How to teach physics to your dog
By: Chad Orzel.
Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781416572282
Subjects: Physics -- Popular works; Physics -- Humor; Quantum theory -- Popular works; Quantum theory -- Humor
Genres: Popular works; Humor
Description: Who better to teach the magic of quantum physics than a talking dog? Sit down with Orzel and his dog Emmy as the author explains the laws of physics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-230).
Table of contents: title: Why talk to your dog about physics? : an introduction to quantum physics; title: Which way? both ways : particle-wave duality; title: Where's my bone? : the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle; title: Schrödinger's Dog : the Copenhagen interpretation; title: Many worlds, many treats : the many-worlds interpretation; title: Are we there yet? : the quantum Zeno effect; title: No digging required : quantum tunneling; title: Spooky barking at a distance : quantum entanglement; title: Beam me a bunny : quantum teleportation; title: Bunnies made of cheese : virtual particles and quantum electrodynamics; title: Beware of evil squirrels : misuses of quantum physics.