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Physics Bulletin

The Quantum World

Christopher John Isham

Published Aug 1, 1984• 0 citations
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J C Polkinghorne 1984 London: Longman x + 100 pp price £7.95 ISBN 0 582 44682 1 A book on quantum theory that leads off with a quote from T S Eliot should be worth a second look; in the present case, the act is well rewarded. With a light but deft touch John Polkinghorne guides a mathematically innocent reader through the essential ideas of modern quantum theory and its empirical origin in the breakdown of classical physics.

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10.1088/0031-9112/35/8/030

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J C Polkinghorne 1984 London: Longman x + 100 pp price £7.95 ISBN 0 582 44682 1 A book on quantum theory that leads off with a quote from T S Eliot should be worth a second look; in the present case, the act is well rewarded. With a light but deft touch John Polkinghorne guides a mathematically innocent reader through the essential ideas of modern quantum theory and its empirical origin in the breakdown of classical physics.
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