02527nam 2200637Ia 450 991082747190332120200520144314.01-282-44259-79786612442599981-283-547-4(CKB)2550000000002319(EBL)477229(OCoLC)567708880(SSID)ssj0000342043(PQKBManifestationID)11240189(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342043(PQKBWorkID)10270514(PQKB)10755897(MiAaPQ)EBC477229(WSP)00000443(Au-PeEL)EBL477229(CaPaEBR)ebr10361676(CaONFJC)MIL244259(EXLCZ)99255000000000231920090831d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrQuantum themes the charms of the microworld /Thanu Padmanabhan1st ed.Singapore ;Hackensack, NJ World Scientificc20091 online resource (238 p.)Includes index.981-283-545-8 Preface; Contents; 1. The hubris of classical physics; 2. And then there was Einstein; 3. Madness of the micro-world; 4. Particles, particles everywhere; 5. Cosmos and the quantum; 6. Matters of gravity; 7. In the beginning .; IndexQuantum theory is one of the more abstract branches of theoretical physics, yet it makes clear and concrete predictions which are repeatedly verified experimentally. More recently, there has been some confluence between the concepts of microphysics and those of macrophysics. Currently fashionable ideas in cosmology are also deeply linked to concepts from quantum theory, thus piquing greater interest in this subject. This timely book takes stock of what quantum theory has achieved and where it is leading to at present, in a manner understandable to an educated layman. The book describes conceptCosmologyMathematical statisticsMicrophysicsQuantum theoryCosmology.Mathematical statistics.Microphysics.Quantum theory.530.11530.12Padmanabhan T(Thanu),1957-49516MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827471903321Quantum themes4196528UNINA