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The Quantum World

Quantum Physics for Everyone

By: Diane Goldstein, Kenneth W. Ford

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Paperback | 4 October 2005 | Edition Number 1

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As Kenneth W. Ford shows us in The Quantum World, the laws governing the very small and the very swift defy common sense and stretch our minds to the limit. Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century, Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help the serious reader make sense of a science that, for all its successes, remains mysterious. In order to make the book even more suitable for classroom use, the author, assisted by Diane Goldstein, has included a new section of Quantum Questions at the back of the book. A separate answer manual to these 300+ questions is available; visit The Quantum World website for ordering information.

There is also a cloth edition of this book, which does not include the "Quantum Questions" included in this paperback edition.

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An excellent book--one of the best popular accounts of quantum theory I have read. Ford has a deep understanding of his demanding subject and he leavens his account with color and anecdote -- Elizabeth Sourbut New Scientist Ford deals with topics as difficult as granularity, quantum numbers, superposition, entanglement, and the uncertainty principle, but he uses explanations and examples that make these concepts easy to understand and quantum weirdness far less daunting. Science News

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Non-Fiction Science Physics Quantum Physics & Quantum Mechanics & Quantum Field Theory Science in General Popular Science Chemistry

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Beneath the Surface of Things	p. 1
How Small Is Small? How Fast Is Fast?	p. 8
Meet the Leptons	p. 29
The Rest of the Extended Family	p. 67
Quantum Lumps	p. 92
Quantum Jumps	p. 112
Social and Antisocial Particles	p. 131
Clinging to Constancy	p. 153
Waves and Particles	p. 184
Pushing the Limits	p. 220
Measurements and Magnitudes	p. 249
The Particles	p. 252
Going for the Gold	p. 257
Quantum Questions	p. 259
Index	p. 283
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