Quantum enigma : physics encounters consciousness / Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner.

Author/creator Rosenblum, Bruce
Other author Kuttner, Fred.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
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Subjects

Contents Presenting the enigma -- Einstein called it "Spooky"-and I wish I had known -- The visit to Neg Ahne Poc: a quantum parable -- Our Newtonian worldview: a universal law of motion -- All the rest of classical physics -- Hello quantum mechanics -- How the quantum was forced on physics -- Schrödinger's equation: the new universal law of motion -- One-third of our economy -- Our skeleton in the closet -- Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen -- Schrödinger's controversial cat -- Seeking a real world: EPR -- Spooky interactions: Bell's theorem -- What's going on? Interpreting the quantum enigma -- The mystery of consciousness -- The mystery meets the enigma -- Consciousness and the quantum cosmos.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-204) and index.
LCCN 2005029426
ISBN019517559X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780195175592

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QC174.13 .R67 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold