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Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics
Amir D. Aczel
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Description for Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics
Hardcover. The lines between a sciencea and a science fictiona have become increasingly blurred. Now, quantum mechanics promises that some of humanitya s wildest dreams may be realized. Serious scientists, working from Einsteina s theories, have been investigating the phenomenon known as a entanglementa one of the strangest aspects of our strange universe. Num Pages: 302 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Could a Beam me up, Scottya soon become a reality? The lines between a sciencea and a science fictiona have become increasingly blurred. Now, quantum mechanics promises that some of humanitya s wildest dreams may be realized. Serious scientists, working from Einsteina s theories, have been investigating the phenomenon known as a entanglementa one of the strangest aspects of our strange universe. According to Einstein, quantum mechanics required entanglement, the idea that subatomic particles could become linked and that a change to one such particle would instantly be reflected in its counterpart, even if separated by ... Read more
Could a Beam me up, Scottya soon become a reality? The lines between a sciencea and a science fictiona have become increasingly blurred. Now, quantum mechanics promises that some of humanitya s wildest dreams may be realized. Serious scientists, working from Einsteina s theories, have been investigating the phenomenon known as a entanglementa one of the strangest aspects of our strange universe. According to Einstein, quantum mechanics required entanglement, the idea that subatomic particles could become linked and that a change to one such particle would instantly be reflected in its counterpart, even if separated by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470850466
SKU
V9780470850466
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About Amir D. Aczel
Amir D. Aczel, PhD, is the author of a number of successful books, including: The Mystery of the Aleph, Fermata s Last Theorem and Goda s Equation: Einstein, Relativity and the Expanding Universe. He is Professor of Statistics at Bentley College and lives in Boston. His work has been translated into Turkish, Hebrew, ... Read more
Reviews for Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics
!I am altogether happy that there is now a book on entanglement, almost 70 years after its discovery, and recommend it to people interested in the historical background and practical implications of quantum mechanics! (Nature, 21 November 2002) !a book that's perhaps the best lay description of the evolution and current state of quantum physics available today! ... Read more