Beyond Measure: Modern Physics, Philosophy, and the Meaning of Quantum Theory

by Jim Baggott

Book Overview

Quantum theory is one the most important and successful theories of modern physical science. It has been estimated that its principles form the basis for about 30 per cent of the world's manufacturing economy. This is all the more remarkable because quantum theory is a theory that nobody understands. The meaning of Quantum Theory introduces science students to the theory's fundamental conceptual and philosophical problems, and the basis of its non-understandability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198525362
• ISBN13: 9780198525363
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.4"