The quantum universe : everything that can happen does happen /
by Cox, Brian; Forshaw, J. R. (Jeffrey Robert).
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BookPublisher: London : Penguin, 2012Description: 255 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780241952702 (pbk.) :; 0241952700 (pbk.) :; 9780141968032 (pbk).Classification number: 530.12 COXSubject(s): Quantum theory -- Popular works | Popular Science | Popular Science and MathematicsSummary: 'The Quantum Universe' brings together two authors on an ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the universe? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And how can we be sure that the theory is good?
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Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The Quantum Universe' brings together two authors on an ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science. But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the universe? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And how can we be sure that the theory is good?
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