Quantum Physics for Beginners
A Clear and Concise Guide to Quantum Mechanics and Its Real-World Applications | Demystifying Black Holes, Strings, the Multiverse, and the Theory of Everything
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Have you ever wondered how a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time?
Can you imagine a world where particles can communicate instantaneously across vast distances, defying the limitations of space and time?
If questions like these have piqued your curiosity about the bizarrely precise yet utterly baffling quantum universe, then look no further.This comprehensive guide promises to be an utterly captivating exploration of nature's deepest layer of reality. Complex theories are meticulously unpacked and brought to life through vivid examples and crystal-clear explanations, including:
The origins of quantum theory and revolutionary ideas from pioneers like Planck, Einstein, Bohr and Schrödinger
Foundational quantum mysteries like wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, and quantum entanglement
Classic thought experiments from the double-slit experiment to the mind-bending Schrödinger's cat paradox
Speculative modern concepts like quantum immortality, quantum levitation, and quantum tunneling
Potential applications of quantum phenomena in computing, cryptography, and even biological processes
Theoretical frontiers spanning string theory, the multiverse, white holes, wormholes and quantum consciousness
By thoroughly demystifying these and other mind-boggling quantum phenomena, this journey through the subatomic realm promises to expand your mind while potentially upending your perception of reality itself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great primer for hard SF fans and physics laymen
- By David on 01-05-15
By: Richard Wolfson, and others
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Quantum Physics for Beginners
- The Principal Quantum Physics Theories Made Easy to Discover the Hidden Secrets of the Universe with the Most Famous Quantum Experiments
- By: Richard J. Schrödinger
- Narrated by: Eric Bright
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Quantum Physics for Beginners examines the basis of all the technological innovations of today - from atomic energy to computer microelectronics, from digital clocks to lasers, semiconductor systems, photoelectric cells, and diagnostic and treatment equipment for many diseases. In short, today we can live in a "modern" way, thanks to quantum physics and its applications. This comprehensive beginners' guide to quantum mechanics explains the most important and stunning quantum experiments to show that quantum physics is real.
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1 out of 5 stars
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wtf? started talking about consciousness and spirituality.
- By D. E. Dreyer on 03-27-24
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Quantum Supremacy
- How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything
- By: Michio Kaku
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The runaway success of the microchip may finally be reaching its end. As shrinking transistors approach the size of atoms, the phenomenal growth of computational power inevitably collapses. But this change heralds the birth of a revolutionary new type of computer, one that calculates on atoms themselves. Quantum computers promise unprecedented gains in computing power, enabling advancements that could overturn every aspect of our daily lives.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Title should have been “Quantum Global Warming”
- By Amazon Customer on 06-08-23
By: Michio Kaku
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The Elegant Universe
- Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
- By: Brian Greene
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of 11 dimensions where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter-from the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovas-is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Written, Good Narration
- By Verena on 06-12-09
By: Brian Greene
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Quanta and Fields
- The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
- By: Sean Carroll
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essence of our most profound theories, explaining every step in a uniquely accessible way. Quantum field theory is how modern physics describes nature at its most profound level. Starting with the basics of quantum mechanics itself, Sean Carroll explains measurement and entanglement before explaining how the world is really made of fields.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Failed to tell a story
- By Armand Jarri on 09-11-24
By: Sean Carroll
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- Anonymous
- 04-24-24
Great introduction
I don't know much about quantum physics, but I've always been fascinated by the concepts I've come across through movies and cinema. So, I was looking for a guide to try to understand it a bit better... I would say that now I have a clearer idea. This audiobook explains difficult concepts in a simple way, and even I, who am a total newbie (I studied literature and not science), managed to understand complex and stimulating ideas.
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