LEADER 05245nam 2200769 450 001 9910790720103321 005 20211018122849.0 010 $a0-691-19637-0 010 $a1-4008-4836-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400848362 035 $a(CKB)2550000001179370 035 $a(EBL)1535180 035 $a(OCoLC)867049768 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001081541 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12491597 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001081541 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11079117 035 $a(PQKB)11498722 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1535180 035 $a(DE-B1597)459794 035 $a(OCoLC)984686903 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400848362 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1535180 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10823638 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL559509 035 $z(PPN)199244642 035 $a(PPN)187962022 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001179370 100 $a20140118d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurunu---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWizards, aliens, and starships $ephysics and math in fantasy and science fiction /$fCharles L. Adler 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton, New Jersey :$cPrinceton University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (393 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-691-14715-9 311 0 $a1-306-28258-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tCHAPTER ONE. PLAYING THE GAME --$tI. POTTER PHYSICS --$tCHAPTER TWO. HARRY POTTER AND THE GREAT CONSERVATION LAWS --$tCHAPTER THREE. WHY HOGWARTS IS SO DARK --$tCHAPTER FOUR. FANTASTIC BEASTS AND HOW TO DISPROVE THEM --$tII. SPACE TRAVEL --$tCHAPTER FIVE. WHY COMPUTERS GET BETTER AND CARS CAN'T (MUCH) --$tCHAPTER SIX. VACATIONS IN SPACE --$tCHAPTER SEVEN. SPACE COLONIES --$tCHAPTER EIGHT. THE SPACE ELEVATOR --$tCHAPTER NINE. MANNED INTERPLANETARY TRAVEL --$tCHAPTER TEN. ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS --$tCHAPTER ELEVEN. SPECULATIVE PROPULSION SYSTEMS --$tCHAPTER TWELVE. INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL AND RELATIVITY --$tCHAPTER THIRTEEN FASTER-THAN-LIGHT TRAVEL AND TIME TRAVEL. --$tIII. WORLDS AND ALIENS --$tCHAPTER FOURTEEN. DESIGNING A HABITABLE PLANET --$tCHAPTER FIFTEEN. THE SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR SPOCK --$tCHAPTER SIXTEEN. THE MATHEMATICS OF TALKING WITH ALIENS --$tIV. YEAR GOOGOL --$tCHAPTER SEVENTEEN. THE SHORT-TERM SURVIVAL OF HUMANITY --$tCHAPTER EIGHTEEN. WORLD-BUILDING --$tCHAPTER NINETEEN. DYSON SPHERES AND RINGWORLDS --$tCHAPTER TWENTY. ADVANCED CIVILIZATIONS AND THE KARDASHEV SCALE --$tCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. A GOOGOL YEARS --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tAPPENDIX: NEWTON'S THREE LAWS OF MOTION --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tINDEX 330 $aFrom teleportation and space elevators to alien contact and interstellar travel, science fiction and fantasy writers have come up with some brilliant and innovative ideas. Yet how plausible are these ideas--for instance, could Mr. Weasley's flying car in the Harry Potter books really exist? Which concepts might actually happen, and which ones wouldn't work at all? Wizards, Aliens, and Starships delves into the most extraordinary details in science fiction and fantasy--such as time warps, shape changing, rocket launches, and illumination by floating candle--and shows readers the physics and math behind the phenomena. With simple mathematical models, and in most cases using no more than high school algebra, Charles Adler ranges across a plethora of remarkable imaginings, from the works of Ursula K. Le Guin to Star Trek and Avatar, to explore what might become reality. Adler explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. He examines space travel and wonders why it isn't cheaper and more common today. Adler also discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. He concludes by investigating the future survival of humanity and other intelligent races. Throughout, he cites an abundance of science fiction and fantasy authors, and includes concise descriptions of stories as well as an appendix on Newton's laws of motion. Wizards, Aliens, and Starships will speak to anyone wanting to know about the correct--and incorrect--science of science fiction and fantasy. 606 $aFantasy literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aScience fiction$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPhysics in literature 606 $aMathematics in literature 606 $aPhysics$vMiscellanea 606 $aMathematics$vMiscellanea 615 0$aFantasy literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aScience fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aPhysics in literature. 615 0$aMathematics in literature. 615 0$aPhysics 615 0$aMathematics 676 $a809.3/8762 686 $aHG 672$2rvk 700 $aAdler$b Charles L$01577897 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790720103321 996 $aWizards, aliens, and starships$93856873 997 $aUNINA LEADER 05216nam 22006494a 450 001 9910830833103321 005 20230617031014.0 010 $a1-280-34412-1 010 $a9786610344123 010 $a0-470-23232-3 010 $a0-471-46958-0 010 $a0-471-46957-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000019036 035 $a(EBL)183654 035 $a(OCoLC)56030579 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290086 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11226999 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290086 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10402907 035 $a(PQKB)10758479 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC183654 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000019036 100 $a20030324d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBionanotechnology$b[electronic resource] $elessons from nature /$fDavid S. Goodsell 210 $aHoboken $cWiley-Liss$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (351 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-471-41719-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-322) and index. 327 $aBIONANOTECHNOLOGY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 The Quest for Nanotechnology; Biotechnology and the Two-Week Revolution; From Biotechnology to Bionanotechnology; What is Bionanotechnology?; 2 Bionanomachines in Action; The Unfamiliar World of Bionanomachines; Gravity and inertia are negligible at the nanoscale; Nanomachines show atomic granularity; Thermal motion is a significant force at the nanoscale; Bionanomachines require a water environment; Modern Biomaterials; Most natural bionanomachines are composed of protein; Nucleic acids carry information; Lipids are used for infrastructure 327 $aPolysaccharides are used in specialized structural rolesThe Legacy of Evolution; Evolution has placed significant limitations on the properties of natural biomolecules; Guided Tour of Natural Bionanomachinery; 3 Biomolecular Design and Biotechnology; Recombinant DNA Technology; DNA may be engineered with commercially available enzymes; Site-directed mutagenesis makes specific changes in the genome; Fusion proteins combine two functions; Monoclonal Antibodies; Biomolecular Structure Determination; X-ray crystallography provides atomic structures 327 $aNMR spectroscopy may be used to derive atomic structuresElectron microscopy reveals molecular morphology; Atomic force microscopy probes the surface of biomolecules; Molecular Modeling; Bionanomachines are visualized with computer graphics; Computer modeling is used to predict biomolecular structure and function; The protein folding problem; Docking simulations predict the modes of biomolecular interaction; New functionalities are developed with computer-assisted molecular design; 4 Structural Principles of Bionanotechnology; Natural Bionanomachinery is Designed for a Specific Environment 327 $aA Hierarchical Strategy Allows Construction of NanomachinesThe Raw Materials: Biomolecular Structure and Stability; Molecules are composed of atoms linked by covalent bonds; Dispersion and repulsion forces act at close range; Hydrogen bonds provide stability and specificity; Electrostatic interactions are formed between charged atoms; The hydrophobic effect stabilizes biomolecules in water; Protein Folding; Not all protein sequences adopt stable structures; Globular proteins have a hierarchical structure; Stable globular structure requires a combination of design strategies 327 $aChaperones provide the optimal environment for foldingRigidity can make proteins more stable at high temperatures; Many proteins make use of disorder; Self-Assembly; Symmetry allows self-assembly of stable complexes with defined size; Quasisymmetry is used to build assemblies too large for perfect symmetry; Crowded conditions promote self-assembly; Self-Organization; Lipids self-organize into bilayers; Lipid bilayers are fluid; Proteins may be designed to self-organize with lipid bilayers; Molecular Recognition; Crane principles for molecular recognition 327 $aAtomicity limits the tolerance of combining sites 330 $aDiscussions of the basic structural, nanotechnology, and system engineering principles, as well as an introductory overview of essential concepts and methods in biotechnology, will be included.?? 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