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"This book will, I believe, change the way quantum theory is taught."
-Henry P. Staff, "American Journal of Physics
"This is a rich and stimulating book. It is indispensable reading for anyone with a serious interest in the interpretation of quantum theory.."
-John Polkinghorne
"A brilliant book, of great depth and originality. Clearly written, it provides an usually incisive account of quantum phenomena."
-"Physics Today
"This book will, I believe, change the way quantum theory is taught."
-Henry P. Staff, "American Journal of Physics This is a brilliant book, of great depth and originality. Every physicist and physics student who wants to understand quantum mechanics should read this
"Anyone who wants to understand quantum mechanics should read this book."
-Sheldon Goldstein, "Physics Today
-Henry P. Staff, "American Journal of Physics
"This is a rich and stimulating book. It is indispensable reading for anyone with a serious interest in the interpretation of quantum theory.."
-John Polkinghorne
"A brilliant book, of great depth and originality. Clearly written, it provides an usually incisive account of quantum phenomena."
-"Physics Today
"This book will, I believe, change the way quantum theory is taught."
-Henry P. Staff, "American Journal of Physics This is a brilliant book, of great depth and originality. Every physicist and physics student who wants to understand quantum mechanics should read this
"Anyone who wants to understand quantum mechanics should read this book."
-Sheldon Goldstein, "Physics Today
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In the The Undivided Universe, David Bohn and Basil Hiley present a radically different approach to quantum theory. They develop an interpretation of quantum mechanics which gives a clear, intuitive understanding of its meaning and in which there is a coherent notion of the reality of the universe without assuming a fundamental role for the human observer.
With the aid of new concepts such as active information together with non-locality, they provide a comprehensive account of all the basic features of quantum mechanics, including the relativistic domain and quantum field theory.
It is shown that, with the new approach, paradoxical or unsatisfactory features associated with the standard approaches, such as the wave-particle duality and the collapse of the wave function, do not arise. Finally, the authors make new suggestions and indicate some areas in which one may expect quantum theory to break down in a way that will allow for a test.
The Undivided Universe is an important book especially because it provides a different overall world view which is neither mechanistic nor reductionist. This view will ultimately have radical implications not only in physics but also in our general approach to all areas of life.
With the aid of new concepts such as active information together with non-locality, they provide a comprehensive account of all the basic features of quantum mechanics, including the relativistic domain and quantum field theory.
It is shown that, with the new approach, paradoxical or unsatisfactory features associated with the standard approaches, such as the wave-particle duality and the collapse of the wave function, do not arise. Finally, the authors make new suggestions and indicate some areas in which one may expect quantum theory to break down in a way that will allow for a test.
The Undivided Universe is an important book especially because it provides a different overall world view which is neither mechanistic nor reductionist. This view will ultimately have radical implications not only in physics but also in our general approach to all areas of life.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This book lays a foundation for a completely different understanding of Quantum Theory. Utilizing this interpretation one finds that many of the "difficulties" that plague the standard theories never arise. This interpretation also leads to a more thorough understanding of the mechanisms that underlie Quantum Information Exchange and Quantum Teleportation. While these topics are not specifically discussed, the foundations are there. A must read for any serious Quantum Theorist or interested party.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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In this book, David Bohm's (probably) last major work before his death, Bohm and Hiley outline in some detail Bohm's original work on the "quantum potential" which he developed from de Broglie's earlier attempts some years ago. This book brings together Bohm and Hiley's work dealing with the quantum potential approach for varied quantum phenomena such as photon absorption, photon emission, the measurement problem in quantum physics and so on. Throughout it is wise to remind oneself of Bohm's comment on this approach when he stated that it is only one possible exploration of an idea and not meant as a final theory by any means. Bohm points out repeatedly that in order to develop the quantum theory further it needs new concepts/philosophy to delve into deeper aspects of reality. If these thoughts are not kept in mind then one gets the distinct feeling that there is something incomplete in the work as it stands. Bohm's attempts at another approach are made through his ideas of the holomovement or implicate order which, although nebulous, is explored in its principals at least as in much of Bohm's other works.
I don't believe, like other reviewers have stated, that these ideas are vacuuous. New ideas are absoltely necessary in contemporary physics where the pure mathematical developments of string theory feel empty of real depth. Although speculative, at least Bohm's ideas sound physical and have a physical underpinning as those of Schroedinger, Heisenberg and Bohr in the early 20th century. The difference is that these other great physicists had some experimental work to guide them, Bohm does not, or very little. His ideas rely on the ability of experiments to probe deeper levels of reality between what is possible now say 10^-15 m and 10^-35 m, the Planck length. There exists a huge range of orders of magnitude to explore. I believe in fact the last couple of chapters of the book are the really interesting bits which contain such deeper explorations.
It is unfortunate Bohm died early and it is hopefull that Hiley et al will continue his great work with the same radical enthusiasm and not be unconsciously hamstrung by the current mechanistic paradigm.
I don't believe, like other reviewers have stated, that these ideas are vacuuous. New ideas are absoltely necessary in contemporary physics where the pure mathematical developments of string theory feel empty of real depth. Although speculative, at least Bohm's ideas sound physical and have a physical underpinning as those of Schroedinger, Heisenberg and Bohr in the early 20th century. The difference is that these other great physicists had some experimental work to guide them, Bohm does not, or very little. His ideas rely on the ability of experiments to probe deeper levels of reality between what is possible now say 10^-15 m and 10^-35 m, the Planck length. There exists a huge range of orders of magnitude to explore. I believe in fact the last couple of chapters of the book are the really interesting bits which contain such deeper explorations.
It is unfortunate Bohm died early and it is hopefull that Hiley et al will continue his great work with the same radical enthusiasm and not be unconsciously hamstrung by the current mechanistic paradigm.
7 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a work of art, on several levels.1.the book starts with explain quantum effects in a physical way with the Quantum potentail 2.it then goes beyond quantum theory,and trys to explain that Bohm approach is NOT mechanical as so many people have thought. the other levels you will have to discover your self!
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