Quantum physics, mini black holes, and the multiverse : debunking common misconceptions in theoretical physics /: debunking common misconceptions in theoretical physics. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yasunori Nomura, Bill Poirier, John Terning ; Farzad Nekoogar, founding editor.
• Authors: Nomura, Yasunori; Poirier, Bill; Terning, John, 1962-
• Editors: Nekoogar, Farzad
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; I. Misconceptions in Quantum Physics; 1. The Singular Quantum; 1.1. Why Is Quantum Physics Weird?; 1.2. What Do the Experts Say?; 1.3. What Hope Is There for the Rest of Us?; 1.4. What Material Will Be Covered?; 1.5. How to Use This Book; 2. The Bipolar Quantum: Wave-Particle Duality; 2.1. Wave, Particle, or "Wavicle''?; 2.2. Quantum Probability Waves; 2.3. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle; 3. Quantum Soccer: The Double-Slit Experiment; 3.1. A Reasonable Doubt; 3.2. Single-Slit Experiment: Classical; 3.3. Single-Slit Experiment: Quantum; 3.4. Double-Slit Experiment: Classical. 3.5. Double-Slit Experiment: Quantum; 4. The Plural Quanta: Expanding the Wavefunction; 4.1. Many-Particle Wavefunctions; 4.2. Wavefunction Measurement; 4.3. Collapse and Schrödinger's Cat; 5. The "Spooky'' Quantum: Nonlocality; 5.1. Entanglement and Hidden Variables; 5.2. Bell's Theorem; 5.3. EPRB as a Game of Coin Toss: Classical Version; 5.4. EPRB as a Game of Coin Toss: Quantum Version; 5.5. Playing the ``What If?'' Game; 6. Where the Weird Things Are; 6.1. Where Are They? Where Are We?; 6.2. Interpretations of Quantum Physics; 6.3. Popular Depictions of Quantum Physics. Appendix I: Looking Under the Hood: The Mathematical "Method'' Behind the "Madness''; Appendix II: Further Reading; Appendix III: Glossary; II. Misconceptions About Particles and Spacetime; 7. Particles; 7.1. What Are Particles?; 7.2. Atoms; 7.3. Seeing Atoms; 8. Mini Black Holes; 8.1. Black Holes; 8.2. Black Holes and Extra Dimensions; 9. Particle Colliders and the Universe; 9.1. The Higgs Boson; 9.2. Parallel Universes; 10. Physics in the News; 10.1. Cell Phone Radiation; 10.2. Cold Fusion; 11. Epilogue; 11.1. Spinach: A Cautionary Tale; 11.2. Moving Forward. 12. Extra Material: The Equations Behind the Words; 12.1. Units and Coordinates; 12.2. Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity; 12.3. Quantum Mechanics and Scattering; 12.4. Gravity; 12.5. Black Holes; 12.6. Black Holes in Extra Dimensions; 12.7. The Large Hadron Collider; 12.8. Complex Numbers; 12.9. Group Theory: Rotations and Spinors; 12.10. The Higgs; 12.11. Fusion; Further Reading; More Technical Reading; Image Credits; III. Misconceptions about the Multiverse; 13. The Basic Picture; 13.1. Definition; 13.2. Motivation: Observational; 13.3. Motivation: Theoretical; 13.4. New Spacetime Picture. 14. Demystifying the Multiverse; 14.1. Scientific and Conservative; 14.2. Anthropic ``Principle''; 15. Relation to Observation; Epilogue; References and Further Reading; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 212 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 530.12; Popular works; Quantum theory; Black holes (Astronomy); Multiverse; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Black holes (Astronomy); Multiverse; Quantum theory; Science -- Quantum Theory; Science -- Cosmology; Science -- Physics; Science -- Nuclear Physics; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory); Relativity physics; Impact of science & technology on society; Statistical physics; Physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319417097; 3319417096
• Related ISBNs: 9783319417080; 3319417088
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 27, 2018).
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