Quantum Theory

Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use ...

Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed.

约翰•波尔金霍恩　英国圣公会牧师，英国皇家学会会员。1968至1979年任剑桥大学数学物理学教授，后任皇后学院院长。因在科学、宗教、医学伦理等方面的杰出贡献，1997年被女王伊丽莎白二世封为爵士。著有《量子世界》（1986）、《一位物理学家的信仰》（1994）、《科学与神学》（1998）等。