In Dark Secrets of Physics, Teller returns to the fundamentals of physics to share with readers his unbridled enthusiasm for the world of physical reality -- from the nature of molecules to quantum mechanics and superconductors, from the elementary…
Dit boek dat de speciale en algemene relativiteitstheorie behandelt, is in 1916 geschreven door de opsteller van deze theorie, Albert Einstein. Het is een klassiek boekwerkje in relatief bevattelijke taal over een natuurkundig onderwerp dat in de…
Plasma physics may hold the key to a virtually inexhaustible future energy source through the control of thermonuclear reactions. The complexity of plasma physics makes it a difficult subject to write about in popular terms, but the authors of The…
'The path of paradox is the path of truth,' said Oscar Wilde, and as this lively and fascinating book reveals, nowhere is this maxim more appropriate than in the field of physics. Against all the dictates of logic and common sense, paradoxes are the…
What could quantum mechanics have in common with the philosophical musings of the ancient Greeks? In our age of multimillion-dollar supercolliders, it's hard to imagine that modern physics owes anything to thinkers who predate Descartes. But French…
Quantum mechanics stands as one of the most remarkable achievements of the 20th century, providing startling insight into the nature of matter and a spectacularly successful predictive theory. However, while the predictive ability of the quantum…
This book has stood the test of time as one of the classic textbooks of physics. It ranks up there with Reitz, Milford & Christy ("Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory") and Symon ("Mechanics") as one of the most-used textbooks in the…
This is a great introductory book for the world of particle physics and more. I'm a computer science student at the CERN Sumer School 2009 and I find this book very helpful following the lectures. Mr. Close is a great lecturer and an inspiring…
Nobelprijswinnaar Frank Wilczek presenteert met aanstekelijk plezier de tien grondbeginselen van de moderne natuurkunde die ons doen begrijpen hoe de wereld werkt en hoe wij daar als mensen in passen.Hij scheidt feit van fictie, geeft een glimp van…
Our understanding of nature's deepest reality has changed radically, but almost without our noticing, over the past twenty-five years. Transcending the clash of older ideas about matter and space, acclaimed physicist Frank Wilczek explains a…