Reviews for Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics

The average rating for Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-02-03 00:00:00 Debra Siegel This book is a well written & straightforward allegory for an introduction to the basics of Quantum Physics/Mechanics. I think it's helpful to understand at least a little about the subject because if you're interested in books written about the Universe, different aspects of this topic tend to come up fairly often. It is very odd because of the way things work in such a counter-intuitive manner, yet experimentation agrees with it's predictions. It goes into protons, electrons, quarks, spin, Pauli Exclusion Principle, Heisenberg Uncertainty principle & much more. It explains these concepts in a very straightforward manner which is made very easy with the use of the allegory. I recommend it for anyone who is interested in the subject & needs a good starting point.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-18 00:00:00 Ninos Isho Quantumland Rules: -Probability is the only certain thing here -Penetrating barrier is available -Being in more than one place at the same time all together -until being observed- is normal -Electrons are unseen: Interference take place -Electrons are seen: No interference (behave classically) -The impossible takes shorter -For every particle there is an anti-particle goes backward in time -Destruction before creation is normal -Electron-Positron←→Photon -Nucleus splitting is possible Okay, after those rules, I feel like being splitted into two versions, a Classical & a Quantum one, and that was the result: Classical me: It's all nonsense!! Einstein must be right; "God doesn't play dice!" Quantum me: Aha, but Einstein didn't see all the technological advances based on Quantum mechanics.. Classical me: Even if he did! It's not persuasive! It can't be!! Quantum me: Don't be so traditional! Be open-minded, please .. Classical me: Open-minded or Mindless, you mean !? Quantum me: If you don't believe in it so explain how the equations are working perfectly well! Classical me: It must be mathematical tricks and no more! Quantum me: Then explain such technological devices took place based on those equations? The mobile phone you are holding! How is it existed? Classical me: I don't know but there must be another thing! Something is missing! I'm certain!! Quantum me: I don't believe in certainty, Probability is what I follow My Mind: Since all my knowledge about Quantum Mechanics are Youtube videos & some articles, and it's my first time to read a book about it; I find it a very mind blowing & confusing theory,, and if you decided to apply it on daily life, you are going to hell by your own choice :D Regarding the book, it is pretty amazing; It's involving this great story "Alice in Wonderland" in the real fantasy of the Quantum world producing this masterpiece,, and the book is so simple and easily understandable for those who know very little about this theory, though some parts beat my brains out, but comparing to the whole book, they are neglected, so if you don't even have the main concepts or a background about it you don't have to worry ;)