{"product_id":"9781922310422","title":"Escape from Shadow Physics: the quest to end the dark ages of quantum theory","description":"Author: Kay, Adam Forrest \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922310422 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 496 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 230mm x 154mm x 39mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expert physicist argues for a revolutionary new understanding of quantum mechanics. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe received wisdom in quantum physics is that, at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual causes for atomic events. This idea led to the outlandish belief that quantum objects - indeed, reality itself - aren't real unless shaped by human measurement. Einstein mocked this idea, asking whether his bed spread out across his room unless he looked at it. And yet it remains one of the most influential ideas in science and our culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEscape from Shadow Physics,\u003c\/i\u003e Adam Forrest Kay takes up Einstein's torch- reality isn't mysterious or dependent on human measurement, but predictable and independent of us. At the heart of his argument is groundbreaking research with little drops of oil. These droplets behave as particles do in the long-overlooked quantum theory of pilot waves; crucially, they showcase quantum behavior while being described by classical physics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if the original doubters of our quantum orthodoxy (not least Einstein himself) were onto something? What if pilot wave theory was right all along? In that case, our whole story of twentieth-century physics is topsy-turvy, and we must give up the idea that reality is simply too weird to grasp. Weird it may still be, but a true understanding of nature now seems within our reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Energetically written in short chapters interspersed with digressions into other episodes of scientific wrongturnings, \u003ci\u003eEscape From Shadow Physics\u003c\/i\u003e is consistently interesting ... Mr Kay rightly highlights the limitations of current physics.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Andrew Crumey, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Artfully written ... a splendid history of classical and quantum physics as well as a convincing exposition of hydrodynamic quantum analogues.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Paul Halpern, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In the bouncing groove of an oil droplet, Adam Forrest Kay finds a new way to look at quantum mechanics - one that replaces randomness and mystery with new knowledge. Supported by a brilliantly told history and philosophy of physics, this book will change how you think about the field's past. And it may just set a new path for its future.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Stephon Alexander, author of \u003ci\u003eFear of a Black Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667896688798,"sku":"UBD-9781922310422","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922310422.jpg?v=1751331845","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922310422","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}