Physics category: 13946 books
Foundations of Mathematics and Physics One Century After Hilbert
New Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2018
This book explores the rich and deep interplay between mathematics and physics one century after David Hilbert’s works from 1891 to 1933, published by Springer in six volumes. The most prominent scientists in various domains of these disciplines contribute to this volume providing insight to their...
by Alexander I Studenikin
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This volume is devoted to a wide variety of investigations, both in theory and experiment, of particle physics such as electroweak theory, fundamental symmetries, tests of the Standard Model and beyond, neutrino and astroparticle physics, heavy quark physics, non-perturbative QCD, quantum gravity...
Geek Physics
Surprising Answers to the Planet's Most Interesting Questions
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Have you ever wondered whether a human could really fly with wings like a bird’s? What about how many zombies you could actually drive through? Or whether airplanes could save fuel by using iPads instead of paper safety manuals? How about whether Superman could really punch someone into space?
In...
by Paul Davidovits
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018
A best-selling resource now in its fifth edition*,* Paul Davidovits’ Physics in Biology and Medicine provides a high-quality and highly relevant physics grounding for students working toward careers in the medical and related professions. The text does not assume a prior background in physics, but...
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Guido Altarelli's Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Guido Altarelli was a leading figure in 20th century particle physics. His scientific contributions and leadership played a key role in the development of the Standard Model of fundamental interactions, as well as the current search for new physics beyond it, both at and beyond CERN. This book is...
by CHARLES SMITH, WILLIS TOWER, THOMAS COPE
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
ON THE STUDY OF PHYSICS
When a pupil begins the study of Physics he has in his possession many bits of knowledge which are fundamental in the science. He has learned to throw a ball and can tell how a thrown ball moves. He has drawn out nails with a claw hammer. He has seen wood float and iron...
Void
The Strange Physics of Nothing
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
The rising star author of The Physics of Wall Street explores why “nothing” may hold the key to the next era of theoretical physics James Owen Weatherall’s previous book, The Physics of Wall Street, was a New York Times best-seller and named one of Physics Today’s five most intriguing books of...
Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point : New Directions for the Physics of Time
New Directions for the Physics of Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 1996
Why is the future so different from the past? Why does the past affect the future and not the other way around? What does quantum mechanics really tell us about the world? In this important and accessible book Huw Price throws fascinating new light on some of the great mysteries of modern physics...
by Emilio Segrè
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
In this biography of Enrico Fermi (1901-54), who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1938 for his work on radioactivity by neutron bombardment and his discovery of transuranic elements and who achieved the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in Chicago in 1942, his student, collaborator, fellow...
Nonlinear Mathematical Physics and Natural Hazards
Selected Papers from the International School and Workshop held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 28 November – 02 December, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
This book is devoted to current advances in the field of nonlinear mathematical physics and modeling of critical phenomena that can lead to catastrophic events. Pursuing a multidisciplinary approach, it gathers the work of scientists who are developing mathematical and computational methods for the...
Mad About Modern Physics
Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
More mind-bending fun in physics
The sequel to the popular Mad About Physics, Mad About Modern Physics promises endless hours of entertaining, challenging fun. With detailed answers to hundreds of questions ("Are fluorescent lights dangerous to your health?", "What is a fuel cell?"),...
by Nicolae Sfetcu
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2014
The book is an overview of the major subfields and concepts in physics, including a brief outline of the history of physics and its subfields.
Physics (from Greek from φυσικός (phusikos): natural, from φύσις (fysis): Nature) is the science of Nature in the broadest sense. Physicists...
by Prasanta Misra
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Physics of Condensed Matter is designed for a two-semester graduate course on condensed matter physics for students in physics and materials science. While the book offers fundamental ideas and topic areas of condensed matter physics, it also includes many recent topics of interest on which graduate...
by Carlos A. Bertulani
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell provides a clear, concise, and up-to-date overview of the atomic nucleus and the theories that seek to explain it. Bringing together a systematic explanation of hadrons, nuclei, and stars for the first time in one volume, Carlos A. Bertulani provides the core material...