Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I A Nonmathematical Exposition of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
- 1 It’s All Fields and Waves
- 2 How Fields Generate Particles
- 3 Jumpy Detectors
- 4 Nonlocality
- 5 Alternative Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
- 6 Decoherence and Collapse
- 7 Quantum Mechanics and Our View of Reality
- 8 Quantum Mechanics and Technology
- Key Points
- Part II Basic Results of Quantum Mechanics
- Part III A Short Course in Quantum Field Theory
- Part IV Mathematical Considerations of Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
- Part V Decoherence, Spontaneous Coherence, and Spontaneous Collapse
- Appendix A Summary of quantum interpretations
- Index
1 - It’s All Fields and Waves
from Part I - A Nonmathematical Exposition of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 May 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I A Nonmathematical Exposition of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory
- 1 It’s All Fields and Waves
- 2 How Fields Generate Particles
- 3 Jumpy Detectors
- 4 Nonlocality
- 5 Alternative Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
- 6 Decoherence and Collapse
- 7 Quantum Mechanics and Our View of Reality
- 8 Quantum Mechanics and Technology
- Key Points
- Part II Basic Results of Quantum Mechanics
- Part III A Short Course in Quantum Field Theory
- Part IV Mathematical Considerations of Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
- Part V Decoherence, Spontaneous Coherence, and Spontaneous Collapse
- Appendix A Summary of quantum interpretations
- Index
Summary
This chapter explains what we mean by “fields” and “waves” in physics, and argues that quantum waves are just as “real” as other waves we experience in daily life, such as water waves and sound waves.
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- Interpreting Quantum MechanicsModern Foundations, pp. 3 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024