God Plays Dice with the World The History of Quantum Mechanics
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
12.07.2026
Abbildungen
XVIII, 480 p. 55 illus., 25 illus. in color.
Verlag
SpringerSeitenzahl
480
Maße (L/B)
23,5/15,5 cm
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-032-14738-7
A century after the complete formulation of quantum mechanics, this book retraces this scientific revolution through its key figures and locations, from the quiet colleges of Cambridge to the cliffs of Helgoland, blending captivating biographies with passionate correspondence in an engaging narrative of this remarkable era in science. Quantum mechanics is the ultimate theory of nature, explaining all fundamental physical interactions. However, it introduces a paradox: rather than offering certainty, it asserts that probability governs the universe. This concept, unprecedented in scientific thought, challenges the foundations of science, philosophy, and epistemology. At its core, quantum mechanics imposes a limit on the precision with which we can measure quantities like a particle's position and velocity, revealing nature's inherent granularity. It also uncovers strange correlations between events that defy common sense, contradicting centuries of classical knowledge, from Newton’s laws to the early 20th century. Quantum mechanics introduces inherent ambiguity, rooted in the duality of matter's particle and wave behaviors and the observer’s influence on measurements. Even Einstein questioned this, famously asking, "Do you really believe the moon isn't there when no one is looking?" God Plays Dice with the World offers a vivid account of the revolutionary shift in science, from early 20th-century challenges to classical physics to the experimental proof of Bell's inequalities. It explores the development of quantum theory, including the wave equation, the Uncertainty Principle, and quantum field theory, while chronicling the golden age of physics, its brilliant minds, and intellectual battles in an engaging and accessible way.
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