Entanglement

by Aczel, Amir

• ISBN13: 9780452284579
• ISBN10: 0452284570
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-30
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

Can two particles become inextricably linked, so that a change in one is instantly reflected in its counterpart, even if a universe separates them?  Albert Einstein's work suggested it was possible, but it was too bizarre, and too contrary to how we then understood space and time, for him to prove. No one could. Until now.

Entanglement tells the astounding story of the scientists who set out to complete Einstein's work. With accesible language and a highly entertaining tone, Amir Aczel shows us a world where the improbable—from unbreakable codes to teleportation—becomes possible.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1. A Mysterious Force of Harmony	1	(6)
2. Before the Beginning	7	(10)
3. Thomas Young's Experiment	17	(12)
4. Planck's Constant	29	(8)
5. The Copenhagen School	37	(12)
6. De Brogue's Pilot Waves	49	(6)
7. Schrödinger and His Equation	55	(18)
8. Heisenberg's Microscope	73	(10)
9. Wheeler's Cat	83	(12)
10. The Hungarian Mathematician	95	(8)
11. Enter Einstein	103	(20)
12. Bohm and Aharanov	123	(14)
13. John Bell's Theorem	137	(12)
14. The Dream of Clauser, Horne, and Shimony	149	(28)
15. Alain Aspect	177	(14)
16. Laser Guns	191	(12)
17. Triple Entanglement	203	(32)
18. The Ten-Kilometer Experiment	235	(6)
19. Teleportation: "Beam Me Up, Scotty"	241	(8)
20. Quantum Magic: What Does It All Mean?	249	(6)
Acknowledgments	255	(6)
Notes	261	(4)
References	265	(4)
Index	269