How to teach physics to your dog
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
How to teach physics to your dog
AUTHOR:
Orzel, Chad
ISBN:
9781416572282
EDITION:
1st ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York [etc.] : Scribner, 2009
PHYSICAL_DESC:
viii, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references
CONTENTS:
Why talk to your dog about physics? : an introduction to quantum physics -- Which way? both ways : particle-wave duality -- Where’s my bone? : the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle -- Schro?dinger’s Dog : the Copenhagen interpretation -- Many worlds, many treats : the many-worlds interpretation -- Are we there yet? : the quantum Zeno effect -- No digging required : quantum tunneling -- Spooky barking at a distance : quantum entanglement -- Beam me a bunny : quantum teleportation -- Bunnies made of cheese : virtual particles and quantum electrodynamics -- Beware of evil squirrels : misuses of quantum physics.
ABSTRACT:
Who better to teach the magic of quantum physics than a talking dog? Sit down with Orzel and his dog Emmy as the author explains the laws of physics.
SUBJECT:
| Physics -- Popular works |
| Physics -- Humor |
| Quantum theory -- Popular works |
| Quantum theory -- Humor |
BIBSUMMARY:
Who better to teach the magic of quantum physics than a talking dog? Sit down with Orzel and his dog Emmy as the author explains the laws of physics.