The success of this best-selling algebra/trigonometry based physics text is evidenced by a growing list of over 700 schools using the book. The fourth edition continues the standard of excellence with up-to-the-minute revisions, vibrant photography…
Advancing technology in many diverse fields has brought about profound change in every facet of life. The rapid developments in strategic defence and laser research, superconductivity, computers and telecommunications rivet the attention of millions…
This collection of original papers on the special and general theories of relativity is an unabridged translation of the 4th edition of Das Relativitatsprinzip, together with a revised edition of an additional paper by H. A. Lorentz.
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Here are the 11 papers that forged the general and special theories of relativity: seven papers by Einstein, plus two papers by Lorentz and one each by Minkowski and Weyl. "A thrill to read again the original papers by these giants
Het boek behandelt de verschillende orden van oneindigheid. In ongeveer chronologische volgorde wordt de ontwikkeling van de wiskunde gevolgd om uiteindelijk fascinerende zaken als Julia-fractals en de Mandelbrot-set te verklaren. 'Oneindigheid' gaat…
Chaotic phenomena flourish in nature. They often originate in systems whose components are governed by simple laws, but whose overall behaviour is very complex. This text aims to give an elementary introduction to the theory of chaotic systems and to…
De hoogleraar theoretische natuurkunde geeft zijn visie op het ontstaan en de evolutie van het leven waarbij hij beargumenteert dat een en ander op méér berust dan alleen natuurkundige wetten en toevallige gebeurtenissen.