Are Quanta Real?: A Galilean Dialogue - Hardcover
"... thought-provoking and delightful. I believe that anyone interested in nature's deepest secrets would find great stimulation in this charmingly written little gem of a book." €”Douglas Hofstadter"... unusual, delightful, nonmathematical book... The reader is left in enjoyment and admiration." €”Scientific American"This is a wonderful book... " €”American Journal of Physics"... this imaginative work... elucidates the contrast between the classical, deterministic notions that seem inbred and the strange behavior of the microscopic quantum world.... by resurrecting Galileo's three questing friends, Jauch is able to pose questions a student would like to ask but too often is inhibited from doing so." €”The Key ReporterAn authority on both quantum mechanics and the work of Galileo, J. M. Jauch wrote this charming discourse in imitation of Galileo's celebrated dialogue "Two Major Systems of the World." The dialogue form is amusing as well as
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A Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1974Nominated for National Book Award
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- PublisherIndiana Univ Pr
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0253308623
- ISBN 13 9780253308627
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages130
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