Portals to a new reality : five pathways to the future of physics / Vlatko Vedral.
| Author/creator | Vedral, Vlatko author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Basic Books, 2025. |
| Description | 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The view from here -- Quantum physics and general relativity -- The world exists only when it is not observed -- The key tools of quantum information -- The "everything is a Q-wave" interpretation of quantum physics -- Quantum experiments with time -- Why quantize gravity? -- Entangled living systems -- Detecting quantum ghosts -- To infinity and beyond : quantum physics, all the way down. |
| Abstract | "For the last century, physics has been treading along the paths set by the same two theories--quantum theory and general relativity--and, let's face it, it's getting pretty boring. Most scientists are simply chasing decimal points in laboratories, unable to explore the theories at large scales, where serious discrepancies could emerge. The situation is a lot like the one physics was in in 1890, right before Planck, Einstein, and Bohr blew the roof off Newtonian physics. As Vlatko Vedral argues in Portals to a New Reality, that means we are on the brink of a revolution. Vedral shows how quantum information theory has opened radically new avenues for experiments that could upend physics. They can sound very strange--one essentially involves entangling a human with Schr̲dinger's cat--but they lay bare elements of our theories that are particularly problematic, such as the widespread belief that nothing truly exists unless it is observed. At present these experiments are thought experiments, albeit fascinating ones. But nothing, save inertia and a lack of ambition, stands in our way. Now is the time to rewrite the understanding of the universe."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-277) and index. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| LCCN | 2025010085 |
| ISBN | 9781541604780 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1541604784 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | New Books | QC174.123 .V43 2025 | ✔ Available | Want This? |