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Physics: The Ultimate Adventure 1st ed. 2016 [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 218 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 4794 g, 25 Illustrations, color; 14 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 218 p. 39 illus., 25 illus. in color., 1 Hardback
  • Serija: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-May-2016
  • Leidėjas: Springer International Publishing AG
  • ISBN-10: 3319316907
  • ISBN-13: 9783319316901
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Physics: The Ultimate Adventure 1st ed. 2016Didesnis paveikslėlis
  • Formatas: Hardback, 218 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 4794 g, 25 Illustrations, color; 14 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 218 p. 39 illus., 25 illus. in color., 1 Hardback
  • Serija: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-May-2016
  • Leidėjas: Springer International Publishing AG
  • ISBN-10: 3319316907
  • ISBN-13: 9783319316901
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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.

Recenzijos

This is an ambitious book which provides a general introduction to most of physics ... . Written for non-physicists, it provides a good overview of almost the entire field and is surprisingly well balanced, with all topics described at about the same level. (The Observatory, Vol. 137 (1258), June, 2017)

1 The Whats and Wherefores of Physics
1(10)
1.1 The Beginning
1(1)
1.2 What Is Physics?
2(3)
1.3 Classical and Modern Physics
5(3)
1.4 Why Do We Need Physics?
8(1)
1.5 Beauty and Symmetries
9(2)
References
9(2)
2 Dramatis Personae (The Actors)
11(14)
2.1 Definitions
11(4)
2.2 The Laws of Physics
15(1)
2.3 The Variables of Mechanics
16(1)
2.4 Conservation Laws
17(1)
2.5 Work and Energy
18(2)
2.6 Taylor Expansions
20(5)
References
23(2)
3 Is Physics an Exact Science?
25(14)
3.1 Beginnings
25(1)
3.2 Higher, Faster, Heavier, but by How Much?
26(3)
3.3 Accuracy in Scientific Measurement
29(3)
3.4 Measurement of Length in Astronomy
32(2)
3.5 The Path to Understanding
34(2)
3.6 Caveat Emptor!
36(3)
References
38(1)
4 Newton and Beyond
39(16)
4.1 It's All Been Done!
39(1)
4.2 Newton Stands on the Shoulders of Giants
40(3)
4.3 Newton's Law of Gravity
43(1)
4.4 Let There Be Light
44(1)
4.5 Geometrical Optics: The Corpuscular Theory of Light
45(2)
4.6 Physical Optics: The Wave Theory of Light
47(2)
4.7 Beyond Newton---Analytical Mechanics
49(1)
4.8 The Method of Lagrange
50(3)
4.9 Hamilton's Approach
53(2)
References
54(1)
5 Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
55(8)
5.1 Many Bodies Make Light Work
55(2)
5.2 Kinetic Energy of Gas Molecules
57(1)
5.3 Entropy and the Laws of Thermodynamics
58(5)
Reference
62(1)
6 Electromagnetism and Cracks in the Edifice of Classical Physics
63(14)
6.1 Electricity and Magnetism
63(2)
6.2 Maxwell Brings It Together
65(4)
6.3 The Beginnings of Doubts
69(3)
6.4 Particles or Waves
72(5)
7 Relativity
77(24)
7.1 A Bit of History
77(4)
7.2 A Clerk in the Patent Office of Bern
81(2)
7.3 Paradoxes
83(5)
7.4 The Most Famous Formula of Physics
88(3)
7.5 General Relativity
91(4)
7.6 Sounds from the Depths: Gravitational Waves
95(6)
References
99(2)
8 Quantum Mechanics
101(16)
8.1 A Disconcerting New Physics
101(1)
8.2 Quantization of Light
102(1)
8.3 Quantization of Matter
103(2)
8.4 Wave Functions
105(2)
8.5 Quantum Field Theory
107(1)
8.6 The Uncertainty Principle
108(2)
8.7 Superluminal Phase Waves
110(1)
8.8 Collapse of the Wave Function and Multiple Universes
110(2)
8.9 Entanglement and Superluminal Correlations
112(2)
8.9.1 Macroscopic and Microscopic
113(1)
8.10 QM and Cats
114(3)
References
115(2)
9 Atomic and Nuclear Physics
117(20)
9.1 Early Days
117(2)
9.2 Atomic Models
119(2)
9.3 The Bohr-Rutherford Model of the Atom
121(2)
9.4 The Quantum Mechanical Picture
123(2)
9.5 Inside the Nucleus
125(2)
9.6 Nuclear Decay
127(2)
9.7 Nuclear Synthesis
129(1)
9.8 Nuclear Forces
130(2)
9.9 Nuclear Models
132(5)
10 Fields and Particles
137(16)
10.1 Once Upon a Time
137(2)
10.2 The Particle Zoo
139(1)
10.3 The Standard Model
140(1)
10.4 Leptons
140(1)
10.5 Hadrons
141(2)
10.6 Bosons
143(1)
10.7 The Role of Symmetries
144(3)
10.8 Gauge Symmetries and the Fundamental Interactions
147(2)
10.9 The Problem of the Mass and the Higgs Boson
149(1)
10.10 What About Gravitons?
149(1)
10.11 Outstanding Issues
150(3)
10.11.1 Antimatter
150(1)
10.11.2 Supersymmetry
150(1)
10.11.3 Strings
151(1)
10.11.4 Ptolemy and Quantum Field Theory
151(2)
11 Cosmology
153(26)
11.1 The Time of Myths: Cosmogonies and Cosmologies
153(1)
11.2 Ancient Rational Cosmology
154(1)
11.3 Is the Universe Infinite, Homogeneous and Eternal?
155(2)
11.4 Relativistic Cosmology
157(2)
11.5 The Universe Expands, but Are We Really Sure?
159(5)
11.6 The Cosmic Microwave Background
164(3)
11.7 The Standard Universe Before 1998
167(3)
11.8 Old and New Problems
170(1)
11.9 The Missing Mass
170(1)
11.10 The Foamy Distribution of Galaxies
171(1)
11.11 The Accelerated Expansion
172(1)
11.12 The Flatness of Space
173(1)
11.13 The Concordance Model of the Universe
174(2)
11.14 Alternative Scenarios
176(3)
Reference
177(2)
12 Complexity and Universality
179(16)
12.1 Simplicity and Complexity
179(2)
12.2 Complexity Theory
181(3)
12.3 On the Edge of Chaos
184(1)
12.4 Fractality
185(1)
12.5 An Epistemological Conjecture
186(1)
12.6 Phenomenological Universalities (PUNs)
187(3)
12.7 The Universality of Growth
190(5)
References
192(3)
13 Conclusions and Philosophical Implications
195(16)
13.1 Introduction
195(1)
13.2 Anthropic Principle
196(2)
13.3 Variability of the Physical Constants
198(2)
13.4 Determinism Versus Free Will
200(1)
13.5 Entanglement Revisited
201(3)
13.6 Reality and the Role of the Observer
204(2)
13.7 What Do We Really Know About the Universe?
206(1)
13.8 Philosophical Implications of Relativity
207(1)
13.9 Philosophical Implications of Quantum Mechanics
208(1)
13.10 Final Conclusions
209(2)
References
210(1)
Index 211
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).