LEADER 04147nam 22007455 450 001 9910735796903321 005 20230720094511.0 010 $a3-031-33334-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-33334-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30661054 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30661054 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-33334-7 035 $a(PPN)272257044 035 $a(CKB)27704250600041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927704250600041 100 $a20230720d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFacts of Matter and Light $eTen Physics Experiments that Shaped Our Understanding of Nature /$fby Christian Maes 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (177 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Maes, Christian Facts of Matter and Light Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031333330 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChapter 1. The Winners Are -- Chapter 2. Free Fall -- Chapter 3. Electromagnetic and Optical Unification -- Chapter 4. Looking at Fluctuations -- Chapter 5. Quantization -- Chapter 6. Wave-like Nature -- Chapter 7. Finding Structure: Scattering and Fission -- Chapter 8. Light in the Universe and the Invariance of Proper Time -- Chapter 9. Dynamical Activity of the Vacuum -- Chapter 10. Phase Transitions -- Chapter 11. Nonlocality: Spooky Action at a Distance -- Chapter 12. Future Experiments. . 330 $aThe main aim of this book is to shine a spotlight on key experiments and their crucial importance for advancing our understanding of physics. Physics is an empirical science, and experiments have always been a driving force in the development of our understanding of nature. Facts matter. In that sense, the book attempts to be complementary to the many popularizations of theoretical physics, and to counterbalance the frequent emphasis there on more speculative ideas. Experimental physics is also an essential pillar in physics teaching, as well as helping broader audiences to better understand important concepts, particularly in challenging fields such as relativity or quantum physics, where our common sense intuition often fails. Readers are taken on an historical journey, starting with ?Free Fall? and culminating in ?Spooky Action at a Distance?. En route they will encounter many important branches of physics, whose main ideas and theoretical description will be given a more empirical meaning. At the end, the reader is invited to reflect on what could be exciting and important directions for fundamental physics. All readers with an undergraduate degree in physical sciences or engineering will enjoy and learn much from this stimulating and original text. 606 $aGravitation 606 $aQuantum theory 606 $aGeometrical optics 606 $aWave theory of light 606 $aElectrodynamics 606 $aOptical spectroscopy 606 $aNuclear physics 606 $aGravitational Physics 606 $aQuantum Physics 606 $aClassical Optics, Geometric and Wave optics 606 $aClassical Electrodynamics 606 $aOptical Spectroscopy 606 $aNuclear and Particle Physics 615 0$aGravitation. 615 0$aQuantum theory. 615 0$aGeometrical optics. 615 0$aWave theory of light. 615 0$aElectrodynamics. 615 0$aOptical spectroscopy. 615 0$aNuclear physics. 615 14$aGravitational Physics. 615 24$aQuantum Physics. 615 24$aClassical Optics, Geometric and Wave optics. 615 24$aClassical Electrodynamics. 615 24$aOptical Spectroscopy. 615 24$aNuclear and Particle Physics. 676 $a530.078 676 $a530.078 700 $aMaes$b Christian$01059817 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910735796903321 996 $aFacts of Matter and Light$93418737 997 $aUNINA