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Einstein, bohr, and the great debate about the nature of reality manjit kumar, author. Whats a good book on quantum mechanics written for laymen. However, at this microscopic level atoms and sub atomic particles do not obey the classical laws of mechanics that pertain to the everyday macroscopic world. This feature, which is characteristic of the quantum theory, is strikingly expressed in the recently renewed discussion on the nature of light and of the. Out of the entire questions in the book only about 12 questions have been answered in the appendix. Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful scientific theories ever made. I also bring science to general audiences through books, tv programs and live events. Coordinate geometry dover books on mathematics degrees of unsolvability. According to standard physics textbooks, quantum mechanics is the theory of the microscopic world.
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