101 Quantum Questions : What You Need to Know About the World You Can't See / Kenneth William Ford.
Ford, Kenneth William, author.
2011
QC174.13 .F67 2012
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Title
101 Quantum Questions : What You Need to Know About the World You Can't See / Kenneth William Ford.
Author
Ford, Kenneth William, author.
ISBN
9780674060937
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674060937
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (300 p.) : 39 halftones, 64 line illustrations, 9 tables
Item Number
10.4159/harvard.9780674060937 doi
Call Number
QC174.13 .F67 2012
Alternate Call Number
UB 5100
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.12
Summary
Ken Ford's mission is to help us understand the "great ideas" of quantum physics-ideas such as wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, superposition, and conservation. These fundamental concepts provide the structure for 101 Quantum Questions, an authoritative yet engaging book for the general reader in which every question and answer brings out one or more basic features of the mysterious world of the quantum-the physics of the very small. Nuclear researcher and master teacher, Ford covers everything from quarks, quantum jumps, and what causes stars to shine, to practical applications ranging from lasers and superconductors to light-emitting diodes. Ford's lively answers are enriched by Paul Hewitt's drawings, numerous photos of physicists, and anecdotes, many from Ford's own experience. Organized for cover-to-cover reading, 101 Quantum Questions also is great for browsing.Some books focus on a single subject such as the standard model of particles, or string theory, or fusion energy. This book touches all those topics and more, showing us that disparate natural phenomena, as well as a host of manmade inventions, can be understood in terms of a few key ideas. Yet Ford does not give us simplistic explanations. He assumes a serious reader wanting to gain real understanding of the essentials of quantum physics.Ken Ford's other books include The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone (Harvard 2004), which Esquire magazine recommended as the best way to gain an understanding of quantum physics. Ford's new book, a sequel to the earlier one, makes the quantum world even more accessible.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
Section I. The Subatomic World
Section II. Digging Deeper
Section III. The Small and the Swift
Section IV. Quantum Lumps and Quantum Jumps
Section V. Atoms and Nuclei
Section VI. And More about Nuclei
Section VII. Particles
Section VIII. And More Particles
Section IX. Interactions
Section X. Constancy during Change
Section XI. Waves and Particles
Section XII. Waves and Probability
Section XIII. Quantum Physics and Technology
Section XIV. Quantum Physics at Every Scale
Section XV. Frontiers and Puzzles
Appendix A
Appendix B
Acknowledgments
Index

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