Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01BI9IWD8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 565 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Quatum Enigma: appreciating profound ignorance kaon2009 I am a theoretical physicist but I must admit I did not fully appreciate the Quantum Enigma until I read the first edition of this book a few years ago. I first learned quantum mechanics over 40 years ago and have actively practiced it. That is, I used it to calculate theoretical predictions. It was only in the last 10 years or so that I asked myself, "What is the electron actually doing when light is emitted from an hydrogen atom?" After reading this book I realized the answer is, "Nobody has the slightest . Quantum weirdness - what does "reality" really mean? The universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine. Sir James Jeans (pg. 53, paperback). I was familiar with Einstein's objections to quantum mechanics, although I failed to apprehend why he resisted the implications of the theory. A theory that apparently find regular experimental confirmation. The importance, indeed necessity, of consciousness to sustain quantum mechanics had eluded me. This book introduced me to the essential nature of consciousness as, in some fashion, perhaps cre. Evolution Has It Backwards This is the second edition of the authors' first book of the same name. This edition is more extended and deals with more up-to-date technologies. Therefore the new reader should get this one instead of the first one.The authors, Fred Kuttner and Bruce Rosenblum, truly know how to write for the ordinary lay person. Their ideas are well laid out, very clear, and easy to digest. After reading this, I now have a real, true understanding of Quantum Physics as never before. For instance,something such as the pola
Quantum Enigma's description of the experimental quantum facts and the quantum theory explaining them is undisputed. They present the quantum mystery honestly, emphasizing what is and what is not speculation. The authors have also drawn on many responses from readers and instructors to improve the clarity of the book's explanations.. Authors Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner explain all this in nontechnical terms, with help from some fanciful stories and anecdotes about the theory's developers. Listeners are brought to a boundary where the particular expertise of physicists is no longer the only sure guide. In recent years, physicists, philosophers, computer engineers, and even biologists have expanded our realization of the significance of quantum phenomena. They will find instead the facts and hints provided by quantum mechanics and the ability to speculate for themselves. They found, to their embarrassment, that with their theory, physics encounters consciousness. In the few decades since the Bell's theorem experiments established the existence of entanglement (Einstein's spooky action), in