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ME |
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20190927095828.0 |
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180330s2018 sz a 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9783319417080 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
3319417088 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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(OCoLC)1029873503 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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MNW |
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rda |
| Transcribing agency |
MNW |
| Modifying agency |
MiTN |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QC174.12 |
| Item number |
N668 2018 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Nomura, Yasunori, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Quantum physics, mini black holes, and the multiverse : |
| Remainder of title |
debunking common misconceptions in theoretical physics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Yasunori Nomura, Bill Poirier, John Terning ; Farzad Nekoogar, founding editor. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[Cham], Switzerland : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Springer, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2018. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
©2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 212 pages : |
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illustrations (some color) ; |
| Dimensions |
29 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent. |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia. |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Multiversal journeys. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"This book explores, explains and debunks some common misconceptions about quantum physics, particle physics, space-time, and Multiverse cosmology. It seeks to separate science from pseudoscience."--book cover. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Misconceptions in quantum physics / Bill Poirier -- The singular quantum. Why is quantum physics weird? ; What do the experts say? -- What hope is there for the rest of us? -- What material will be covered? -- How to use this book -- The bipolar quantum: wave-particle duality. Wave, particle, or "wavicle"? ; Quantum probability waves ; Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum soccer: the double-slit experiment. A reasonable doubt ; Single-slit experiment: classical ; Single-slit experiment: quantum ; Double-slit experiment: classical -- Double-slit experiment: quantum -- The plural quanta: expanding the wavefunction. Many-particle wavefunctions ; Wavefunction measurement ; Collapse and Schrödinger's cat -- The 'spooky" quantum: nonlocality. Entanglement and hidden variables ; Bell's theorem ; EPRB as a game of coin toss: classical version ; EPRB as a game of coin toss: quantum version -- Playing the "What If" game -- Where the weird things are. Where are they? Where are we? ; Interpretations of quantum physics ; Popular depictions of quantum physics -- Appendix I: Looking under the hood: the mathematical "method" behind the "madness" -- Misconceptions about particles and spacetime / John Terning -- Particles. What are particles? ; Atoms ; Seeing atoms -- Mini black holes. Black holes ; Black holes and extra dimensions -- Particle colliders and the universe. The Higgs boson ; Parallel universes -- Physics in the news. Cell hone radiation ; Cold fusion -- Epilogue. Spinach: a cautionary tale -- Moving forward -- Extra material: the equations behind the words. Units and coordinates ; Einstein's special theory of relativity ; Quantum mechanics and scattering ; Gravity ; Black holes ; Black holes in extra dimensions ; The large Hadron collider ; Complex numbers ; Group theory: rotations and spinors ; The Higgs ; Fusion. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Quantum theory. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Black holes (Astronomy) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Multiverse. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Poirier, Bill, |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Terning, John, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1962- |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Nekoogar, Farzad, |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Multiversal journeys. |