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008			120229s2012 enka ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781848166493 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
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050	0	4	_aQC174 _b.Q368 2012
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aMontwill, Alex. _e1
245	1	0	_aThe quantum adventure _bdoes God play dice? / _cAlex Montwill, Ann Breslin.
260			_aLondon : _bImperial College Press, _c(c)2012.
300			_a1 online resource (ix, 248 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aCh. 1. Prehistory -- _tIsaac Newton -- _tchapter 2. Preparing for quantum mechanics -- _tchapter 3. The pre-quantum atom -- _ta temporary solution -- _tchapter 4. Max Planck -- _tthe birth of the quantum adventure -- _tchapter 5. Light -- _twave or projectile? -- _tchapter 6. Einstein enters the scene -- _tchapter 7. Niels Bohr introduces the quantum into atomic physics -- _tchapter 8. Werner Heisenberg -- _tan equation for uncertainty -- _tchapter 9. Louis de Broglie -- _tmatter waves -- _tchapter 10. Erwin Schrodinger -- _twave mechanics -- _tchapter 11. Eigenstates -- _tthe theory of the seen and unseen -- _tchapter 12. Eigenstates in the subnuclear world -- _tchapter 13. Paul Dirac -- _ttying things together -- _tchapter 14. Richard Feynman -- _tthe strange theory of light and matter -- _tchapter 15. Quantum reality -- _tthe world of the absurd epilogue -- _tMilestones.
520	0		_aQuantum theory revolutionized physics at the beginning of the last century. Einstein was one of its originators, but as the implications of the theory emerged, he began to have doubts. Are the most basic physical processes based on probability? Is the Universe governed by chance? Do physical objects have an independent existence or do they exist only in our perception? The ramifications may appear bizarre but they are inherent to this perplexing subject. The Quantum Adventure deals with the birth and growth of quantum mechanics. It explains the "classical dilemma" which faced physics at the start of the 20th Century and goes on to show how quantum mechanics emerged and flourished. Difficult and abstract concepts are treated with minimal mathematics and maximal physical imagery. Snippets of information about the dramatis personae are woven into the text and add color to what is traditionally perceived as a complex and challenging topic. A must-read for anyone interested in quantum physics.
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650		0	_aQuantum theory _vPopular works.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aBreslin, Ann.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=516763&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell