Quantum Theory A Very Short Introduction
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Author | : John Polkinghorne |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2002-05-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191577677 |
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Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : John C. Polkinghorne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Quantum theory |
ISBN | : 9780191775598 |
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Quantum theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world.
Author | : David Wallace |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0198814321 |
Download Philosophy of Physics Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Philosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern physics - quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry, and thermal physics - and their strange, even bizarre conceptual implications. This book explores the core topics in philosophy of physics, and discusses their relevance for both scientists and philosophers.
Author | : Stephen Eric Bronner |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0190692677 |
Download Critical Theory Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Preface -- Introduction: what is critical theory? -- The frankfurt school -- A matter of method -- Critical theory and modernism -- Alienation and reification -- Enlightened illusions -- The utopian laboratory -- The happy consciousness -- The great refusal -- From resignation to renewal -- Unfinished tasks -- Further reading -- Index
Author | : Frank Close |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2023-11-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 019287375X |
Download Particle Physics: a Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe.
Author | : Michael Allingham |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2002-08-22 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0191579262 |
Download Choice Theory: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
We make choices all the time - about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. And we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational. But what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational? What guides our own choices, especially in cases where we don't have complete information about the outcomes? What strategies should be applied in making decisions which affect a lot of people, as in the case of government policy? This book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life, and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Sidney Perkowitz |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2019-07-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0192543563 |
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Physics, the fundamental science of matter and energy, encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. Understanding the physics of our universe is an essential aspect of humanity's quest to understand our environment and our place within it. Doing physics enables us to explore the interaction between environment and human society, and can help us to work towards the future sustainability of the planet. This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of how this pervasive science came to be and how it works: who funds it, how physicists are trained and how they think, and how physics supports the technology we all use. Sidney Perkowitz presents the theories and outcomes of pure and applied physics from ideas of the Greek natural philosophers to modern quantum mechanics, cosmology, digital electronics and energy production. Considering its most consequential experiments, including recent results in elementary particles, gravitational waves and materials science, he also discusses outside the lab, the effects of physics on society, culture, and humanity's vision of its place in the universe. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Leslie L. Iversen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Drug abuse |
ISBN | : 0198745796 |
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The twentieth century saw a remarkable upsurge of research on drugs, with major advances in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, heart disease, stomach ulcers, cancer, and metal illnesses. These, along with the introduction of the oral contraceptive, have altered all of our lives. There has also been an increase in the recreational use and abuse of drugs in the Western world. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, gives a non-technical account of how drugs work in the body. Reviewing both legal (alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine) and illegal drugs, Les Iversen discusses why some are addictive, and whether drug laws need reform. ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : J. C. Polkinghorne |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780691023885 |
Download The Quantum World Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In paperback for the first time, this compact volume presents quantum mechanics for the general reader. It offers a lucid description of the intellectual challenges and disagreements in the study of the behavior of atomic and sub-atomic particles--a field that has completely changed our view of the physical world, but that is still the subject of unresolved debate about its own fundamental interpretation. The work is accessible to those with no background in higher mathematics, but will also interest readers who have a more specialized knowledge of scientific topics. The author has spent most of his working life as a theoretical elementary particle physicist and from 1968 to 1979 was Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge. In 1979 he resigned to train for the ministry of the Church of England, and he is now an ordained priest. Here he describes a theory that has been spectacularly successful in predicting the behavior of objects the size of atoms and smaller but that has aroused conflicting views about the nature of reality and the degree of independence between the world around us and ourselves as observers.
Author | : Russell Stannard |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2008-07-24 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0199236224 |
Download Relativity: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way.