Conversations with the Sphinx
Paradoxes in Physics
Etienne Klein(Author)
Souvenir Press Ltd
Published on 20. June 1996
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-285-63305-6 (ISBN)
Description
A study of the nature of paradox and the role it plays in physics, which draws on philosophy and literature to explore seven major paradoxes. These include the problem of wave-particle duality, the EPR paradox which Einstein set against the prevailing interpretations of quantum mechanics and the paradox of the irreversibility of time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 144 mm
Width: 223 mm
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-285-63305-6 (9780285633056)
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