The Quantum World : : Quantum Physics for Everyone / / Kenneth W. Ford.
As Kenneth W. Ford shows us in The Quantum World, the laws governing the very small and the very swift defy common sense and stretch our minds to the limit. Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century, Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1. Beneath the Surface of Things
- 2. How Small Is Small? How Fast Is Fast?
- 3. Meet the Leptons
- 4. The Rest of the Extended Family
- 5. Quantum Lumps
- 6. Quantum Jumps
- 7. Social and Antisocial Particles
- 8. Clinging to Constancy
- 9. Waves and Particles
- 10. Pushing the Limits
- Appendix A: Measurements and Magnitudes
- Appendix B: The Particles
- Appendix C: Going for the Gold
- Appendix D: Quantum Questions
- Index