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QUANTUM PHYSICS, MINI BLACK HOLES AND THE MULTIVERSE
DEBUNKING COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS |
| By: |
John Terning, Bill Poirier, Yasunori Nomura |
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Hardback |
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3319417088 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783319417080 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG |
| Pub. date: |
30 August, 2017 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 2017 |
| Series: |
Multiversal Journeys |
| Pages: |
270 |
| Synopsis: |
This book explores, explains and debunks some common misconceptions about quantumphysics, particle physics, space-time, and multiverse cosmology, and seeks to separatethe science from the pseudoscience. Section one clarifies what the basic experimental facts imply about the nature ofnonlocality, the quantum wavefunction, and what can be measured. It discusses twokey quantum experiments: the double-slit experiment and the EPR experiment. Inboth cases, reasoning is by analogy with everyday situations that the reader is alreadyfamiliar with, with the mathematics kept to a bare minimum.Section two covers:* The size of elementary particles * The structure of atoms * Mini black holes and why they couldn't have destroyed the Earth when the LHCwas switched on* The Higgs boson destroying the universe * Parallel universesThe final section of the book covers multiverse cosmology, showing that it follows thestandard methodology in science: forming a hypothesis about the natural world basedon observation (with the help of mathematics) and then looking for evidence that furthersupports it. It clarifies that the multiverse concept is based on mathematics, it isa prediction/consequence of string theories, and a subject of current research activity,rather than a construct of pseudoscience or science fiction.The material is presented in a layperson-friendly language followed by additionaltechnical sections which explain basic equations and principles. This feature is veryattractive to readers who want to learn more about the theories involved beyond thebasic description. A related documentary about the Multiverse is available online at:www.mvjs.org |
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20 Tables, color; 57 Illustrations, color; 8 Illustrations, black and |
| Publication: |
Switzerland |
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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