The Meaning of Quantum Theory: A Guide for Students of Chemistry and Physics (Oxford Science Publications)

Why is quantum theory so difficult to understand? In this book, written for both undergraduate and graduate students of chemistry and physics, the author looks at the continuing debate about the meaning of quantum theory. The historical development of the theory is traced from the turn of the century through to the 1930s, and the famous debate between Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein. The book examines in detail the arguments that quantum theory is incomplete, as made by Einstein, Boris Podolsky, and Nathan Rosen; the development of Bell's theorem; and crucial experimental tests performed in the early 1980s. Alternative interpretations -- pilot waves, quantum gravity, consciousness, and many worlds -- are described in the closing chapter.

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• Mass: The quest to understand matter from Greek atoms to quantum fields
• Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory: The Theoretical Minimum
• The Quantum Story: A history in 40 moments (Oxford Landmark Science)
• Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
• Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum
• A Beginner's Guide to Reality: Exploring Our Everyday Adventures in Wonderland
• QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
• Farewell to Reality: How Modern Physics Has Betrayed the Search for Scientific Truth