Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics - Hardcover

Aczel, Amir D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470850469 ISBN 13: 9780470850466

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2002

Synopsis

Could a Beam me up, Scottya soon become a reality? The lines between a sciencea and a science fictiona have become increasingly blurred. Now, quantum mechanics promises that some of humanitya s wildest dreams may be realized. Serious scientists, working from Einsteina s theories, have been investigating the phenomenon known as a entanglementa one of the strangest aspects of our strange universe. According to Einstein, quantum mechanics required entanglement, the idea that subatomic particles could become linked and that a change to one such particle would instantly be reflected in its counterpart, even if separated by a universe. Einstein felt that if quantum theory could produce such bizarre effects, then it had to be invalid. But new experiments show not only that it does happen, but that it may lead to unbreakable codes and even teleportation, perhaps in our lifetimes. This is a highly accessible yet technically well researched introduction to the bizarre phenomenon of entanglement and the scientists who have helped to discover it. The book provides an excellent introduction to a complex but exciting branch of science that could have significant implications for our understanding of the world and the way we live. aeo Amir D. Aczel is an internationally known author and speaker who attracts large crowds aeo We have all seen teleportation in science fiction. This book shows how it could become a reality. aeo The first book to explain the theory of entanglement and to make recent developments in quantum mechanics widely available. aeo Gives an insight into the lives and thinking of some of the leading physicists of the past century.

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Review:

"..Amir D. Aczel's short biographies of these quantum pioneers are lively and entertaining..." -- The Times Literary Supplement, 11 September 2003

"..I am altogether happy that there is now a book on entanglement, almost 70 years after its discovery..." -- Nature, 21 November 2002

"..a book that's perhaps the best lay description of the evolution and current state of quantum physics available today.." -- Focus, February 2003

From the Back Cover:

Could fiction become reality? Will a time come when we are able to teleport across space or communicate between universes? The lines between science and science fiction are becoming increasingly blurred.

When Captain Kirk of Star Trek calls `Beam me up Scotty' and when the spies in Philip Pulman's The Amber Spyglass communicate between universes both are using the phenomenon known as entanglement. Now quantum mechanics promises that some of our wildest dreams may be realised. Recent experiments show not only that such bizarre effects might be possible but that they could become reality, perhaps even in our lifetimes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0470850469
• ISBN 13: 9780470850466
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320