| Preface page Acknowledgements 1 Bohr and Einstein：Einstein and BoIhr Albert Einstein and relativity Relativity and quantum theory Albert Einstein：universal genius Niels Bohr and quantum theory The debate continues 2 The peace before the quantum Classical physics Newton'S inheritance 'Let Newton be' Gravity on Earth More about motion Planetary motions and gravity The Newtonian Universe A sketch of classical mechanics The behaviour of waves A sketch of electricity and magnetism Light，from Newton to Maxwell Heat and thermodynamics Kinetic theory Statistical mechanics The chemical atom Dividing the'indivisible' Conclusjon 3 A glance at relativity The idea of relativity Michelson and Morley；Fitzgerald and Lorentz Relativity：the special theory Relativity in mechanics The background of general relativity Einstein，relativity and quantum theory 4 The slow rise of the quantum Planck and the genesis of the quantum Einstein and black-body radiation Einstein and thermal capacities Bragg and X-rays Quantum theory—the first l3 years The basis of atomic spectroscopy The Bohr atom The heyday of the old quantum theory Einstein：spontaneous and stimulated emission The correspondence principle The Compton effect De Broglie，Bose and Einstein Spin，the exclusion principle and the Periodic Table Heisenberg and matrix mechanics Schr6dinger and his equation Heisenberg and Schr6dinger：the debate Uncertainty and indeterminacy Symmetry and statistics The scope of the quantum Back to Bohr and Einstein 5 Bohr：what does it all mean? Wonderful news from Copenhagen Bohr and hidden variables Bohr'S ideas—static or evolving? The problem—as perceived by Bohr Popular views of Bohr's approach Complementarity～the quantum postulate The'disturbance'trap Complementarity—the cut Complementarity—the use of classical concepts Complementarity—the heart of the argument Wholeness Complementarity—the problems …… 6 Einstein's negative views 7 Bell and non-locality 8 A round-up of recent developments 9 Quantum information theory-an introduction 10 Bohr or Einstein |
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