Adam Forrest Kay
Escape From Shadow Physics: Quantum Theory, Quantum Reality and the Next Scientific Revolution
Escape From Shadow Physics: Quantum Theory, Quantum Reality and the Next Scientific Revolution
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Quantum antirealism suggests that atoms and all things are not real unless shaped by human measurement. Einstein mocked this idea, but quantum antirealism remains influential in science and culture. Adam Forrest Kay's book Escape from Shadow Physics argues that reality is predictable and independent of us, based on groundbreaking research with little drops of oil that display quantum behavior while being described by classical physics. This could lead to a scientific revolution replacing mystical thinking and learned helplessness with a rational understanding of nature.
Format: Hardback
Length: 496 pages
Publication date: 20 June 2024
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
A groundbreaking work in the history and philosophy of physics, Jean Bricmont's "The Received Wisdom in Quantum Physics" challenges the notion that at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual causes for atomic events. This idea, known as quantum antirealism, has had a profound influence on science and culture, leading to the belief that atoms and all things are not real unless shaped by human measurement. However, in his book "Escape from Shadow Physics," Adam Forrest Kay takes up Einstein's torch and argues that reality is not mysterious or dependent on human measurement, but predictable and independent of us.
At the heart of Kay's argument is groundbreaking research with little drops of oil. These droplets behave as particles do in the long-overlooked quantum theory of pilot waves, displaying quantum behavior while being described by classical physics. Kay suggests that if pilot wave theory is correct, we may be on the threshold of a scientific revolution in which a century of mystical thinking and learned helplessness is replaced by a rational understanding of nature.
This provocative book challenges our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality and offers a new perspective on the mysteries of the quantum world. It is a must-read for anyone interested in physics, philosophy, and the search for a deeper understanding of the universe.
Weight: 734g
Dimension: 47 x 62 x 3 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399609586
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