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For nearly a century, explaining the quantum world seemed impossible, but recent technological advancements have made this inquiry urgent. A group of imaginative physicists at Oxford University has tackled this challenge, revealing a sensible approach to quantum mechanics. This new perspective eliminates the need for randomness, long-range spooky forces, or conscious observers collapsing states. However, it requires us to accept a multiverse where countless realities coexist. The philosophical implications are profound. This interpretation has inspired physicists to develop innovative technologies, such as measuring devices that share information across worlds and computers that harness power from parallel realities for calculations. The initial issues with the many-worlds formulation have been systematically addressed, leading to a clear and surprising new understanding. Oxford has become the epicenter of contemporary quantum debate, with figures like Roger Penrose and Anton Zeilinger advocating for single-world views, while David Deutsch, Lev Vaidman, and others support many-worlds. Bruce, an independent physicist in Oxford, provides insight into why the many-worlds perspective is not only practical but also logically compelling. Parallel worlds are as real as the galaxies observed by the Hubble Space Telescope, despite evidence for their existence being limited to a few photons.
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Schrodinger's Rabbits, Colin Bruce
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2004
- Einband
- (Paperback)
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- Titel
- Schrodinger's Rabbits
- Untertitel
- The Many Worlds of Quantum
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Colin Bruce
- Verlag
- Joseph Henry Press
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2004
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 282
- ISBN10
- 0309097401
- ISBN13
- 9780309097406
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Naturwissenschaften, Wissenschaft, USA, Bestseller
- Bewertung
- 3,85 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- For nearly a century, explaining the quantum world seemed impossible, but recent technological advancements have made this inquiry urgent. A group of imaginative physicists at Oxford University has tackled this challenge, revealing a sensible approach to quantum mechanics. This new perspective eliminates the need for randomness, long-range spooky forces, or conscious observers collapsing states. However, it requires us to accept a multiverse where countless realities coexist. The philosophical implications are profound. This interpretation has inspired physicists to develop innovative technologies, such as measuring devices that share information across worlds and computers that harness power from parallel realities for calculations. The initial issues with the many-worlds formulation have been systematically addressed, leading to a clear and surprising new understanding. Oxford has become the epicenter of contemporary quantum debate, with figures like Roger Penrose and Anton Zeilinger advocating for single-world views, while David Deutsch, Lev Vaidman, and others support many-worlds. Bruce, an independent physicist in Oxford, provides insight into why the many-worlds perspective is not only practical but also logically compelling. Parallel worlds are as real as the galaxies observed by the Hubble Space Telescope, despite evidence for their existence being limited to a few photons.