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When the uncertainty principle goes to 11 : or how to explain quantum physics with heavy metal / Philip Moriarty ; illustrations by Pete McPartlan.
Van Pelt Library QC174.123 .M67 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moriarty, Philip, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quantum theory--Popular works.
- Quantum theory.
- Quantum theory--Miscellanea.
- Heavy metal (Music)--Miscellanea.
- Heavy metal (Music).
- Music and science--Miscellanea.
- Music and science.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- When the uncertainty principle goes to eleven
- Place of Publication:
- Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2018]
- Summary:
- "In When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to Eleven, Moriarty explains the mysteries of the universe's inner workings via drum beats and feedback: You'll discover how the Heisenberg uncertainty principle comes into play with every chugging guitar riff, what wave interference has to do with Iron Maiden, and why metalheads in mosh pits behave just like molecules in a gas"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Permanent waves
- Banging a different drum
- From Fourier to fear factory
- Running to stand still
- A quantum leap: thinking inside the box
- Giants of the infinitesimal
- Uncertainty blurs the vision
- Into another dimension
- Into the void
- In and out of phase
- Caught in a mosh
- Conclusion: And the bands played on.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Moriarty, Philip, 1968- author. When the uncertainty principle goes to 11
- ISBN:
- 9781944648527
- 1944648526
- OCLC:
- 1037884963
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