This recommended book bridges experimental and theoretical physics. Why neutron interferometry? Because the neutron is affected by strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravitational forces, and the interferometric experiments described in this graduate-level textbook provide precision tests of physical theory.
Over 40 fascinating experiments and their relevant physical theories are described in detail. These experiments provide insight and precision tests of many concepts of quantum mechanics, including entanglement, non-locality, Berry geometric phases and Bell’s inequalities. The final chapter, which is too concise, discusses quantum mechanics interpretations, including the Copenhagen-GÓ§ttingen interpretation, decoherence (Zeh), guide or pilot wave (de Broglie), many-world (Everett), and others. The authors close with the statement “Be guided by theory, but stick with the data.”
The print is very small, which makes it difficult to read. There is an extensive list of references and an index.
Review by Barry R. Masters, Fellow of AAAS, OSA and SPIE.
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