Hidden Unity in Nature's Laws

John C. Taylor

490 pages, parution le 01/06/2001

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Résumé

As physics has progressed through the ages it has succeeded in explaining more and more diverse phenomena with fewer and fewer underlying principles. This lucid and wide-ranging book explains how this understanding has developed by periodically uncovering unexpected ‘hidden unities' in nature. The author deftly steers the reader on a fascinating path which goes to the heart of physics - the search and discovery of elegant laws which unify and simplify our understanding of the intricate Universe in which we live. Starting with the Ancient Greeks, the author traces the development of major concepts in physics right up to the present day. Throughout, the presentation is crisp and informative and only a minimum of mathematics is used. Any reader with a background in mathematics or physics will find this book a fascinating insight into the development of our fundamental understanding of the world, and the apparent simplicity underlying it.

Contents

Preface
1. Motion on earth and in the heavens
2. Energy, heat, and chance
3. Electricity and magnetism
4. Light
5. Space and time
6. Least action
7. Gravitation and curved spacetime
8. The quantum revolution
9. Quantum theory with special relativity
10. Order breaks symmetry
11. Quarks and what hold them together
12. Unifying weak forces with QED
13. Gravitation plus quantum theory - stars and black holes
14. Particles, symmetries and the universe
15. Queries
16. Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	John C. Taylor
Parution	01/06/2001
Nb. de pages	490
Format	15 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	669g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521659383
ISBN13	978-0-521-65938-3