John G. Cramer: The Quantum Handshake

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Über den Autor

John G. Cramer is known to many as author of the award-nominated hard-SF novels Twistor and Einstein's Bridge, and contributor of nearly 200 popular-science articles published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine. He is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he has five decades of experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate physics. From 1983 - 1990 he served as Director of the UW Nuclear Physics Laboratory. John has done cutting-edge research in experimental and theoretical nuclear physics and ultra-relativistic heavy ion physics, fields in which he has published extensively. He has also worked on the foundations of quantum mechanics and is the originator of its Transactional Interpretation. John and his wife Pauline live in the View Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

Zusammenfassung

Begins with a thorough and easy-to-follow historical introduction to quantum mechanics

Explains, without advanced mathematical prerequisites, the conceptual issues that have beset quantum mechanics since its inception

Presents a different and clearer way of looking at quantum physics, leading to mastery and understanding

Uniquely explains the physics behind the delayed choice, quantum eraser, interaction-free, and boxed-atom experiments

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- The Curious History of Quantum Mechanics.- Quantum Entanglement and Nonlocality.- Reversing Time.- The Transactional Interpretation.- Quantum Paradoxes and Applications of the TI.- Nonlocal Signaling?.- Quantum Communication, Encryption, Teleportation, and Computing.- The Nature and Structure of Time.- Conclusion.- Appendices: A. Frequently Asked Questions about Quantum Mechanics and the Transactional Interpretation.- B. A Brief Overview of the Quantum Formalism.- C. Quantum Dice and Poker - Nonlocal Games of Chance.- D. Detailed Analyses of Selected Gedankenexperiments.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Fachbereich:	Theoretische Physik
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xxv 218 S. 56 s/w Illustr. 34 farbige Illustr. 218 p. 90 illus. 34 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319796529
ISBN-10:	3319796526
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Cramer, John G.
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2016
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	John G. Cramer
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.03.2018
Gewicht:	0,376 kg