Quo Vadis Quantum Mechanics?
Avshalom C. Elitzur
435 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 3540221883
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Language: English
Publish: 1106121600000
Each contribution is an article in itself, and great effort has been made by the authors to be lucid and not too technical. A few brief highlights of the round-table discussions are given between the chapters. Topics Quantum non-locality, the measurement problem, quantum insights into relativity, cosmology and thermodynamics, and possible bearings of quantum mechanics to biology and consciousness. Authors include Yakir Aharanov and Anton Zeilinger, plus Nobel laureates Anthony J. Leggett (2003) and Gerardus ‘t Hooft (1999). Foreword written by Sir Roger Penrose, best-selling author ( The Emperor’s New Mind ) and world-renowned mathematical physicist.