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In his newest book, Aczel (Fermat's Last Theorem) discusses a great mystery in
physics: the concept of entanglement in quantum physics. He begins by explaining
that "entanglement" occurs when two subatomic particles are somehow connected or
"entangled" with one another, so that when something happens to one particle,
the same thing simultaneously happens to the other particle, even if it's miles
away. However, this concept violates the theory of special relativity, since
communication between two places cannot occur faster than the speed of light.
Einstein knew that the mathematics of quantum theory predicted that this could
happen, but he didn't believe it. In the last decade, researchers have shown in
laboratory experiments that entanglement does indeed happen, and in one case it
occurred over a distance of almost 10 miles. Aczel explores how a Star Trek-like
teleportation may be possible via entanglement (however, a particle's quantum
state, not the entire particle, is teleported to its mate), though perhaps at
the expense of demonstrating entanglement's more real-world applications to
cryptography. General readers may need to skim over his technical explanations,
whereas more advanced readers will be interested in only the last third of the
book. While the book won't satisfy dedicated science buffs, it will be an
accessible entry into this concept of quantum physics.
Table Of Contents
Preface
A Mysterious Force of Harmony 1
Before the Beginning 7
Thomas Young's Experiment 17
Planck's Constant 29
The Copenhagen School 37
De Broglie's Pilot Waves 49
Schrodinger and His Equation 55
Heisenberg's Microscope 73
Wheeler's Cat 83
The Hungarian Mathematician 95
Enter Einstein 103
Bohm and Aharanov 123
John Bell's Theorem 137
The Dream of Clauser, Horne, and Shimony 149
Alain Aspect 177
Laser Guns 191
Triple Entanglement 203
The Ten-Kilometer Experiment 235
Teleportation: "Beam Me Up, Scotty" 241
Quantum Magic: What Does It All Mean? 249
Acknowledgments 255
References 266
Index 269
Product Details
* ISBN: 1568582323
* ISBN-13: 9781568582320
* Format: Textbook Hardcover, 320pp
* Publisher: Perseus Publishing
* Pub. Date: October 2002
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