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.

In "The Undivided Universe", David Bohm, one of the foremost scientific thinkers of the day and one of the most distinguished physicists of his generation presents a totally new approach to quantum theory. With Basil Hiley, his co-author, an interpretation of quantum theory is developed 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 and non-locality they provide a comprehensive account of all the basic features of quantum theory, including the relativistic domain and quantum field theory. They contrast the new approach with other commonly accepted interpretations and show that paradoxical or unsatisfactory features of the other interpretations, such as the wave-particle duality, do not arise. Finally, on the basis of the new interpretation the authors make suggestions that go beyond current quantum theory and they indicate areas in which quantum theory may be expected to break down in a way that will allow for a test. This book should be of interest to postgraduates and academics of phi