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Quantum Theory, Cosmology, and Complexity

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Hardcover | 14 July 2004

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This preview of the future of physics comprises contributions from recognized authorities inspired by the pioneering work of John Wheeler. Quantum theory represents a unifying theme within the book, as it relates to the topics of the nature of physical reality, cosmic inflation, the arrow of time, models of the universe, superstrings, quantum gravity and cosmology. Attempts to formulate a final unification theory of physics are also considered, along with the existence of hidden dimensions of space, hidden cosmic matter, and the strange world of quantum technology. John Archibald Wheeler is one of the most influential scientists of the twentieth century. His extraordinary career has spanned momentous advances in physics, from the birth of the nuclear age to the conception of the quantum computer. Famous for coining the term "black hole," Professor Wheeler helped lay the foundations for the rebirth of gravitation as a mainstream branch of science, triggering the explosive growth in astrophysics and cosmology that followed. His early contributions to physics include the S matrix, the theory of nuclear rotation (with Edward Teller), the theory of nuclear fission (with Niels Bohr), action-at-a-distance electrodynamics (with Richard Feynman), positrons as backward-in-time electrons, the universal Fermi interaction (with Jayme Tiomno), muonic atoms, and the collective model of the nucleus. His inimitable style of thinking, quirky wit, and love of the bizarre have inspired generations of physicists.

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'Do not be put off by its length ... this is one of those rare volumes where quantity is matched by quality ... this is a remarkable volume.' Nature 'In response to Einstein's question 'did God have any choice in the nature of his creation?', Wheeler has suggested that there are no truly fixed fundamental laws of physics at all. He was a remarkable man and this is a remarkable volume.' Nature 'The sheer breadth of the novel approaches in fundamental research is a testament to Wheeler's broad curiosity. I can only imagine that this book will be read by more great minds eager to plunge into the darkness to shed some light with a torch or even star.' Contemporary Physics

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Non-Fiction Science Physics Quantum Physics & Quantum Mechanics & Quantum Field Theory Science in General Philosophy of Science Astronomy, Space & Time Cosmology & The Universe

Foreword
Editor's preface
Preface
An Overview of the Contributions of John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler and the clash of ideas
An Historian's Tribute to John Archibald Wheeler and Scientific Speculation Through the Ages
The heritage of Heraclitus: John Archibald Wheeler and the itch to speculate Jaroslav Pelikan
Quantum Reality - Theory
Why is nature described by quantum theory?
Thought experiments in honor of
It from qubit David Deutsch
The wave function: it or bit?
Quantum Darwinism and envariance
Using qubits to learn about it
Quantum gravity as an ordinary gauge theory
The Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics
Quantum Reality - Experiment
Why the quantum? It from bit? A participatory universe? Three far-reaching, visionary questions from John Archibald Wheeler and how they inspired a quantum experimentalist Anton Zeilinger
Speakable and unspeakable, past and future
Conceptual tensions between quantum mechanics and general relativity: are there experimental consequences?
Breeding non-local Schrodinger cats: a thought experiment to explore the quantum classical boundary
Quantum erasing the nature of reality - or, perhaps, the reality of nature?
Quantum feedback and the quantum-classical transition Hideo Mabuchi
What quantum computers may tell us about quantum mechanics Christopher R. Monroe
Big Questions in Cosmology
Cosmic inflation and the arrow of time Andreas Albrecht
Cosmology and immutability
Quantum cosmology, inflation, and the anthropic principle Andrei Linde
Parallel universes Max Tegmark
Quantum theories of gravity: results and prospects Lee Smolin
A genuinely evolving universe Joao Magueijo
Planck-scale models of the universe Fotini G. Markopoulou
Implications of additional spatial dimensions to questions in cosmology Lisa Randall
Emergence, Life, and Related Topics
Emergence: us from it
True complexity and its associated ontology
The three origins: cosmos, life and mind Marcelo Gleiser
Autonomous agents
To see a world in a grain of sand
Science and ultimate reality program committees
Young researchers competition in honor of John Archibald Wheeler for physics graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and young faculty
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