Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics
Autor Carlos I. Calleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 mai 2020
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- Provides up-to-date coverage of modern physics,
- Offers nonscience students and laymen access to the highest peaks of physics,
- Showcases modern applications of physics in our everyday world.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781138364882
ISBN-10: 1138364886
Pagini: 474
Ilustrații: 705
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:3rd edition
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
ISBN-10: 1138364886
Pagini: 474
Ilustrații: 705
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:3rd edition
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
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Cuprins
Part I Introductory Concepts
Chapter 1 Physics: The Fundamental Science...............................................................................3
Part II The Laws of Mechanics
Chapter 2 The Description of Motion.......................................................................................... 19
Chapter 3 The Laws of Mechanics: Newton’s Laws of Motion................................................... 31
Chapter 4 Energy......................................................................................................................... 45
Chapter 5 Conservation of Energy and Momentum.................................................................... 55
Chapter 6 Rotation and the Universal Law of Gravitation..........................................................69
Chapter 7 Atoms: Building Blocks of the Universe.....................................................................93
Chapter 8 The Heart of the Atom: The Nucleus........................................................................ 105
Chapter 9 Fluids......................................................................................................................... 113
Part IV Thermodynamics
Chapter 10 Heat and Temperature............................................................................................... 135
Chapter 11 The Laws of Thermodynamics................................................................................. 151
Part V Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 12 Electricity.................................................................................................................. 167
Chapter 13 Applied Electricity.................................................................................................... 181
Chapter 14 Electromagnetism...................................................................................................... 199
Part VI Waves
Chapter 15 Wave Motion............................................................................................................. 219
Chapter 16 Sound......................................................................................................................... 235
Chapter 17 Optics........................................................................................................................ 253274
Chapter 18 The Nature of Light................................................................................................... 275
Part VII Modern Physics
Chapter 19 The Special Theory of Relativity..............................................................................297
Chapter 20 The General Theory of Relativity............................................................................. 315
Chapter 21 The Early Atomic Theory......................................................................................... 333
Chapter 22 Quantum Mechanics................................................................................................. 343
Chapter 23 Nuclear Physics......................................................................................................... 355
Chapter 24 Elementary Particles................................................................................................. 371
Chapter 25 Unifying Physics....................................................................................................... 383
Chapter 26 Superstrings............................................................................................................... 393
Chapter 27 The Origin of the Universe....................................................................................... 401
Appendix A: Powers of Ten 411
Appendix B: The Elements 415
Appendix C: Nobel Prize Winners in Physics 419
Appendix D: Physics Timeline 425
Chapter 1 Physics: The Fundamental Science...............................................................................3
Part II The Laws of Mechanics
Chapter 2 The Description of Motion.......................................................................................... 19
Chapter 3 The Laws of Mechanics: Newton’s Laws of Motion................................................... 31
Chapter 4 Energy......................................................................................................................... 45
Chapter 5 Conservation of Energy and Momentum.................................................................... 55
Chapter 6 Rotation and the Universal Law of Gravitation..........................................................69
Chapter 7 Atoms: Building Blocks of the Universe.....................................................................93
Chapter 8 The Heart of the Atom: The Nucleus........................................................................ 105
Chapter 9 Fluids......................................................................................................................... 113
Part IV Thermodynamics
Chapter 10 Heat and Temperature............................................................................................... 135
Chapter 11 The Laws of Thermodynamics................................................................................. 151
Part V Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 12 Electricity.................................................................................................................. 167
Chapter 13 Applied Electricity.................................................................................................... 181
Chapter 14 Electromagnetism...................................................................................................... 199
Part VI Waves
Chapter 15 Wave Motion............................................................................................................. 219
Chapter 16 Sound......................................................................................................................... 235
Chapter 17 Optics........................................................................................................................ 253274
Chapter 18 The Nature of Light................................................................................................... 275
Part VII Modern Physics
Chapter 19 The Special Theory of Relativity..............................................................................297
Chapter 20 The General Theory of Relativity............................................................................. 315
Chapter 21 The Early Atomic Theory......................................................................................... 333
Chapter 22 Quantum Mechanics................................................................................................. 343
Chapter 23 Nuclear Physics......................................................................................................... 355
Chapter 24 Elementary Particles................................................................................................. 371
Chapter 25 Unifying Physics....................................................................................................... 383
Chapter 26 Superstrings............................................................................................................... 393
Chapter 27 The Origin of the Universe....................................................................................... 401
Appendix A: Powers of Ten 411
Appendix B: The Elements 415
Appendix C: Nobel Prize Winners in Physics 419
Appendix D: Physics Timeline 425
Notă biografică
Dr. Carlos I. Calle is a NASA senior research scientist and the founder and director of NASA’s Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at the Kennedy Space Center. He holds a doctorate in theoretical nuclear physics from Ohio University. Dr. Calle has been working on the physical properties of the lunar and Martian soil and is currently designing and building instrumentation for future planetary exploration missions. As one of the world experts on the electrostatic properties of the lunar and Martian dust, he has been working on methods to keep dust from the space suits and equipment being planned for the lunar exploration missions. He is also involved in applying physics solutions to increase the safety of space flight. He is the recipient of numerous NASA awards, including the NASA Exceptional Technological Achievement Medal in 2010 and the Spaceflight Awareness Award in 2003 for exceptional contributions to the space program. He has over 150 scientific publications and several patents
Descriere
This fully updated third edition continues to take readers on a uniquely accessible journey through physics, explaining the basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, right up through the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin of and structure of the universe, and the beginning of time.