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The Atomic World Spooky? It Ain't Necessarily So!: Emergent Quantum Mechanics, How the Classical Laws of Nature Can Conspire to Cause Quantum-Like Beh

The Atomic World Spooky? It Ain't Necessarily So!: Emergent Quantum Mechanics, How the Classical Laws of Nature Can Conspire to Cause Quantum-Like Beh

Van Holten, Theo

Hardcover

PhilosophyPhysics

ISBN10: 9462392331
ISBN13: 9789462392335
Publisher: Atlantis Pr
Published: Dec 16 2016
Pages: 561
Weight: 2.18
Height: 1.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The present book takes the discovery that quantum-like behaviour is not solely reserved to atomic particles one step further. If electrons are modelled as vibrating droplets instead of the usually assumed point objects, and if the classical laws of nature are applied, then exactly the same behaviour as in quantum theory is found, quantitatively correct! The world of atoms is strange and quantum mechanics, the theory of this world, is almost magic. Or is it? Tiny droplets of oil bouncing round on a fluid surface can also mimic the world of quantum mechanics. For the layman - for whom the main part of this book is written - this is good news. If the everyday laws of nature can conspire to show up quantum-like phenomena, there is hope to form mental pictures how the atomic world works.

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