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This page intentionally left blank The concept of quantum physics led Einstein to state that ‘God does not play dice’. The difficulty he, and others, had with quantum physics was the great conceptual leap it requires us to make from our conventional ways of thinking about the physical world. Rae’s introductory ex- ploration into this area has been hailed as a ‘masterpiece of clarity’ and is an engaging guide to the theories on offer. This new edition has been revised throughout to take account of developments in this field over the past fifteen years, including the idea of ‘consistent histories’ to which a completely new chapter is devoted. Quantum physics Illusion or reality? Quantum Physics Illusion or Reality? Second Edition Alastair I. M. Rae School of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge , UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521542661 © Cambridge University Press 1986, 2004 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in print format 2004 - ---- eBook (EBL) - --- eBook (EBL) - ---- paperback - --- paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. To Ann I like relativity and quantum theories Because I don’t understand them And they make me feel as if space shifted About like a swan that can’t settle Refusing to sit still and be measured And as if the atom were an impulsive thing Always changing its mind. D. H. Lawrence Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past. T. S. Eliot Do you think the things people make fools of themselves about are any less real and true than the things they behave sensibly about? Bernard Shaw
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