmann o entre Einstein, Schr枚dinger, de Broglie y Heisenberg o Bohr. Saber sobre el origen de la mec谩nica matricial de Heisenberg y la tensi贸n con Max Born, con autores de la misma y que quedaron exclu铆dos del premio Nobel que gano el primero.
La prosa del libro es impecable. La capacidad de John Gribbin de despertar la curiosidad y al mismo tiempo ser un buen cr铆tico de la manera como los f铆sicos hemos divulgado o entendemos la teor铆a cu谩ntica es genial, especialmente al hablar de un tema de tanto inter茅s.
En s铆ntesis. No se dejen enga帽ar por los casi 40 a帽os de este librito. La historia y las discusiones que aborda siguen siendo tan actuales como lo fueron en el momento en el que fue escrito.
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