The Quantum Challenge: Modern Research on the Foundations of Quantum
Mechanics, Second Edition
George Greenstein, Amherst College, Arthur G. Zajonc, Amherst College
ISBN: 076372470X
Price: $64.95 (Sugg. US List)
Cover: Cloth
Pages: 296
Copyright: 2006
The Quantum Challenge, Second Edition is an engaging and thorough treatment
of the extraordinary phenomena of quantum mechanics, and of the enormous
challenge they present to our conception of the physical world. Traditionally, the
thrill of grappling with such issues is reserved for practicing scientists, while physical
science, mathematics, and engineering students are often isolated from these
inspiring questions. This book was written to remove this isolation.
Greenstein and Zajonc present the puzzles of quantum mechanics using vivid
references to contemporary experiments. The authors focus on the most striking
and conceptually significant quantum phenomena, together with a clear theoretical
treatment of each. The depth and extent of the challenge of quantum mechanics
becomes increasingly compelling as they move from the simplest experiments
involving single photons or particles, to the famous Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen and
Bell's Theorem, and then to macroscopic quantum phenomena.