But the strangeness of quantum theory remains an enigma at the heart of modern physics. For all practical purposes, physicists can and do ignore the bizarre implications of the theory and use the equations of quantum mechanics to understand atoms and stars and to create the marvels of modern technology, from computers to flat-screen televisions. an entertaining primer on the nuts and bolts of quantum theory.Santa Cruz, CA - Quantum mechanics, one of the most successful theories in all of science, says some strange things about the fundamental nature of the world. Quantum Enigma is a pleasure to read, and I am sure it is destined to become a classic.' - George Greenstein, Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College, Co-author of The Quantum Challenge: Modern Research on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics 'Rosenblum and Kuttner tie together two great mysteries: consciousness and the 'quantum enigma' of how reality coalesces out of the fog of quantum possibilities. The book contains some of the clearest expositions I have ever seen of the strange and paradoxical nature of the quantum world. It has long been suspected that these mysteries are somehow related: the authors treatment of this thorny and controversial issue is honest, wide-ranging, and immensely readable. I know of no other which so artfully tackles two of the greatest mysteries of modern science, quantum mechanics and consciousness.

Rosenblum and Kuttner have done a brilliant job of shocking the reader anew.' * Guardian * 'This book is unique. 'This excellent book provides patient and luminous explanations. Fred Kuttner teaches physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has consulted extensively for the US government and industry. AUTHOR: Bruce Rosenblum is Professor of Physics and former Chairperson of the Physics Department at the University of California. Quantum physics presents an unanswerable challenge to our common sense understanding of the universe, and the final explanation might not come from physics at all, but from the equally strange world of cognitive neuro-science - the mysteries of mind and matter might be one and the same. They set out carefully and cautiously exactly what quantum theory might mean for us. In this ground-breaking work the authors show how these quantum properties are being observed in larger and larger objects.

ely, the behaviour of objects somehow seems be determined in retrospect, depending on what the observer is looking for. Objects separated by vast distances interact faster than the speed of light - what Einstein called 'spooky action at a distance'. Light sometimes behaves like a particle, sometimes like a wave. (Trade Paperback / Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)Įveryone knows that sub-atomic particles have some very strange qualities. Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness

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