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The Copenhagen interpretation quantum physics vs. relativity
Title
The Copenhagen interpretation [electronic resource (video)] : quantum physics vs. relativity / DR TV (Television station : Copenhagen, Denmark)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c2004.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (59 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Apr. 07, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
This program provides a substantive overview of the theoretical dispute between Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, a controversy that still resonates today. Bohr's Copenhagen Interpretation-that measurement of phenomena creates a set of possible outcomes and that unobserved phenomena are meaningless-is thoroughly explained in conjunction with Einstein's cause-and-effect approach. Using clever animation, archival footage, and interviews with leading physicists, the video illustrates Bohr's double-slit experiment, the EPR paradox, and modern demonstrations of entanglement, composing an effective summary of quantum principles and the problematic friendship of two towering intellects.
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Quantum physics vs. relativity
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Originally produced: DR TV (Television station : Copenhagen, Denmark), 2006
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
12 & up.
Contents
Copenhagen Interpretation (3:25)
Particle and Wave Theories (3:55)
Bohr and Schroedinger (4:08)
Quantum Mechanics (3:25)
Classical vs. Quantum Mechanics (2:43)
Particle/Wave Duality (4:04)
Paradoxical Thought Experiment (2:58)
Einstein's Paradox (4:05)
Photon Entanglement Experiments (5:32)
Alternative Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (5:10)
Exploration of Quantum Potential (2:28)
Hugh Everetts "Many Worlds" Interpretation (3:15)
Interpretation of Hugh Everett's "Many Worlds" Theory (2:14)
Quantum Mechanics and Human Consciousness (3:27)
Quantum Computers (3:51)
Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr (2:24)
Videorecording number
35291 Infobase
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Educational films.
Internet videos.
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DR TV (Television station : Copenhagen, Denmark)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
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