Half of a hypothetical planet is on a world-wide web, the other half is not. The Reds try to understand the Blues (connected secretly) in terms of normal human behavior. They find that they behave like quantum particles. The Red Scientists eventually discover that the blues share information much as quantum Particles do. The story is a tongue-in-cheek allegory for the development of interpretations of quantum theory. Major players are Halbert Zweistein (Einstein), Stan Exciting (Neils Bohr), and Devon Baum (David Bohm)--the 'wizard of odds'.
Dr. Philip Petersen is currently a tenured professor of Astronomy and Physics at Solano College in California, having taught at Montana State University and Utah State University. Though Astrophysics was the emphasis of his PhD from UC San Diego in 1987, he has always had a passion for Quantum Theory and its interpretation.
This passion played out in a book published by Empyrean Quest Publishers in 1996: The Quantum Tai Chi--Gauge Theory: The Dance of Mind over Matter. It outlined a new quantum theory of karma and responsibility. The reviews were glowing, including Midwest Book Review, Analogue Science Fiction and Fact Magazine, and Maxwell Montez of the Science Book Board.
His online Cosmology text, Cosmic Acceleration: Hounding the White Whale of Cosmology was number one on Google under 'Cosmology Book' for several years, and still remains toward the top. His scientific writing captures the imagination and forces the reader to think out of the box of societal science.
His latest book, The Quantum Shield: Protecting Your Life from Negative Thoughts and Feelings, explores the analogy of consciousness to quantum entanglement. Staying in a state of joy shields us against the negative thoughts and feelings from others and our subconscious.
