Quantum Physics Chaos Theory And Cosmology

Author : M. Namiki
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Physics, Chaos Theory, and Cosmology written by M. Namiki and published by American Institute of Physics. This book was released on 1996 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The papers in this book -- contributed by such well-known figures as J. A. Wheeler, K. Thorne, and I. Prigogine -- investigate the uncharted territory at the boundary between relativity and quantum theory, where researchers are working hard to find some common ground for these two pillars of modern science. Also discussed are the latest experimental results that help guide the search for quantum gravity and quantum chaos. The unifying principle for the book lies in the cosmological implications arising from this research, which is conducted at the outer limits of physics." "Contents" The papers in this book -- contributed by such well-known figures as J. A. Wheeler, K. Thorne, and I. Prigogine -- investigate the uncharted territory at the boundary between relativity and quantum theory, where researchers are working hard to find some common ground for these two pillars of modern science. Also discussed are the latest experimental results that help guide the search for quantum gravity and quantum chaos. The unifying principle for the book lies in the cosmological implications arising from this research, which is conducted at the outer limits of physics.

Author : John M. Charap
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691187002
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explaining the Universe written by John M. Charap and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating book, John Charap offers a panoramic view of the physicist's world as the twenty-first century opens--a view that is entirely different from the one that greeted the twentieth century. We have learned that the universe is billions of galaxies larger than we imagined--and billions of years older. We know more about how it came to be and what it is. Because of physics, we live in a world of greater danger and more convenience, smaller particles and bigger ideas. Charap introduces these ideas but spares us the math behind them. After a review of the twentieth century's thorough transformation of physics, he checks in on the latest findings from particle physics, astrophysics, chaos theory, and cosmology. His tour includes ongoing efforts to find the universe's missing matter and to account for the first moments after the big bang. Taking readers right to the field's speculative edge, he explains how superstring theory may finally unite quantum mechanics with general relativity to produce a consistent quantum theory of gravity. Along the way, Charap poses the questions that continue to inspire research. Why is the universe flat? Why can't we forecast weather better? Can Schrodinger's cat really be simultaneously dead and alive? Why does fractal geometry keep showing up in strange places? Might spacetime have eleven dimensions? What does quantum mechanics mean about the nature of our world? In this book's pages, the nonphysicist will accept as commonsensical Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and physicists can meet across specialties. Students can access physics' critical concepts, and poets can learn a new language to describe the universe's many wonders. Taking us from the ultraviolet catastrophe that undid the Newtonian world to tomorrow's Theory of Everything, Charap brings today's most fascinating science down to Earth, where we can all enjoy it.

Author : Domenico Giulini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662032635
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory written by Domenico Giulini and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decoherence, a concept known only to few physicists when the first edition appeared in 1996, has since become firmly established experimentally and understood theoretically, as well as widely reported in the literature. The major consequences of decoherence are the emergence of "classicality" in general, superselection rules, the border line between microscopic and macroscopic behavior in molecules and field theory, the emergence of classical spacetime, and the appearance of quantum jumps. The most important new developments in this rapidly evolving field are included in the second edition of this book, which has become a standard reference on the subject. All chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated. New fields of application now addressed span chaos theory, quantum information, neuroscience, primordial fluctuations in cosmology, black holes and string theory, experimental tests, and interpretational issues. While the major part of the book is concerned with environmental decoherence derived from a universal Schrödinger equation, later chapters address related or competing methods, such as consistent histories, open system dynamics, algebraic approaches, and collapse models.

Author : Aydan Bailey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781682855973
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Physics: Advanced Concepts written by Aydan Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theoretical physics is the study of simple and complex natural phenomena occurring in the universe using abstraction and mathematical models. There are myriad areas of research in theoretical physics that are actively being pursued in the world today like string theory, chaos theory, astrophysics, cosmology and biophysics. The pillars of modern theoretical physics are relativity theory and quantum mechanics. These help in understanding astronomical, cosmological phenomena as well as phenomena at the particle level. This book traces the progress of this field and highlights some of its key concepts and applications. Researchers and students in this field will find it a valuable text to stay updated with the latest developments across all areas of theoretical physics. It unfolds the innovative aspects of this field, which will be crucial for the progress of this discipline in the future.

Author : Roger Penrose
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691178534
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe written by Roger Penrose and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's leading physicists questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theory What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and bestselling author Roger Penrose argues that researchers working at the extreme frontiers of physics are just as susceptible to these forces as anyone else. In this provocative book, he argues that fashion, faith, and fantasy, while sometimes productive and even essential in physics, may be leading today's researchers astray in three of the field's most important areas—string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology. Arguing that string theory has veered away from physical reality by positing six extra hidden dimensions, Penrose cautions that the fashionable nature of a theory can cloud our judgment of its plausibility. In the case of quantum mechanics, its stunning success in explaining the atomic universe has led to an uncritical faith that it must also apply to reasonably massive objects, and Penrose responds by suggesting possible changes in quantum theory. Turning to cosmology, he argues that most of the current fantastical ideas about the origins of the universe cannot be true, but that an even wilder reality may lie behind them. Finally, Penrose describes how fashion, faith, and fantasy have ironically also shaped his own work, from twistor theory, a possible alternative to string theory that is beginning to acquire a fashionable status, to "conformal cyclic cosmology," an idea so fantastic that it could be called "conformal crazy cosmology." The result is an important critique of some of the most significant developments in physics today from one of its most eminent figures.

Author : Jens Bölte
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107610494
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hyperbolic Geometry and Applications in Quantum Chaos and Cosmology written by Jens Bölte and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading experts introduce this classical subject with exciting new applications in theoretical physics.

Author : J. N. Goldberg
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812792937
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical and Quantum Nonlocality written by J. N. Goldberg and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2000 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up-to-date understanding of the progress and current problems of the interplay of nonlocality in the classical theories of gravitation and quantum theory. These problems lie on the border between general relativity and quantum physics, including quantum gravity.

Author : Victor J. Stenger
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615920587
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Gods written by Victor J. Stenger and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stenger alternates his discussions of popular spirituality with a survey of what the findings of 20th-century physics actually mean in laypersons terms--without equations.

Author : Erich Joos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540003908
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory written by Erich Joos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-05-13 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique description of the phenomena that arise from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment. Because of the novel character of the approach discussed, the book addresses scientists from all fields of physics and related disciplines as well as students of physics.

Author : Mattees van Dijk
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244658404
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaos, order and consciousness written by Mattees van Dijk and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a journey through the cosmos in search of consciousness. We think consciously of what we think, feel and decide with our brain, but is our consciousness really unique? This theme takes us along an interesting journey through cosmology, relativity, particle physics, quantum physics, chaos theory, information theory, brain science, evolution, intelligent design, the origin and history of religion, the theory of the self, free will, and much more. The main theme of this book is the pantheism of Spinoza, our great compatriot. The scientific results of our time fully vindicate him, 300 years after his death. The book is a gesture of the natural sciences to the metaphysical without becoming too woolly.