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008			180330s2018 sz a 001 0 eng d
020			_a9783319417080
020			_a3319417088
035			_a(OCoLC)1029873503
040			_aMNW _erda _cMNW _dMiTN
050		4	_aQC174.12 _bN668 2018
100	1		_aNomura, Yasunori,
245	1	0	_aQuantum physics, mini black holes, and the multiverse : _bdebunking common misconceptions in theoretical physics / _cYasunori Nomura, Bill Poirier, John Terning ; Farzad Nekoogar, founding editor.
264		1	_a[Cham], Switzerland : _bSpringer, _c2018.
264		4	_c©2018.
300			_axiv, 212 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c29 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
490	1		_aMultiversal journeys.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"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		_aMisconceptions 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	_aQuantum theory.
650		0	_aBlack holes (Astronomy)
650		0	_aMultiverse.
700	1		_aPoirier, Bill,
700	1		_aTerning, John, _d1962-
700	1		_aNekoogar, Farzad,
830		0	_aMultiversal journeys.
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