02426nam 2200469Ia 450 991096672980332120251116214633.01-4237-4626-0(CKB)1000000000457966(OCoLC)62868605(CaPaEBR)ebrary10106670(MiAaPQ)EBC3001897(Au-PeEL)EBL3001897(CaPaEBR)ebr10106670(OCoLC)630532038(EXLCZ)99100000000045796620050214d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe equations icons of knowledge /Sander Bais1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Pressc20051 online resource (97 p.)0-674-01967-9 Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- The tautological toolkit -- Rise and fall: The logistic equation -- Mechanics and gravity: Newton's dynamical equations and universal law of gravity -- The electromagnetic force: The Lorentz force law -- A local conservation law: The continuity equation -- Electrodynamics: The Maxwell equations -- Electromagnetic waves: The wave equations -- Solitary waves: The Korteweg-De Vries equation -- Thermodynamics: The three laws of thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory: The Boltzmann equation -- Hydrodynamics: The Navier-Stokes equations -- Special relativity: Relativistic kinematics -- General relativity: The Einstein equations -- Quantum mechanics: The Schrödinger equation -- The relativistic electron: The Dirac equation -- The strong force: Quantum chromodynamics -- Electro-weak interactions: The Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model -- String theory: The superstring action -- Back to the future: A final perspective.In this book by the renowned Dutch physicist Sander Bais, the equations that govern our world unfold in all their formal grace and their deeper meaning as core symbols of our civilization.Equations, Theory ofLogic, Symbolic and mathematicalEquations, Theory of.Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.512.9/4Bais Sander320549MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966729803321The equations4458295UNINA