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The Quantum Universe

(And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does)

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In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible - and fascinating - to everyone.The subatomic realm has a reputation for weirdness, spawning any number of profound misunderstandings, journeys into Eastern mysticism, and woolly pronouncements on the interconnectedness of all things. Cox and Forshaw's contention? There is no need for quantum mechanics to be viewed this way. There is a lot of mileage in the "weirdness" of the quantum world, and it often leads to confusion and, frankly, bad science. The Quantum Universe cuts through the Wu Li and asks what observations of the natural world made it necessary, how it was constructed, and why we are confident that, for all its apparent strangeness, it is a good theory.

The quantum mechanics of The Quantum Universe provide a concrete model of nature that is comparable in its essence to Newton's laws of motion, Maxwell's theory of electricity and magnetism, and Einstein's theory of relativity.

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It covers a broad range of topics, including some very advanced concepts. Sure it is not that easy to follow at times and you may have to listen to some chapters twice, but overall this is a really entertaining book - well, read and with plenty of humour.

Fantastic overview of modern quantum physics

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makes me wonder if the reader fully understands what he is saying because sometimes it makes your head hurt getting your head round everything.

Great listening

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Difficult to follow the maths, especially in an audiobook format. The science is interesting, however, too detailed for its purpose.

Challenging but interesting

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This is an excellent book and well.written. As an audible title it is a little difficult ro follow because it refers to mathematical equations and disgrams that can only be viewed using an accompanying PDF. It is therefore better suited to a traditional paper format.

Better In Paper

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if this is how the universe is explained to a layman, no wonder its hard to understand. All those convoluted algebraic terms were great for my insomnia.

Wow, complicated.

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