Colston Symposium, The (19 Parts)

Synopsis
In April 1998 a number of scientists gathered for the Colston Symposium at the University of Bristol to explore quantum physics. These 19 lectures, in front of invited audiences, are a valuable contemporary statement of thinking in the field and will eventually provide something of a scholarly archive.
Series
Shotlist, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 x 60 min.
Year of production
1998
Availability
Sale; 2002 sale: £35.00 each part or £285.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) series -
Subjects
Physics
Keywords
quantum physics

Credits

Writer
Arthur Ekert; Bob Wagoner; Bohdan Paczynski; Carl Murray; Cliff Will; David Mermin; George Efstathion; Jacques Laskar; Malcolm Longair; Martin Rees; Michael Berry; Paul Davies; Richard Ellis; Roger Penrose; Sandu Popescu; Scott Tremaine; Serge Haroche; Tony Leggett; Wojciech Zurek
Cast
Arthur Ekert 
Bob Wagoner 
Bohdan Paczynski 
Carl Murray 
Cliff Will 
David Mermin 
George Efstathion 
Jacques Laskar 
Malcolm Longair 
Martin Rees 
Michael Berry 
Paul Davies 
Richard Ellis 
Roger Penrose 
Sandu Popescu 
Scott Tremaine 
Serge Haroche 
Tony Leggett 
Wojciech Zurek 

Sections

Title
Anthropic principle, The - Martin Rees

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Are there limits to growth with massive variability searches? - Bohdan Paczynski

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Chaotic behaviour in the solar system - Jacques Laskar

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Deccoherence, chaos and the second law - Wojciech Zurek

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Distant radio galaxies - Malcom Longair

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Does general relativity effect quantum state reduction?: a proposed experiment - Roger Penrose

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Dynamics of new planetary systems, The - Scott Tremaine

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Exploring the quantum-classical boundary in experiments with single atoms and photons - Serge Haroche

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Galaxy formation: is the problem solved? - Richard Ellis

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How ‘right’ is general relativity - Cliff Will

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Multi-particle entanglement - Sandu Popescu

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Observing everything with Planck experiment- George Efstathion

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Probing black holes with accretion disks - Bob Wagoner

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Quanta, ciphers and computers - Arthur Ekert

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Quantized solar system, The - Carl Murray

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Quantum indistinguishability - Michael Berry

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Towards tests of quantum mechanics at the level of the macroscopic world - Tony Leggett

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What happened before the Big Bang? - Paul Davies

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What is quantum mechanics trying to tell us? David Mermin

Sponsor

Name

Educational Broadcasting Services Trust

Email
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Distributor

Name

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Address
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Notes
Educational and training materials with an emphasis on maths, science and skills development, produced in collaboration with consortia of university and college academics and media departments under the auspices of the Educational Services Broadcasting Trust. Series include Maths for Engineers, Shotlist, and the Skillbank vocational skills training programmes. For sale on DVD or via download. Now ebst online is part of FENC. (www.fenc.org.uk). Now possibly part of Blended Learning Consortium.

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