Don't be afraid of physics : quantum mechanics, relativity and cosmology for everyone / Ross Barrett, Pier Paolo Delsanto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrett, Ross (Physicist), author.

Delsanto, Pier Paolo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Popular works.

Physics.

Cosmology.

Quantum theory.

Mathematical physics.

Genre:

Popular works.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

With the aid of entertaining short stories, anecdotes, lucid explanations and straight-forward figures, this book challenges the perception that the world of physics is inaccessible to the non-expert. Beginning with Neanderthal man, it traces the evolution of human reason and understanding from paradoxes and optical illusions to gravitational waves, black holes and dark energy. On the way, it provides insights into the mind-boggling advances at the frontiers of physics and cosmology. Unsolved problems and contradictions are highlighted, and contentious issues in modern physics are discussed in a non-dogmatic way in a language comprehensible to the non-scientist. It has something for everyone.

Contents:

Part I: What is science all about?

The Ultimate Question

The Meaning of Understanding

Truth and Beauty

Gödel, Hawking and the Foundations of Physics

Part II: Today's Frontiers

The Incredible Quantum Mechanics

Special Relativity

General Relativity

The Most Accurate Theory in Physics

The Standard Model of Fundamental Particles

How the World Began

Modern Cosmology

Part III: Open Questions

Issues for the Future

Appendices. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

Other Format:

Print version: Barrett, Ross Don't Be Afraid of Physics

ISBN:

9783030634094

3030634094

OCLC:

1228042938

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