Title:
How to teach physics to your dog / Chad Orzel.
Author:
Orzel, Chad.
Publication Information:
New York : Scribner, 2010, c2009.
Call Number:
QC24.5 .O79 2010
Abstract:
Who better to teach the magic of quantum physics than a talking dog? Sit down with Orzel and his dog Emmy as the author explains the laws of physics.
Edition:
1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
ISBN:
9781416572299
Physical Description:
viii, 241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
General Note:
Reprint. Originally published: 2009.
Contents:
Why talk to your dog about physics? : an introduction to quantum physics -- Which way? both ways : particle-wave duality -- Where's my bone? : the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle -- Schrödinger's Dog : the Copenhagen interpretation -- Many worlds, many treats : the many-worlds interpretation -- Are we there yet? : the quantum Zeno effect -- No digging required : quantum tunneling -- Spooky barking at a distance : quantum entanglement -- Beam me a bunny : quantum teleportation -- Bunnies made of cheese : virtual particles and quantum electrodynamics -- Beware of evil squirrels : misuses of quantum physics.
Personal Author:
Copies:
