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Autore: Ross Barrett; Pier Paolo Delsanto; Angelo Tartaglia
Titolo: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics; Physics: The Ultimate Adventure
Editore: Springer; Springer International Publishing
218 Pagine
Anno di pubblicazione: 2016-05-13
Cham; CH
Stampato / Fatto in
Lingua: Inglese
48,14 € (DE)
49,49 € (AT)
53,50 CHF (CH)
POD
XVI, 218 p. 39 illus., 25 illus. in color.

BB; Hardcover, Softcover / Physik, Astronomie/Astronomie; Astronomie, Raum und Zeit; Verstehen; Principles of physics without math; Philosophical implications of physics; Essentials of quantum mechanics; Essentials of elementary particles; Relativity explained simply; Concepts of space and time; Concepts of cosmology; Revolutions in physics; Universality and Complexity; Experimental physics; Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences; Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy; Quantum Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Classical and Continuum Physics; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory; Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie; Physik; Quantenphysik (Quantenmechanik und Quantenfeldtheorie); Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften; Klassische Mechanik; Teilchen- und Hochenergiephysik; EA; BC

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no math - 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.