量子2.0：量子物理学的过去、现在和未来（保罗·戴维斯） Quantum 2.0 : The Past, Present, and Future of Quantum Physics

基本信息

by Paul Davies (Author)

Format:Hardback 320 pages

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:Pelican

ISBN:9780241655801

Published:27 Nov 2025

Weight:423g

Dimensions:223 x 143 (mm)

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书籍简介

量子力学——这一全新的自然理论是如何彻底改变我们的世界的？它又将引领我们走向何方？为什么我们至今仍未理解它？在这本令人振奋、有时甚至令人费解的著作中，科学家兼作家保罗·戴维斯讲述了一个扣人心弦的故事：从20世纪20年代一个标志性的数学方程式开始，量子力学——这一全新的自然理论如何席卷现代世界，以及如今我们如何正处于第二次量子技术革命的风口浪尖。《量子2.0》揭示了如何利用在日常世界中不存在的奇异物质状态来实现远距离传送和“幽灵般”的心灵感应。量子计算机、量子密码学和量子互联网等强大的新工具吸引了数十亿美元的投资，引发了一场激烈的量子军备竞赛。

而即将出现的，是令人惊叹、具颠覆性的前景——量子人工智能。然而，在这一令人眼花缭乱的前景背后，却隐藏着一个悖论。尽管量子力学是迄今为止成功的科学理论，但量子系统却拥有一些违背直觉、颠覆日常现实观念的属性。

阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦始终无法相信这一点。埃尔温·薛定谔提出的“猫悖论”几十年后，科学家们仍然对如何理解奇异的量子领域存在分歧。在这个领域，幽灵般的量子粒子在纳米技术中产生微小的力，导致黑洞蒸发——甚至可能使宇宙膨胀得越来越快。事实上，宇宙学家认为，量子过程的印记仍然铭刻在大爆炸的余晖中。

《量子2.0》带领读者从基础概念走向前沿，引领我们窥视量子物理学的新奇境界，并领略其令人惊叹的深远影响。

How did a radical new theory of nature – quantum mechanics – revolutionize our world?Where might it take us next?And why do we still not understand it?In this exhilarating and sometimes mind-bending book, renowned scientist and author Paul Davies tells the gripping story of how, beginning with an iconic mathematical equation in the 1920s, a radical new theory of nature – quantum mechanics – burst upon the modern world, and how today we are on the cusp of the second great quantum technology revolution. Quantum 2.0 reveals how exotic states of matter that have no counterpart in the everyday world are being harnessed to enable forms of teleportation and ‘spooky’ telepathic links between remote places. Powerful new tools such as quantum computers, quantum cryptography and the quantum internet have attracted billions of dollars of investments, triggering a frantic quantum arms race.

And appearing on the horizon is the most awesome and game-changing prospect of all – quantum AI. Yet underpinning this dazzling promise lies a paradox. Although quantum mechanics is the most successful scientific theory ever, quantum systems possess properties that defy intuition and shred everyday notions of reality.

Albert Einstein could never quite believe it. And decades after Erwin Schrödinger introduced his famous cat paradox, scientists are still divided over how to make sense of the weird quantum realm, one where ghostly quantum particles produce tiny forces in nanotechnology, cause black holes to evaporate – and may even be making the universe expand faster and faster. Indeed, cosmologists believe, the imprint of a quantum process remains etched into the afterglow of the big bang.

Quantum 2.0 takes the reader gently from the basic concepts to the cutting edge, inviting us all to peek into the new wonderland of quantum physics and glimpse its stunning implications.

作者简介

保罗·戴维斯是亚利桑那州立大学物理学董事教授兼超越科学基本概念中心主任。他是约三十本畅销书的作者，曾荣获包括邓普顿奖和皇家学会法拉第奖在内的众多奖项。他是澳大利亚勋章获得者，一颗小行星以他的名字命名。

Paul Davies is a Regents’ Professor of Physics and Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University. The bestselling author of some thirty books, his many awards include the Templeton Prize and the Faraday Prize of the Royal Society. He is a Member of the Order of Australia and has an asteroid named after him.