04342nam 22008175 450 991025463290332120200629160324.03-319-31691-510.1007/978-3-319-31691-8(CKB)3710000000718065(DE-He213)978-3-319-31691-8(MiAaPQ)EBC5577867(MiAaPQ)EBC6314778(Au-PeEL)EBL5577867(OCoLC)949269998(Au-PeEL)EBL6314778(OCoLC)1195823934(PPN)194077888(EXLCZ)99371000000071806520160507d2016 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPhysics: The Ultimate Adventure /by Ross Barrett, Pier Paolo Delsanto, Angelo Tartaglia1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (XVI, 218 p. 39 illus., 25 illus. in color.) Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,2192-47913-319-31690-7 The Whats and Wherefores of Physics -- Dramatis Personae (The Actors) -- Is Physics an Exact Science? -- Newton and Beyond -- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics -- Electromagnetism and Cracks in the Edifice of Classical Physics -- Relativity -- Quantum Mechanics -- Atomic and Nuclear Physics -- Fields and Particles -- Cosmology -- Complexity -- Conclusions and Philosophical Implications.This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no math - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) and Complexity Theory. En route it delves into the historical landmarks and revolutions that brought about our current understanding of the universe. The book is written mainly for those with little scientific background, both college students and lay readers alike, who are curious about the world of modern physics. Unsolved problems are highlighted and the philosophical implications of the sometimes astounding modern discoveries are discussed. Along the way the reader gains an insight into the mindset and methodology of a physicist.Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,2192-4791AstronomyAstrophysicsPhysicsQuantum physicsContinuum physicsElementary particles (Physics)Quantum field theoryAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22006History and Philosophical Foundations of Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P29000Quantum Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19080Popular Science in Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q29000Classical and Continuum Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P2100XElementary Particles, Quantum Field Theoryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P23029Astronomy.Astrophysics.Physics.Quantum physics.Continuum physics.Elementary particles (Physics).Quantum field theory.Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.Quantum Physics.Popular Science in Physics.Classical and Continuum Physics.Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.520Barrett Rossauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut809917Delsanto Pier Paoloauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autTartaglia Angeloauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254632903321Physics: The Ultimate Adventure1897151UNINA