Misconceptions in quantum physics / Bill Poirier
The singular quantum. Why is quantum physics weird? ; What do the experts say?
What hope is there for the rest of us?
What material will be covered?
The bipolar quantum: wave-particle duality. Wave, particle, or "wavicle"? ; Quantum probability waves ; Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Quantum soccer: the double-slit experiment. A reasonable doubt ; Single-slit experiment: classical ; Single-slit experiment: quantum ; Double-slit experiment: classical
Double-slit experiment: quantum
The plural quanta: expanding the wavefunction. Many-particle wavefunctions ; Wavefunction measurement ; Collapse and Schrödinger's cat
The "spooky" quantum: nonlocality. Entanglement and hidden variables ; Bell's theorem ; EPRB as a game of coin toss: classical version ; EPRB as a game of coin toss: quantum version
Playing the "What If?" game
Where the weird things are. Where are they? Where are we? ; Interpretations of quantum physics ; Popular depictions of quantum physics
Appendix I: Looking under the hood: the mathematical "method" behind the "madness"
Misconceptions about particles and spacetime / John Terning
Particles. What are particles? ; Atoms ; Seeing atoms
Mini black holes. Black holes ; Black holes and extra dimensions
Particle colliders and the universe. The Higgs boson ; Parallel universes
Physics in the news. Cell hone radiation ; Cold fusion
Epilogue. Spinach: a cautionary tale
Extra material: the equations behind the words. Units and coordinates ; Einstein's special theory of relativity ; Quantum mechanics and scattering ; Gravity ; Black holes ; Black holes in extra dimensions ; The large Hadron collider ; Complex numbers ; Group theory: rotations and spinors ; The Higgs ; Fusion.
