Hello Hive Book Club, and friends! Now I would like to present you my thoughts about a book which is written about a fantastic and complicated issue. This book is, Quantum Physics For Beginners, by Carl J. Pratt. The book was released March 14, 2021. The writer describes a complex and mysterious thing as quantum physics in very simple terms. The concept of the wave particle duality, uncertainty principle, and the real use of quantum in the real life make the book interesting to read through. It is a promising work to people who are curious about science.
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At the beginning of the book the author poses the question: What is reality? Maybe we are not seeing everything in the world as it is seen? These questions have formed the workings of quantum physics. We tend to believe that the world act as per some laws e.g. the Newtonian laws. Yet at the molecular or submolecular level these laws simply stop functioning as they previously did. That is where the quantum theory feature. The opening novelty of the book is that the basic principles, the quanta of energy, the wave-particle duality, the principle of indeterminacy, the impact of an observation is described in such a way, that even an untrained reader can feel the taste of it.
An important role is played by Heisenberg uncertainty principle, according to which we are not able to determine the position and the direction of momentum of such a particle simultaneously. It makes us question our concept of concrete reality and demonstrates to us that reality is not founded on what we know to be concrete but rather exists on the premise of chance. Likewise, the book describes how a particle may be in a multiple states without being observed through the so-called thought experiment by Schrdinger regarding a cat. Such might come as a surprise to the reader, since we tend to believe that things are the way they are. However in the quantum world that is not so.
The language of the author is descriptive and non-complicated and uses examples. Each concept is illustrated with reference to the real life, i.e., the way to roll a dice in a game and the potential behavior of a particle can both be used identically. This has made the reader read even difficult things quite easily.Lastly, Quantum Physics for Beginners entails an easy to follow guide to the amazing world of quantum physics. It is a perfect entry point not only to those who love the science but also to those who are willing to know what is hidden behind the surface of reality. Instead of elaborating mathematical calculations, the book exposes the reader to a different world of thoughtlessness due to fodder, instances, and imagination.
Quantum Physics for Beginners – My Learnings, Experiences, and Opinions.
Quantum Physics for Beginners presents an outlook in which our vision of the reality is no more the same as it always was. The world appears to be stable, dependable and foreseeable since Newtonian mechanics. However quantum physics shatters this notion. Every chapter of the book leads to some new door, where we get another idea how amazing the world of some smallest particles can be.
One of the unexpected ideas in the book is uncertainty principle. It says that the precise position and momentum of a particle cannot be known after each other. This is a concept that has far-reaching implication on physics as well as philosophy. Since it puts reality as a form of probability and not certainty. The school of thought is a lesson to us that we need to start thinking about the individuals and the world differently.
Along with all these ideas, the quantum technology application in the real sense is elaborated in very simplistic manner. On the basis of quantum theory, transistors, lasers, MRI machines and quantum computers have been developed. They do not exist only in laboratories of scientists, they are an integral and necessary fraction of present-day life. This is especially important, quantum physics is not only a game of thought, but also a serious force in the real world.
The language used by the author is pure and full of analogy and imagery. All the complicated concepts are illustrated representing them in a practical life, and, therefore, the subjects do not appear challenging. The deep theory of quantum simply comes through widely understandable incidences like throwing dice, switching on a light or even tossing a coin.
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