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Quantum Sense and Nonsense by Jean Bricmont is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Permeated by the author's delightful humor, this little book explains, with nearly no mathematics, the main conceptual issues associated with quantum mechanics:</p> <p> <i>The issue of determinism</i>. Does quantum mechanics signify the end of a deterministic word-view?</p> <p> <i>The role of the human subject or of the "observer" in science</i>. Since Copernicus, science has increasingly tended to dethrone Man from his formerly held special position in the Universe. But quantum mechanics, wi
Who reads Quantum Sense and Nonsense?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jean Bricmont
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9783319652702
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, Physics
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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