Quantum Theory

Quantum TheoryExplores what can be known within quantum theory, with special emphasis on the difference between prediction and explanation. In straightforward and nontechnical language, a philosopher of science goes to the very heart of what is still the central subject in modern physics, namely, quantum theory, with its astonishing ability to predict yet not explain. There, he encounters and unravels the maze of bewildering puzzles that, for nearly a century, have

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