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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2016031862 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781633882393 |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
163388239X |
| Qualifying information |
(hardcover) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
OU/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
AAMUSTED |
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rda |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QC174.12 |
| Item number |
.W15 2017 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
530.12 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Walker, Michael S., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1939- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Quantum fuzz : |
| Remainder of title |
the strange true makeup of everything around us / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Michael S. Walker. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Amherst, New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Prometheus Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2017] |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
©2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
448 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |
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illustrations (some color), color map ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm |
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text |
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txt |
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unmediated |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Planck, Einstein, Bohr - experiments and early ideas -- Heisenberg, Dirac, Schroedinger - quantum mechanics and the quantum atom -- Application -six hundred million watts! -- The essential features of quantum mechanics -- Clash of titans -what is real? uncertainty, entanglement, John Bell, and parallel worlds -- What does it all mean - quantum mechanics, mathematics, and the nature of science -- Applications - quantum computing, code cracking, teleportation, and encryption -- Galaxies, black holes, gravity waves, matter, the forces of nature, the Higgs boson, dark matter, dark energy, and string theory -- Energy, momentum, and the spatial states of the hydrogen atom -- Spin and magnetism -- Exclusion and the Periodic table -- The physics underlying the chemistry of the elements -- A few types of chemical bonds, for example -- The makeup of solid materials -- Insulators and electrical conduction in normal metals and semiconductors -- Superconductors I - definition, and applications in transportation, medicine and computing -- Fusion power - lasers and tokomaks -- Magnetism, magnets, magnetic materials and their applications -- Graphenes, carbon fibers and one "dream" application -- Semiconductors and electronic applications -- Superconductors II - large scale applications in science, power generation, and transmission. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"A lucid introduction to the basics of quantum physics for the lay reader, showing how much the scientific understanding of reality has changed in the last century and how important this science is to technology, the economy, and modern life"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Quantum theory. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Walker, Michael S., 1939- author. |
| Title |
Quantum fuzz |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, [2017] |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781633882409 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2016035281 |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016031862-b.html">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016031862-b.html</a> |
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| Materials specified |
Publisher description |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016031862-d.html">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016031862-d.html</a> |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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AAMUSTED Books |
