Everyday Quantum Reality
Author | : David A. Grandy |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2010-10-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780253004758 |
ISBN-13 | : 0253004756 |
Rating | : 4/5 (756 Downloads) |
Download or read book Everyday Quantum Reality written by David A. Grandy and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-13 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people have heard about quantum physics and its remarkable, well-nigh bizarre claims. And most people would assume that quantum reality describes a world quite different from ours. In this book, David A. Grandy shows that one can find quantum puzzles, or variations thereof, in the backyard of everyday experience. What disappears in transferring quantum theory to the everyday is the theory's mathematical formalism, but that need not imply a loss of analytic rigor. If quantum reality is truly as elemental and ubiquitous as many thinkers suggest, then alternative or complementary perspectives ought to be possible, and with the proliferation of such perspectives, a more fully rounded understanding of quantum reality -- and everyday reality -- might emerge. Everyday Quantum Reality is a step in that direction.