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Physics: The Ultimate Adventure
Buch von Ross Barrett (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no mathematics - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) and Complexity Theory. En route it delves into the historical landmarks and revolutions that brought about our current understanding of the universe.

The book is written mainly for those with little scientific background, both college students and lay readers alike, who are curious about the world of modern physics. Unsolved problems are highlighted and the philosophical implications of the sometimes astounding modern discoveries are discussed. Along the way the reader gains an insight into the mindset and methodology of a physicist.
This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no mathematics - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) and Complexity Theory. En route it delves into the historical landmarks and revolutions that brought about our current understanding of the universe.

The book is written mainly for those with little scientific background, both college students and lay readers alike, who are curious about the world of modern physics. Unsolved problems are highlighted and the philosophical implications of the sometimes astounding modern discoveries are discussed. Along the way the reader gains an insight into the mindset and methodology of a physicist.
Über den Autor

Ross Barrett

Formerly a Research Fellow and Lecturer at four universities in Australia and Germany, and Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) in Adelaide, he has published over 60 research papers in experimental nuclear physics, theoretical nuclear physics, atomic physics, signal processing, and underwater acoustics.

Pier Paolo Delsanto

Full Professor (now retired) and Director of Research in Condensed Matter Physics at the Politecnico of Torino, Italy, has spent half of his professional life in Universities and Research Centers abroad. His research fields range from Nuclear Physics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics to modeling and simulations in Materials Science, Biology and Oncology, with more than two hundred scientific articles and books.

Angelo Tartaglia

Senior professor of physics in the Politecnico di Torino. His research topics are the theory of gravitation,general relativity and cosmology. Tartaglia is a member of the Italian Gravitational society (SIGRAV), the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the National Group of Mathematical Physics (GNFM).

Zusammenfassung

Explores the exciting concepts of modern physics, without the mathematics

Ideal introductory reading for those taking physics as optional course

Glamorous new discoveries of physics are made accessible to those without a scientific background

If you feel left out of the conversation at philosophers' dinner parties, this book is definitely for you

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Whats and Wherefores of Physics.- Dramatis Personae (The Actors).- Is Physics an Exact Science?.- Newton and Beyond.- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics.- Electromagnetism and Cracks in the Edifice of Classical Physics.- Relativity.- Quantum Mechanics.- Atomic and Nuclear Physics.- Fields and Particles.- Cosmology.- Complexity.- Conclusions and Philosophical Implications.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xvi
218 S.
14 s/w Illustr.
25 farbige Illustr.
218 p. 39 illus.
25 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319316901
ISBN-10: 3319316907
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-319-31690-1
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Barrett, Ross
Tartaglia, Angelo
Delsanto, Pier Paolo
Auflage: 1st ed. 2016
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Maße: 241 x 160 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Ross Barrett (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.05.2016
Gewicht: 0,524 kg
Artikel-ID: 103941511
Über den Autor

Ross Barrett

Formerly a Research Fellow and Lecturer at four universities in Australia and Germany, and Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) in Adelaide, he has published over 60 research papers in experimental nuclear physics, theoretical nuclear physics, atomic physics, signal processing, and underwater acoustics.

Pier Paolo Delsanto

Full Professor (now retired) and Director of Research in Condensed Matter Physics at the Politecnico of Torino, Italy, has spent half of his professional life in Universities and Research Centers abroad. His research fields range from Nuclear Physics, Acoustics and Ultrasonics to modeling and simulations in Materials Science, Biology and Oncology, with more than two hundred scientific articles and books.

Angelo Tartaglia

Senior professor of physics in the Politecnico di Torino. His research topics are the theory of gravitation,general relativity and cosmology. Tartaglia is a member of the Italian Gravitational society (SIGRAV), the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the National Group of Mathematical Physics (GNFM).

Zusammenfassung

Explores the exciting concepts of modern physics, without the mathematics

Ideal introductory reading for those taking physics as optional course

Glamorous new discoveries of physics are made accessible to those without a scientific background

If you feel left out of the conversation at philosophers' dinner parties, this book is definitely for you

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Whats and Wherefores of Physics.- Dramatis Personae (The Actors).- Is Physics an Exact Science?.- Newton and Beyond.- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics.- Electromagnetism and Cracks in the Edifice of Classical Physics.- Relativity.- Quantum Mechanics.- Atomic and Nuclear Physics.- Fields and Particles.- Cosmology.- Complexity.- Conclusions and Philosophical Implications.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Inhalt: xvi
218 S.
14 s/w Illustr.
25 farbige Illustr.
218 p. 39 illus.
25 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319316901
ISBN-10: 3319316907
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 978-3-319-31690-1
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Barrett, Ross
Tartaglia, Angelo
Delsanto, Pier Paolo
Auflage: 1st ed. 2016
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Maße: 241 x 160 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Ross Barrett (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.05.2016
Gewicht: 0,524 kg
Artikel-ID: 103941511
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