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The many worlds of Hugh Everett III : multiple universes, mutual assured destruction, and the meltdown of a nuclear family /
"Peter Byrne tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), whose "many worlds" theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy. Using Everett's unpublished papers (recently discovered in his son's basement) and dozens of interviews with hi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Forewords
- Book 1: Beginnings
- Introduction: The Story of Q
- 1 Family Origins: a Sketch
- 2 Katharine: the Dark Star
- 3 The Scientist as a Young Man
- 4 Stranger in Paradise
- Book 2: Game World
- 5 Demigods
- 6 Decisions, Decisions-the Theory of Games
- 7 Origin of MAD
- 8 Von Neumann's Legacy
- Book 3: Quantum World
- 9 Quantum Everett
- 10 More on the Measurement Problem
- 11 Collapse and Complementarity
- 12 The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
- Book 4: Everett and Wheeler
- 13 Wheeler: the Radical Conservative
- 14 Genesis of Many Worlds
- 15 Alone in the Room
- 16 Tour of Many Worlds
- 17 The Battle with Copenhagen, Part I
- 18 The Battle with Copenhagen, Part II
- 19 The Chapel Hill Affair
- Book 5: Possible World Futures
- 20 Preparing for World War III
- 21 From Wargasm to Looking Glass
- 22 Fallout
- Book 6: Crossroads
- 23 A Bell Jar World
- 24 A Vacation in Copenhagen
- Book 7: Assured Destruction
- 25 Everett and Report 50
- 26 Everett and the SIOP
- Book 8: Transitions
- 27 Behind Closed Doors
- 28 Death' s Other Kingdoms
- Book 9: Beltway Bandit
- 29 Weaponeering
- 30 The Bayesian Machine
- 31 The Death of Lambda
- Book 10: Many Worlds Reborn
- 32 DeWitt to the Rescue
- 33 Records in Time
- 34 Austin
- 35 Wheeler Recants
- Book 11: American Tragedy
- 36 The Final Years
- 37 Aftermath
- Book 12: Everett's Legacy
- 38 Modern Everett
- 39 Everett goes to Oxford
- Epilogue: Beyond Many Worlds
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- Acknowledgments
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