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BL
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623445
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Polkinghorne, J. C.,1930-
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| Title & Author
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Quantum theory : : a very short introduction /\ John Polkinghorne.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2002.
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| Series Statement
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Very short introductions ;; 69
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113 p. :: ill. ;; 18 cm.
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| ISBN
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0192802526
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: 9780192802521
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94) and index.
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| Contents
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Classical cracks -- Light dawns -- Darkening perplexities -- Further developments -- Togetherness -- Lessons and meanings.
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| Abstract
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Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare.
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| Subject
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Quantum theory.
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| Dewey Classification
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530.12
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| LC Classification
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QC174.12.P637 2002
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