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States of Matter, States of Mind is an easy-to-read introduction to the way the physical world is put together and stays together. The book presents the fundamental ideas and particles of the makeup of the universe to enable understanding of matter…

Stephen Hawking is de bekendste theoretisch natuurkundige van onze tijd, maar slechts weinig mensen buiten zijn vakgebied weten wat hij gedaan heeft. Voor het grote publiek is hij een legendarische figuur van tragische dimensies en desondanks…

String theory has advanced rapidly over the last 15 years and is increasingly seen as the best, and perhaps only, route to the complete unification of the four fundamental forces--the so-called "theory of everything". This text provides, in two…

2005 has been designated "World Year of Physics" to celebrate the publication of Einstein's Theory of Relativity one hundred years ago. In commemoration of this landmark anniversary, Oxford University Press brings Abraham Pais' major work on…

Many scientists believe we are on the verge of a "Theory of Everything" - a complete unification of all the fundamental forces and particles of nature. In this book, the physicist and author Paul Davies gives an account of the quest for a superforce…

Since Einstein, physicists have been pursuing a holy grail - a single theory that would order all the subatomic particles in the universe and unify the forces of nature. Such a theory would answer questions like: How did the universe begin? What is…

Geared to the layperson, a clear, concise, non-mathematical explanation of the "Theory of Everything" and its profound implications is followed by transcripts of interviews with most of the physicists involved in its development. Davies is always on…

Predicting the next stage in physics, supersymmetry, the author shows readers why this search for the theory underlying the basic structure of the universe will dominate the science in the future. The physical theory called "supersymmetry" is as yet…

Dit boek gaat over symmetrieën op de allerkleinste schaal in de natuurkunde, namelijk in de deeltjesfysica. Het laat zien dat abstracte groepentheorie een sleutelrol speelt in het beschrijven van de elementaire deeltjes, inclusief hun mogelijke…

In The Age of Entanglement, Louisa Gilder brings to life one of the pivotal debates in twentieth century physics. In 1935, Albert Einstein famously showed that, according to the quantum theory, separated particles could act as if intimately…