Revolutions in twentieth-century physics / David Griffiths, Reed College.

By:

Griffiths, David J. (David Jeffery), 1942-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (x, 174 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781139840675
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1139060120
9781283836074
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9781139843041
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Revolutions in twentieth-century physics.DDC classification:

530 23

LOC classification:

QC174.12 .G75154 2013eb

Other classification:

SCI015000

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Contents:

1. Classical foundations -- 2. Special relativity -- 3. Quantum mechanics -- 4. Elementary particles -- 5. Cosmology.

Summary: "The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics - relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles and cosmology - this clear and lively account will interest anyone who has wondered what Einstein, Bohr, Schrödinger and Heisenberg were really talking about. The book discusses quarks and leptons, antiparticles and Feynman diagrams, curved space-time, the Big Bang and the expanding Universe. Suitable for undergraduate students in non-science as well as science subjects, it uses problems and worked examples to help readers develop an understanding of what recent advances in physics actually mean"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Classical foundations -- 2. Special relativity -- 3. Quantum mechanics -- 4. Elementary particles -- 5. Cosmology.

"The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics - relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles and cosmology - this clear and lively account will interest anyone who has wondered what Einstein, Bohr, Schrödinger and Heisenberg were really talking about. The book discusses quarks and leptons, antiparticles and Feynman diagrams, curved space-time, the Big Bang and the expanding Universe. Suitable for undergraduate students in non-science as well as science subjects, it uses problems and worked examples to help readers develop an understanding of what recent advances in physics actually mean"-- Provided by publisher.