A Chorus of Bells and Other Scientific Inquiries

Pt. I. Quantum theory. 1. A chorus of bells. 2. A quantum past. 3. A double slit. 4. Dirac, some strangeness in the proportion. 5. Another Dirac. 6. More about Bohm's quantum. 7. Max Born and the quantum theory. 8. The quantum measurement problem -- pt. II. Nuclear weapons. 9. Oppenheinmer. 10. Unintended consequences. 11. An unlikely collaboration. 12. A nuclear supermarket. 13. Who's next? 14. A memorandum that changed the world -- pt. III. Mathematics and finance. 15. Bachelier. 16. A primer of things you need to know to follow the financial news -- pt. IV. The Higgs boson. 17. A question of mass. 18. An upper bound. 19. A Higgs memorandum

Author: Jeremy Bernstein

Publisher: Imperial College Press

Publication Date: Jul 24, 2014

Number of Pages: 275 pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 9814578940

ISBN-13: 9789814578943