After that, there are detailed explanations of the various phenomena of quantum mechanics, including the (somewhat dull) Copenhagen interpretation that says that “ only the observed properties of microscopic objects exist”, and the talk about how the workings of quantum mechanics can be seen in real life and in technology. The book then goes to explain electromagnetic forces and Albert Einstein’s theories of relativity, before jumping into the science of quantum mechanics, talking about the early discoveries of Max Planck, Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger (the debate whether light is a wave or a particle). I initially assumed that Quantum Enigma would start straight with the workings of quantum mechanics, explaining its basic concepts (with the reference to the laws governing big objects), but the book starts with Ptolemy of Alexandria, and talks at length about the discoveries made by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton, underlining numerous times that quantum mechanics call into question the “separability” principle (a notion that every object is separate/different from any other) established previously in science and provides proof of universal “connectedness” (each object in the universe is connected and influenced by any other). The downside of this, of course, is that the book is needlessly repetitive and provides very few, if any, fresh ideas beyond the already established knowledge. In this sense, it is a great book for those completely unacquainted with the topic because it explains concepts in a very clear and unhurried way. The book provides a good historical overview of the knowledge so far on quantum mechanics, delving into the famous “double-slit” experiment and the Schrödinger’s Cat Paradox. Quantum Enigma is a book that explores the divide that has emerged in science between Einstein’s theory of relativity, governing big objects in the universe and, the quantum theory that governs objects on the atomic level. However, virtually no one in the scientific community wants to consider what this finding means beyond its practical application. “ The universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine” (Sir James Jeans).ĭid you know that it has been experimentally proven in physics that the way you decide to look at something (your observation) changes that something or dictates/creates its locality/position? This happens on the atomic level and no one disputes that finding in the scientific community because this has been proved through the so-called “double-slit” experiment.

“ Ask, and it shall be given you seek, and ye shall find knock, and it shall be opened unto you” (Matthew 7: 7- 8, The King James Version of the Bible). Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness – ★★★★

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