07-15-2009, 12:12 PM
(07-15-2009, 01:15 AM)pluralone Wrote: So. Is there a "short bus" version of a more in-depth explanation of QM that you could point me toward? Something like "QM for Idiots", perhaps?
I can! Last year I bought and read this: http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Quantum-Lea...0060963107 - Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists, by Fred Alan Wolf.
It's everything you are asking for... and it was perfect for me too, as I am not well versed in math or the sciences. It was written in the mid-eighties but still functions as a great resource. Maybe there's something better out now, I'm not sure? It doesn't touch on String theory or anything, just the core QM concepts. First half of the book is a good look at the evolution of science starting with the Greek philosophers up to the 'discovery' of QM in the early 1900's. Then he explains more about QM itself and some of it's more bizarre concepts.
It was a great read- I would recommend it for anyone who has the slightest interest.