The Adventure of Physics - Vol. IV: The Quantum of Change

Abstract

Chapter 1: Minimum action - quantum theory for poets. Chapter 2: Light - the strange consequences of the quantum of action. Chapter 3: Motion of matter - beyond classical physics. Chapter 4: The quantum description of matter and its motion. Chapter 5: Permutation of particles - Are particles like gloves? Chapter 6: Rotations and statistics - visualising spin. Chapter 7: Superpositions and probabilities - quantum theory without ideology. Chapter 8: Colours and other interactions between light and matter. Chapter 9: Quantum physics in a nutshell.