The many worlds of Hugh Everett III : multiple universes, mutual assured destruction, and the meltdown of a nuclear family /
"Peter Byrne tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), whose "many worlds" theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy. Using Everett's unpublished papers (recently discovered in his son's basement) and dozens of interviews with hi...
| Основен автор: | Byrne, Peter, 1952- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
℗♭2010.
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Many worlds of Hugh Everett III. |
Съдържание:
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- Book 1: Beginnings
- Introduction: The Story of Q
- 1: Family Origins: a Sketch
- 2: Katharine: the Dark Star
- 3: The Scientist as a Young Man
- 4: Stranger in Paradise
- Book 2: Game World
- 5: Demigods
- 6: Decisions, Decisions-the Theory of Games
- 7: Origin of MAD
- 8: von Neumann's Legacy
- Book 3: Quantum World
- 9: Quantum Everett
- 10: More on the Measurement Problem
- 11: Collapse and Complementarity
- 12: The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
- Book 4: Everett and Wheeler
- 13: Wheeler: the Radical Conservative
- 14: Genesis of Many Worlds
- 15: Alone in the Room
- 16: Tour of Many Worlds
- 17: The Battle with Copenhagen, Part I
- 18: The Battle with Copenhagen, Part II
- 19: The Chapel Hill Affair
- Book 5: Possible World Futures
- 20: Preparing for World War III
- 21: From Wargasm to Looking Glass
- 22: Fallout
- Book 6: Crossroads
- 23: A Bell Jar World
- 24: A Vacation in Copenhagen
- Book 7: Assured Destruction
- 25: Everett and Report 50
- 26: Everett and the SIOP
- Book 8: Transitions
- 27: Behind Closed Doors
- 28: Death's Other Kingdoms
- Book 9: Beltway Bandit
- 29: Weaponeering
- 30: The Bayesian Machine
- 31: The Death of Lambda
- Book 10: Many Worlds Reborn
- 32: DeWitt to the Rescue
- 33: Records in Time
- 34: Austin
- 35: Wheeler Recants
- Book 11: American Tragedy
- 36: The Final Years
- 37: Aftermath
- Book 12: Everett's Legacy
- 38: Modern Everett
- 39: Everett Goes to Oxford
- Epilogue: Beyond Many Worlds.