Nature Loves to Hide : Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality, a Western Perspective

by Malin, Shimon

• ISBN13: 9789814324571
• ISBN10: 9814324574
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-30
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

It is naturally important for any of us to have a correct view of the universe we are in. Having realized that the Newtonian world-view is untenable, this book joins others that are searching for an alternative world view. It is unique in using quantum physics to promote this search. One aim of the book is to present a lucid exposition of quantum mechanics in terms accessible to the general reader. Another aim is to show that realism (the belief that the outside world exists "from its own side" regardless of acts of consciousness) and locality (the belief that nothing moves faster than light) are invalid, and should be replaced by a new paradigm according to which the universe is alive. A third aim is to show that the thinking of quantum physicists evokes the philosophies of Plato and Plotinus. The second edition will include a conversation between two fictional characters to elucidate the discussion of the meaning of wave functions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
The Quandary
Mach's Shadow	p. 3
Einstein's Dilemma	p. 11
The Call of Complementarity	p. 25
Waves of Nothingness	p. 41
Paul Dirac and the Spin of the Electron	p. 51
An Irresistible Force Meets and Immovable Rock	p. 59
"Nature Loves to Hide"	p. 69
From a Universe of Objects to a Universe of Experiences
The Elusive Obvious	p. 89
Objectivation	p. 101
In and Out of Space and Time	p. 111
"Nature Makes a Choice"	p. 125
Nature Alive	p. 135
Flashes of Existence	p. 145
The Expression of Knowledge	p. 153
A Universe of Experience	p. 163
The Potential and the Actual	p. 179
Physics and the One
Levels of Being	p. 193
Out Place in the Universe	p. 211
Physics and the One	p. 231
Epilogue	p. 245
Appendices	p. 253
Notes	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 275
Index	p. 279
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.