Through two doors at once

the elegant experiment that captures the enigma of our quantum reality

Through two doors at once

the elegant experiment that captures the enigma of our quantum reality
Anil Ananthaswamy
Book - 2018

"It's the story of quantum mechanics told through the lens of the 'double-slit' experiment, showing how light passing through two slits cut into a cardboard sheet first challenged our understanding of light and the nature of reality almost two hundred years ago--and continues to do so"--

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Main Author: Ananthaswamy, Anil (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]
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