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The age of entanglement : when quantum physics was reborn, Louisa Gilder

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An exploration of the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles--one of the fundamental concepts of quantum physics. In 1935, Einstein showed that quantum mechanics predicted such a correlation, which he dubbed "spooky action at a distance." That same year, Erwin Schrödinger christened this correlation "entanglement." Yet its existence wasn't firmly established until 1964, in a groundbreaking paper by Irish physicist John Bell. What happened during those years and since to refine the understanding of this phenomenon is the story told here. Drawing on papers, letters, and memoirs, author Gilder humanizes and dramatizes the story by employing their own words in imagined face-to-face dialogues. We see Bohr and Einstein clashing, and Heisenberg and Pauli deciding which mysteries to pursue. We see Schrödinger and Louis de Broglie pave the way for Bell, whose work is here given a long-overdue revisiting. And we see Richard Feynman challenging his contemporaries to make something of this entanglement.--From publisher description
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 443 pages
Contents
  • The arguments 1909-1935
  • The search and the indictment 1940-1952
  • The discovery 1952-1979
  • Entanglement comes of age 1981-2005
Isbn
9781400044177
Link
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008011796.html
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The age of entanglement : when quantum physics was reborn
Title
The age of entanglement
Title remainder
when quantum physics was reborn
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Louisa Gilder
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Language
eng
Summary
An exploration of the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles--one of the fundamental concepts of quantum physics. In 1935, Einstein showed that quantum mechanics predicted such a correlation, which he dubbed "spooky action at a distance." That same year, Erwin Schrödinger christened this correlation "entanglement." Yet its existence wasn't firmly established until 1964, in a groundbreaking paper by Irish physicist John Bell. What happened during those years and since to refine the understanding of this phenomenon is the story told here. Drawing on papers, letters, and memoirs, author Gilder humanizes and dramatizes the story by employing their own words in imagined face-to-face dialogues. We see Bohr and Einstein clashing, and Heisenberg and Pauli deciding which mysteries to pursue. We see Schrödinger and Louis de Broglie pave the way for Bell, whose work is here given a long-overdue revisiting. And we see Richard Feynman challenging his contemporaries to make something of this entanglement.--From publisher description
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Gilder, Louisa
Dewey number
530.12
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
QC174.12
LC item number
.G528 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Quantum theory
  • Quantum theory
  • Komplexes System
  • Quantenmechanisches System
  • Quantentheorie
  • Verschränkter Zustand
  • Quantum theory
Label
The age of entanglement : when quantum physics was reborn, Louisa Gilder
Link
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008011796.html
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-416) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
The arguments 1909-1935 -- The search and the indictment 1940-1952 -- The discovery 1952-1979 -- Entanglement comes of age 1981-2005
Control code
ocn213765737
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 443 pages
Isbn
9781400044177
Lccn
2008011796
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o213765737
  • (OCoLC)213765737
Label
The age of entanglement : when quantum physics was reborn, Louisa Gilder
Link
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008011796.html
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-416) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The arguments 1909-1935 -- The search and the indictment 1940-1952 -- The discovery 1952-1979 -- Entanglement comes of age 1981-2005
Control code
ocn213765737
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xvi, 443 pages
Isbn
9781400044177
Lccn
2008011796
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o213765737
  • (OCoLC)213765737

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