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    Quantum Mechanics 2: Reality, Uncertainty, & Schrödinger’s Cat
    Quantum Mechanics 2: Reality, Uncertainty, & Schrödinger’s Cat
    Quantum Mechanics 2: Reality, Uncertainty, & Schrödinger’s Cat
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    Quantum Mechanics 2: Reality, Uncertainty, & Schrödinger’s Cat

    By Robert Piccioni

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    This book is the second stage of our exploration of Quantum Mechanics in the Everyone’s Guide Series. Readers will benefit from a prior reading of Quantum Mechanics: 1 Particles & Waves.

    Here, we explore wave packets, the quantum description of particles. We will see how wave packets lead inexorably to the Uncertainty Principle, a hallmark of Quantum Mechanics. We examine the physical and philosophic implications of uncertainty, and whether or not “God plays with dice.”

    Next, we explore wave interference, the fate of Schrödinger’s Cat, and the nature of Reality in the Micro-World.

    Finally, we examine the Two-Slit experiment, the most famous demonstration of the startling predictions of Quantum Mechanics. We treat this as a series of thought experiments, and will also review astonishing data from a real, practical test.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Piccioni
    Release dateNov 25, 2013
    ISBN9781311091017
    Quantum Mechanics 2: Reality, Uncertainty, & Schrödinger’s Cat
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    Robert Piccioni

    Dr Robert Piccioni is a physicist, public speaker, educator and expert on cosmology and Einstein's theories. His "Everyone's Guide Series" e-books makes the frontiers of science accessible to all. With short books focused on specific topics, readers can easily mix and match, satisfying their individual interests. Each self-contained book tells its own story. The Series may be read in any order or combination. Robert has a B.S. in Physics from Caltech, a Ph.D. in High Energy Physics from Stanford University, was a faculty member at Harvard University and did research at the Stanford Linear Accelerator in Palo Alto, Calif. He has studied with and done research with numerous Nobel Laureates. At Caltech, one of his professors was Richard Feynman, one of the most famous physicists of the 20th century, and a good family friend. Dr. Piccioni has introduced cutting-edge science to numerous non-scientific audiences, including school children and civic groups. He was guest lecturer on a National Geographic/Lindblad cruise, and has given invited talks at Harvard, Caltech, UCLA, and Stanford University.

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      Quantum Mechanics 2 - Robert Piccioni

      Quantum Mechanics

      2: Reality,

      Uncertainty,

      & Schrödinger’s Cat

      by

      Robert L. Piccioni, Ph.D.

      Enjoy Exploring Your Universe

      with the

      Everyone's Guide Series

      Published by

      Real Science Publishing

      3949 Freshwind Circle

      Westlake Village, CA 91361, USA

      Smashwords Edition

      Edited by Joan Piccioni

      Copyright © 2013 by Robert L. Piccioni

      All rights reserved, including the right of

      reproduction in whole or in part, in any form.

      Visit our web site: www.guidetothecosmos.com

      Published in 2013

      About the Author

      Robert L. Piccioni, Ph.D.

      Dr Robert Piccioni & isabella

      Robert and granddaughter Isabella 

      You are never too young or too old to wonder: Why?

      Author, physicist, and science educator, Dr. Robert Piccioni explains the wonders of our universe at universities, high schools, churches, civic and business groups, adult education programs, and on cruise ships.

      Robert has a B.S. from Caltech and a Ph.D. in high-energy physics from Stanford University. He has taught at Harvard University and at the Osher Institute at UCLA and CSUCI, where students voted him Teacher of the Year.

      He ran eight high-tech companies and holds patents in medical devices, semiconductor technology, and smart energy.

      Robert is the award-winning author of three popular science books that are all top-rated by readers young and old and by professional reviewers.

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