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A complete bibliography of all of the scientific and non-scientific writings of German physicist Werner Heisenberg from 1922 to 2001. Heisenberg was the inventor of the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics. The listing contains cross-references to all reprints, translations, and excerpts of his writings, as well as guides to his collected works and to the essential Heisenberg writings for technical and non-technical audiences. ... Read more

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Over the past years the author has developed a quantum language going beyond the concepts used by Bohr and Heisenberg. The simple formal algebraic language is designed to be consistent with quantum theory. It differs from natural languages in its epistemology, modal structure, logical connections, and copulatives. Starting from ideas of John von Neumann and in part also as a response to his fundamental work, the author bases his approach on what one really observes when studying quantum processes. This way the new language can be seen as a clue to a deeper understanding of the concepts of quantum physics, at the same time avoiding those paradoxes which arise when using natural languages. The work is organized didactically: The reader learns in fairly concrete form about the language and its structure as well as about its use for physics. ... Read more

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A very thoughtful work.
I have only read the original german edition of this book ("Das Politische Leben Eines Unpolitischen" --Piper). Even though the book was written by his widow Elisabeth, it struck me as a serious andthoughtful attempt to provide a balanced picture of Heisenberg's actionsand motivations during the war. Anyone interested in Heisenberg and/or thestory of a good man faced with an impossible moral dilemma will enjoy thisbook. ... Read more

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This is the final volume of Heisenberg's Collected Works. Itcontains his papers on a (nonlinear) unified theory ofelementary particles, as well ashis contribution tosuperconductivity and multiparticle production. Especiallyinteresting is the first group of papers, which is splitintotwo sections dealing with, firstly, the formulation ofthe famous nonlinear spinor equation and, secondly,itsapplications. Among others the reader willfind a thoroughdiscussion of Heisenberg's collaboration with W. Paulionthese matters. Illuminating annotations to the varioussections in this volume have been provided by H. Koppe, R.Hagedorn and the editors. ... Read more