The non-local universe : the new physics and matters of the mind / / Robert Nadeau, Menas Kafatos

• Autore: Nadeau Robert <1944->
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 530.01
• Soggetto topico: Quantum theory; Physics - Philosophy
• Altri autori: KafatosMinas C
• Note generali: Originally published: 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Quantum Nonlocality: An Amazing New Fact of Nature -- Chapter 2 Leaving the Realm of the Visualizable: Waves, Quanta, and the Rise of Quantum Theory -- Chapter 3 Quantum Connections: Wave-Particle Dualism -- Chapter 4 Over Any Distance in "No Time": Bell's Theorem and the Aspect and Gisin Experiments -- Chapter 5 Ways of Knowing: A New Epistemology of Science -- Chapter 6 The Logic of Nature: Complementarity and the New Biology -- Chapter 7 The Evolution of Mind: The Symbol-Making Animal -- Chapter 8 Mind Matters: Mega-Narratives and the Two-Culture War -- Chapter 9 Mind Matters: Metaphysics in Quantum Physics -- Chapter 10 Mind Matters: Poets of a New Reality -- Notes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Classical physics states that physical reality is local, however, experiments conducted in 1977 suggest it is non-local. This work takes a revolutionary look at the implications of non-locality and its effects on our view of human consciousness.
• Titolo autorizzato: The non-local universe
• ISBN: 0-19-028681-4; 1-280-83531-1; 9786610835317; 0-19-803041-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821257103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II