Decoding Reality: The Universe as Quantum Information

ISBN-13: 9780198815433 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 240 str.

University of Oxfo Vlatko (Professor of Quantum Information

Opis

In this engaging and mind-stretching book, Vlatko Vedral explores the nature of information and looks at quantum computing, discussing the bizarre effects that arise from the quantum world. He concludes by asking the ultimate question: where did all of the information in the Universe come from?

Recenzje

Vedral's book goes to dizzying heights in answering the very big question: can one understand all of reality from a scientific point of view?

O autorze

Vlatko Vedral studied undergraduate theoretical physics at Imperial College London, where he also received a PhD for his work on 'Quantum Information Theory of Entanglement'. Since June 2009, Vedral has held the position of Professor of Quantum Information Science at the University of Oxford. He also holds a professorship in Physics at the National University of Singapore. Throughout his career he has held a number of visiting professorships at different international institutions. He has published more than 170 research papers and has written two undergraduate textbooks. He has frequently written for popular science journals and major daily newspapers, as well as having done extensive radio programmes and television interviews.