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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Walker, Michael S., 1939- author.     Subjects     Quantum theory.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Walker, Michael S., 1939- author.       by title:      Quantum fuzz : the s...         MARC Display

Quantum fuzz : the strange true makeup of everything around us / Michael S. Walker. by Walker, Michael S., 1939- author. Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2017. Subjects Quantum theory. Electronic Resource https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016031862-b.html Electronic Resource https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016031862-d.html ISBN:  9781633882393 (hardcover) : 163388239X (hardcover) Description:  448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Contents:  Discovery and understanding (1900-1927). Planck, Einstein, Bohr : experiments and early ideas ; Heisenberg, Dirac, Schrödinger : quantum mechanics and the quantum atom ; Application : six hundred million watts! -- Interpretation and mind-boggling implications (1916-2016). The essential features of quantum mechanics ; Clash of titans : what is real? Uncertainty, entanglement, John Bell, and many worlds ; What does it all mean : quantum mechanics, mathematics, and the nature of science ; Applications : quantum computing, code cracking, teleportation, and encryption -- Our world of relativity and the quantum, from the Big Bang to the galaxies. Galaxies, black holes, gravity waves, matter, the forces of nature, the Higgs boson, dark matter, dark energy, and string theory -- The many-electron atom and the foundations of chemistry and materials science. Energy, momentum, and the spatial states of the electrons in the hydrogen atom ; Spin and magnetism ; Exclusion and the Periodic table ; The physics underlying the chemistry of the elements ; A few types of chemical bonds, for example ; The makeup of solid materials ; Insulators and electrical conduction in normal metals and semiconductors -- Quantum wonders in materials and devices, large and small. Superconductors I : definition, and applications in transportation, medicine, and computing ; Fusion for electrical power, and lasers also for defense ; Magnetism, magnets, magnetic materials, and their applications ; Graphene, nanotubes, and one "dream" application ; Semiconductors and electronic applications ; Superconductors II : large scale applications in science, power generation, and transmission -- Appendix A. The nature and spectrum of electromagnetic waves -- Appendix B. Empirical development of the Periodic Table of Elements -- Appendix C. Quantum computer development -- Appendix D. The atomic sizes and chemistries of the elements -- Appendix E. The production of X-rays. Requests:  0 Summary:  "A lucid introduction to the basics of quantum physics for the lay reader, showing how much the scientific understanding of reality has changed in the last century and how important this science is to technology, the economy, and modern life"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 530.12 Wa Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.12 Wa Damaged   Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.12 Wa Lost 10/23/2017 Add Copy to MyList Manoa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.12 Wa Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.12 Wa Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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