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Nature loves to hide : quantum physics and reality, a western perspective /

It is naturally important for any of us to have a correct view of the universe we are in. Having realized that the Newtonian world-view is untenable, this book joins others that are searching for an alternative world-view. It is unique in using quantum physics to promote this search. One aim of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Malin, Shimon, 1937-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : World Scientific.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE The Quandary; 1. Mach's Shadow; 1. The New Quantum Mechanics; 2. The Legacy of Ernst Mach; 3. "It Is the Theory Which Decides What We Can Observe"; 4. Leaving Mach Behind; 2. Einstein's Dilemma; 1. "God Does Not Play Dice"; 2. What Is Real?; 3. The Mechanistic Universe; 4. What Is Time?; 5. Special Relativity: The Basic Postulates; 6. The Relativity of Simultaneity; 7. An Ultimate Speed; 8. The Eternal Present; 9. The Case for Strict Causality; 3. The Call of Complementarity; 1. Bohr Introduces the Framework of Complementarity.