Nature loves to hide: quantum physics and reality, a western perspective

"The strangeness of modern physics has sparked several popular books - such as The Tao of Physics - that explore its affinity with Eastern mysticism. But the founders of quantum mechanics were educated in the classical traditions of Western civilization and Western philosophy. In Nature Loves t...

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Main Author: Malin, Shimon 1937- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2001
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Summary:"The strangeness of modern physics has sparked several popular books - such as The Tao of Physics - that explore its affinity with Eastern mysticism. But the founders of quantum mechanics were educated in the classical traditions of Western civilization and Western philosophy. In Nature Loves to Hide, physicist Shimon Malin takes readers on a tour of quantum theory - one that turns to Western philosophical thought to clarify the implications of this enigmatic theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XV, 288 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:0195138945

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