《The Magick of Matter: Crystals, Chaos and the Wizardry of Physics》(中譯書名凝態物理：從半導體、磁浮列車到量子電腦，看穿隱藏在現代科技背後的混沌、秩序與魔法)
在書中多次提到 David Mermin。讀著讀著會覺得，作者不只是在引用一位大師的名言與文章，更像是在用整本書向這位量子力學與凝態物理的大師致敬：
從「shut up and calculate」的務實態度，到把量子糾纏寫成一句直球的 “Quantum Mechanics is Magic.”，甚至連「Mermin 跟 Merlin 只差一個字母」這種彩蛋都放進註解裡///
以下列舉書中提到的內容///
1.There are many competing philosophical interpretations of quantum mechanics:proposals as to what the mathematical results actually say about reality. These interpretations cannot be distinguished by experiment. I will try to avoid letting aurrent of speculation sweep us into that murky ocean by sticking where I can to experimental observations; it is not my purpose in this book to answer questions that have eluded a century of thought. Having a coherent philosophy is important, but most physicists who use quantum mechanics day to day just get on with it without worrying
about why it works, in much the same way that car mechanics don’t spend their days fretting over how cars can move in the light of ancient Greek philosophers’ arguments that all movement is an illusion. The approach was summarised by renowned quantum mechanic Professor David Mermin at Cornell as ‘shut up and calculate’.
2.Probably the safest way to think of them is by applying Mermin’s maxim, ‘shut up and calculate’: quantum corrections are intermediate steps required in mathematical calculations. If they have a firm physical reality, it is not yet fully understood.
3.David Mermin:"I always write about physics to make myself understand better, because equations, in a sense, free one from the burden of thinking about the subject.
4. The title of this section is shamelessly stolen from a homage to a popular article on quantum entanglement by David Mermin. The opening line of that article ischaracteristically to the point: Quantum Mechanics is Magic.
5. At some point I found myself talking to Mermin. Aside from becoming thoroughly acquainted with his textbook the
following year (to such a degree that I could consistently open it on precisely the page I needed for a variety of topics) I subsequently found myself consulting him on research problems as my career progressed. He has always proven as helpful and encouraging as he was during our first meeting in the palace.
It was from an article of Mermin’s that I first felt I’d really started to understand quantum entanglement. I will reproduce his example here, rephrased only in context.
*N. D. Mermin Is the moon there when nobody looks? Reality and the quantum theory.
*N. D. Mermin Quantum Mysteries Revisited https://share.google/gwKI1KlFqNAEk8Yun
6.In 1935 Einstein published a paper with Boris Podolski and Nathan Rosen intended to show that quantum mechanics could not be a full account of reality.It outlined what is now called the EPR paradox, after its authors’ initials. As Mermin put it: ‘The EPR experiment is as close to magic as any physical phenomenon I know of, and magic should be enjoyed.’
7.That Mermin’s name is one letter away from Merlin is purely coincidental . XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!
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