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A universe of atoms, an atom in the universe / Mark P. Silverman.
LIBRA QC21.3 .S55 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silverman, Mark P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- Quantum theory.
- Physical Description:
- x, 417 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer, [2002]
- Summary:
- This is a book of essays describing some of the strange systems that Silverman has investigated over the years, systems whose properties or behavior are surprising not only to the general reader but in some cases even to the seasoned physicist. A sort of personal odyssey in physics, the book uses little mathematics, and anyone with a little college physics will be able to read it with pleasure.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: And yet it moves. c1993.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0387954376
- OCLC:
- 48773989
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