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Quantum physics, mini black holes, and the multiverse : (Record no. 236290)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9783319417080
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 3319417088
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System control number (OCoLC)1029873503
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Original cataloging agency MNW
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QC174.12
Item number N668 2018
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Nomura, Yasunori,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Quantum physics, mini black holes, and the multiverse :
Remainder of title debunking common misconceptions in theoretical physics /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Yasunori Nomura, Bill Poirier, John Terning ; Farzad Nekoogar, founding editor.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture [Cham], Switzerland :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Springer,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2018.
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2018.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiv, 212 pages :
Other physical details illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions 29 cm.
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Media type term unmediated
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Carrier type term volume
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Multiversal journeys.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "This book explores, explains and debunks some common misconceptions about quantum physics, particle physics, space-time, and Multiverse cosmology. It seeks to separate science from pseudoscience."--book cover.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Misconceptions in quantum physics / Bill Poirier -- The singular quantum. Why is quantum physics weird? ; What do the experts say? -- What hope is there for the rest of us? -- What material will be covered? -- How to use this book -- The bipolar quantum: wave-particle duality. Wave, particle, or "wavicle"? ; Quantum probability waves ; Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Quantum soccer: the double-slit experiment. A reasonable doubt ; Single-slit experiment: classical ; Single-slit experiment: quantum ; Double-slit experiment: classical -- Double-slit experiment: quantum -- The plural quanta: expanding the wavefunction. Many-particle wavefunctions ; Wavefunction measurement ; Collapse and Schrödinger's cat -- The 'spooky" quantum: nonlocality. Entanglement and hidden variables ; Bell's theorem ; EPRB as a game of coin toss: classical version ; EPRB as a game of coin toss: quantum version -- Playing the "What If" game -- Where the weird things are. Where are they? Where are we? ; Interpretations of quantum physics ; Popular depictions of quantum physics -- Appendix I: Looking under the hood: the mathematical "method" behind the "madness" -- Misconceptions about particles and spacetime / John Terning -- Particles. What are particles? ; Atoms ; Seeing atoms -- Mini black holes. Black holes ; Black holes and extra dimensions -- Particle colliders and the universe. The Higgs boson ; Parallel universes -- Physics in the news. Cell hone radiation ; Cold fusion -- Epilogue. Spinach: a cautionary tale -- Moving forward -- Extra material: the equations behind the words. Units and coordinates ; Einstein's special theory of relativity ; Quantum mechanics and scattering ; Gravity ; Black holes ; Black holes in extra dimensions ; The large Hadron collider ; Complex numbers ; Group theory: rotations and spinors ; The Higgs ; Fusion.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Quantum theory.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Black holes (Astronomy)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Multiverse.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Poirier, Bill,
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Terning, John,
Dates associated with a name 1962-
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Nekoogar, Farzad,
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Multiversal journeys.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Stacks 09/27/2019   QC174.12 .N668 2018 33039001483592 08/14/2023 1 Book

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