Introducing Quantum Theory (eBook)

A Graphic Guide

J.P. McEvoy, Oscar Zarate (Autoren)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
176 Seiten
Icon Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84831-757-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. At the subatomic level, one particle seems to know what the others are doing, and according to Heisenberg's 'uncertainty principle', there is a limit on how accurately nature can be observed. And yet the theory is amazingly accurate and widely applied, explaining all of chemistry and most of physics. Introducing Quantum Theory takes us on a step-by-step tour with the key figures, including Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrodinger. Each contributed at least one crucial concept to the theory. The puzzle of the wave-particle duality is here, along with descriptions of the two questions raised against Bohr's 'Copenhagen Interpretation' - the famous 'dead and alive cat' and the EPR paradox. Both remain unresolved.

Oscar Zárate (born 1942) is an Argentine comic book artist and illustrator. Zarate studied architecture and had a successful career in advertising in Argentina. He moved to Europe in 1971 and began to work in earnest as an illustrator. He has drawn for the UK comics magazine Crisis. In the Introducing... and ...For Beginners book series he illustrated texts written by Richard Appignanesi, Alexei Sayle, Dylan Evans, J P McEvoy, Angus Gellatly and Rupert Woodfin. He is perhaps best known in the United States as the artist for the graphic novel A Small Killing written by Alan Moore, the a full length story about a once idealistic advertising executive haunted by his boyhood self.

Autor

J.P. McEvoy is a former research scientist and now a science journalist. Oscar Zarate is a highly acclaimed graphic artist who has illustrated many Introducing titles. His prize-winning graphic novel A Small Killing is known throughout the world.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.6.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Graphic Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Graphic Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Graphic Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Introducing...
• Reihe/Serie: Introducing...
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations, unspecified
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
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• ISBN-10: 1-84831-757-3 / 1848317573
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84831-757-4 / 9781848317574