000			01794nam a2200193 4500
001			18391985
010			_a 2014034912
020			_a9789814644617 (hardcover : alk. paper),
020			_a9789814635196 (softcover : alk. paper)
082	0	0	_a530.12 _bROW/H
100	1		_aRowlands, Peter
245	1	0	_aHow Schrödinger's cat escaped the box
260			_aNew Jersey _bWorld scientific _c2015
300			_ax, 187 p.
520			_aThis book attempts to explain the core of physics, the origin of everything and anything. It explains why physics at the most fundamental level, and especially quantum mechanics, has moved away from naïve realism towards abstraction, and how this means that we can begin to answer some of the most fundamental questions which trouble us all, about space, time, matter, etc. It provides an original approach based on symmetry which will be of interest to professionals as well as lay people. In the book, virtually no prior knowledge is assumed, but the readers are allowed to participate in a discussion of very deep ideas. Throughout the book, the readers are guided through some important ideas which need to be explained mathematically. The key fact is that the mathematics is not about calculation but about concepts. Much of it can be simplified using coloured text and diagrams. This means that ideas which are important to everyone who wants to know how the universe is structured are not glossed over as being too difficult for anybody but the experts. This book is written for a wide audience. Experts will gain a great deal, but so will lay readers. This would be an ideal book for students to read before progressing to another book by the author, The Foundations of Physical Law.
650		0	_aPhysics
650		0	_aQuantum theory
942			_cBK
999			_c64669 _d64669