The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone

The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone

by Kenneth W. Ford
ISBN-10:
067401832X
ISBN-13:
9780674018327
Pub. Date:
10/15/2005
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10:
067401832X
ISBN-13:
9780674018327
Pub. Date:
10/15/2005
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone

The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone

by Kenneth W. Ford
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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780674018327
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/15/2005
Series: Adams Papers Series
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kenneth W. Ford, retired director of the American Institute of Physics, has taught at university and high-school levels. His books include The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone and a memoir, In Love with Flying.

Table of Contents

1. Beneath the Surface of Things
2. How Small Is Small? How Fast Is Fast?
3. Meet the Leptons
4. The Rest of the Extended Family
5. Quantum Lumps
6. Quantum Jumps
7. Social and Antisocial Particles
8. Clinging to Constancy
9. Waves and Particles
10. Pushing the Limits

Appendix A: Measurements and Magnitudes
Appendix B: The Particles
Appendix C: Going for the Gold
Index

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