Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics
Robert Gilmore
None pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0156004690
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Language: English
Publish: 852105600000
ComputersEducationMathematicsNonfictionPhilosophyPhysicsPopular ScienceQuantum MechanicsScienceUnfinished
In this cleverly conceived book, physicist Robert Gilmore makes accessible some complex concepts in quantum mechanics by sending Alice to Quantumland-a whole new Wonderland, smaller than an atom, where each attraction demonstrates a different aspect of quantum theory. Alice unusual encounters, enhanced by illustrations by Gilmore himself, make the Uncertainty Principle, wave functions, the Pauli Principle, and other elusive concepts easier to grasp.