The demon and the quantum: from the Pythagorean mystics to Maxwell's demon and quantum mystery
Scully, Marlan O.
Scully, Robert J.
New in paperback, this book explains the connection between Maxwell's Demon and the role of the observer and quantum eraser, showing that information science, thermodynamics and quantum physics are closely related INDICE: 1. Mathematics, Mysticism, and more 2. Mass in Motion 3. From Engines to Entropy: Carnot and Clausius develop the Yardstick of Engine Efficiency4. From Statistical Entropy to Statistical Time: Thermodynamics evolves from being an Engineers' Tool to becoming a Philosophers' Gold Mine 5. Maxwell's Demon leads us to combine Consciousness, Entropy, and Information 6. Quantum Mechanics I: From Micromagnets to Micromasers 7. Using Quantum Mechanics to Resolve the Maxwell Demon Paradox 8. Quantum Mechanics II: The Wave Side of Particles and the Particle Side of Waves 9. From Wigner's Friend to Quantum Erasure: Of Wigner's Friends and their Amnesia 10. On Quantum Mechanics and the Big Questions
- ISBN: 978-3-527-40983-9
- Editorial: Wiley-VCH
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 275
- Fecha Publicación: 13/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés