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Physicist Brian Greene discusses the historical quest for a grand unified theory in physics which will reconcile quantum physics and general relativity, and considers the possibility that superstring theory may bring an end to that search.

""Tales of the Quantum" is a discussion of the fundamental principles of quantum physics for the non-scientific reader. Hobson brings together examples that illustrate the simple and logical consistency of what otherwise is viewed as a largely unapproachable topic for anyone but physicists. The book condenses topics like force, motion, and electromagnetism"--

This text addresses anxieties about the relevance of theory. It proposes that theory points out the inadequacies of official knowledge. Its role is to ask difficult, foundational questions, which entail revisionary rereadings of culture and its texts.

The writing of this book was motivated by the authors' observation that convergence is requiring computer science students to gain a better understanding of communications concepts. The authors have therefore written a book that addresses this gap, delivering to the computer science student the key essentials in a thorough manner. The book walks the reader through the Fourier transform, analog and digital modulation techniques, multiple access communications,...

In this ground-breaking work the authors show how quantum properties are being observed in larger and larger objects and argue that explanations about quantum physics may lie in the field cognitive neuro-science.

"The years between 1900 and 1930 brought a drastic change in man's view of the universe. From Max Planck's momentous description of light quanta in 1900 to P.A.M. Dirac's 1929 prediction of anti-particles, it was a period of breath-taking progress in theoretical physics. Here is an eminent theoretical physicist's retrospective view of these crucial developments, together with his recollections, both personal and professional, of Planck, Niels Bohr,...

This book provides an introduction to quantum theory, primarily for mathematics students. Although it takes a traditional approach, the book exploits ideas of linear algebra and points out some of the mathematical subtleties of the theory.

Translated from the 2d ed. of 1870, edited by F.C.J. Schgsa ering.

Permeated by the author's delightful humor, this little book explains, with nearly no mathematics, the main conceptual issues associated with quantum mechanics: The issue of determinism. Does quantum mechanics signify the end of a deterministic word-view? The role of the human subject or of the "observer" in science. Since Copernicus, science has increasingly tended to dethrone Man from his formerly held special position in the Universe. But quantum...