Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

 

            Special Realtivity:

Einstein “Special and General Realtivity

Space time diagrams for Assignment 2

Guide to Einstein’s Relativity: Lots of Twins Paradox applets
Nova: Einstein Revealed  has the Time traveler Game applet

Relativity Tutorial with section on Space-Time Diagrams

The Light Cone. Special Relativity and the speed of light.

Space time Diagram applet from above site

Quick Summary of Special Relativity. Galilean Relativity page too.

Special Relativity Page. Good Diagrams.

Einstein revealed. Nova page. Twin Paradox simulation.


            General Relativity

General Relativity Page

Space-Time Wrinkles. Popularization, mostly General Relativity, Black Holes, etc.

Super Strings and Super Symetry

 


Quantum Mechanics

What is Quantum Mechanics?

 

Physics Virtual Bookshelf articles on Quantum Mechanics

The Double Slit experiment: A very simple account from Physics 2000

Brief History of Particle Physics

Double slit Experiement applet (nice but watch out for the pop up ads)
"Schrodinger's Cation' by John Horgan from Scientific American. Has some useful links.

Intro. to Quantum Mechanics

Visual Quantum Mechanics

 

Schrödinger Cat

Quantum Logic

 

Neils Bohr, Discussions with Einstein on Epistemology and Physics

Einstein, Reply to Criticism

Heisenberg's Summary of the Relation of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy


            EPR and Bell's Theorem Links


The EPR Experiment : Simple summary from HyperMaths.org

Does Bell's Inequality Principle rule out local theories of quantum mechanics? From the Physics FAQ

Bell’s Theorem: An excellent account from the Physics Virtual Bookshelf.

Bell’s Theorem : A simple account of the logic of the proof

The EPR Paradox: A simple account from the Wolfram site

The Nature of Reality:  A Nice summary of the EPR and Bell’s Theorem debate and the experiments

Locality and Quantum Mechanics (Contains a nice technical account of Bell’s proof, as well as a simpler account)

Spooky action at a distance : An explanation of Bell’s Theorem

Alternate View Column AV-37

Sheldon Goldstein’s Homepage: A good resource for realistic interpreations of QM and David Bohm

David Bohm

The Many Worlds ( Everett ) Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics



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