In the The Undivided Universe, David Bohn and Basil Hiley present a
radically different approach to quantum theory. They develop an
interpretation of quantum mechanics which gives a clear, intuitive
understanding of its meaning and in which there is a coherent notion of
the reality of the universe without assuming a fundamental role for the
human observer.
With the aid of new concepts such as active information together with
non-locality, they provide a comprehensive account of all the basic
features of quantum mechanics, including the relativistic domain and
quantum field theory.
It is shown that, with the new approach, paradoxical or unsatisfactory
features associated with the standard approaches, such as the
wave-particle duality and the collapse of the wave function, do not
arise. Finally, the authors make new suggestions and indicate some areas
in which one may expect quantum theory to break down in a way that will
allow for a test.
The Undivided Universe is an important book especially because it
provides a different overall world view which is neither mechanistic nor
reductionist. This view will ultimately have radical implications not
only in physics but also in our general approach to all areas of life.