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Author : Lee Smolin
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618551057
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Trouble with Physics written by Lee Smolin and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample Text
Author : Jan Hilgevoord
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521476805
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)
Download or read book Physics and Our View of the World written by Jan Hilgevoord and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-11-03 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the claims of modern physics, and their impact on our view of the world.
Author : Jim Al-Khalili
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691201676
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)
Download or read book The World According to Physics written by Jim Al-Khalili and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics reveals about the world Shining a light on the most profound insights revealed by modern physics, Jim Al-Khalili invites us all to understand what this crucially important science tells us about the universe and the nature of reality itself. Al-Khalili begins by introducing the fundamental concepts of space, time, energy, and matter, and then describes the three pillars of modern physics—quantum theory, relativity, and thermodynamics—showing how all three must come together if we are ever to have a full understanding of reality. Using wonderful examples and thought-provoking analogies, Al-Khalili illuminates the physics of the extreme cosmic and quantum scales, the speculative frontiers of the field, and the physics that underpins our everyday experiences and technologies, bringing the reader up to speed with the biggest ideas in physics in just a few sittings. Physics is revealed as an intrepid human quest for ever more foundational principles that accurately explain the natural world we see around us, an undertaking guided by core values such as honesty and doubt. The knowledge discovered by physics both empowers and humbles us, and still, physics continues to delve valiantly into the unknown. Making even the most enigmatic scientific ideas accessible and captivating, this deeply insightful book illuminates why physics matters to everyone and calls one and all to share in the profound adventure of seeking truth in the world around us.
Author : Adam Becker
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465096069
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)
Download or read book What Is Real? written by Adam Becker and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book Review An Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing Longlisted for Goodreads Choice Award Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's solipsistic and poorly reasoned Copenhagen interpretation. Indeed, questioning it has long meant professional ruin, yet some daring physicists, such as John Bell, David Bohm, and Hugh Everett, persisted in seeking the true meaning of quantum mechanics. What Is Real? is the gripping story of this battle of ideas and the courageous scientists who dared to stand up for truth. "An excellent, accessible account." --Wall Street Journal "Splendid. . . . Deeply detailed research, accompanied by charming anecdotes about the scientists." --Washington Post
Author : Paul H E Meijer
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814492787
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)
Download or read book Views of a Physicist written by Paul H E Meijer and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2000-07-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: N G van Kampen is a well-known theoretical physicist who has had a long and distinguished career. His research covers scattering theory, plasma physics, statistical mechanics, and various mathematical aspects of physics. In addition to his scientific work, he has written a number of papers about more general aspects of science. An indefatigable fighter for intellectual honesty and clarity, he has pointed out repeatedly that the fundamental ideas of physics have been needlessly obscured. As those papers appeared in various journals, partly in Dutch, it was felt that it would be worthwhile to collect them (translating the Dutch material into English) and make them available to a larger audience. This is a book of major importance to scientists and university teachers. Contents:Philosophy of Physics:Physics, Is It a Science?What is Science?Determinism and PredictabilityThe Theory of EverythingMisconceptions about PhysicsQuestions Without AnswersThe Retreat of RationalityStatistical Mechanics:IrreversibilityProbability in Theoretical PhysicsEntropyProbability and Noise in PhysicsThe Fokker-Planck EquationIntroduction to Chaos TheoryFrom Statistical Mechanics to Quantum TheoryHow Do Stochastic Processes Enter into Physics?Quantum Mechanics:Are the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics Problematical?Ten Theorems About Quantum Mechanical MeasurementsPostmodern ObscurantismQuantum ChaosAgainst BellAtavisms:Review of a Book by Louis de BroglieA Redundant TheoryChance is Not AccidentalThe Danger of PopularizationGreat Physicists:CopernicusThe Legacy of Smoluchowski and Einstein in Statistical PhysicsDresden's Life of KramersRemembering KramersH A Kramers: 1894–1952Kramers and the Problem of Escape Over a BarrierHistoriography and the Work of H A KramersEinstein's Early YearsL C P Van HoveE P WignerMiscellaneous:Space Travel and PhysicsPhysics in the Twentieth CenturyMemorable Events in HistoryThe Danger of Science ManagementBibliometry — Is It a Science?Bizarre SciencePhysics and the Paranormal Readership: Students and researchers in physics. Keywords:Philosophy of Science;Brownian Motion;Chaos;Irreversibility;Entropy;Foundations of Quantum Mechanics;Collapse of the Wave Function;History of Physics;Paranormal;Science Management;Popularization of Science;KramersReviews:“I strongly recommend this selection of papers, which sheds a strong illuminating light on present-day physics — warts and all.”Physics World “Van Kampen's work has been marked by powerful lines of thought and originality. His scientific papers stand out for their clarity, critical content and scientific quality, assets that are also reflected in these writings on a different genre. This is a delightful book that is fascinating to read.”Journal of Statistical Physics
Author : Joanne Baker
Publisher : Quercus
ISBN 13 : 1623651905
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)
Download or read book 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know written by Joanne Baker and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, the second volume in an important new series presenting core concepts across a range of critical areas of human knowledge, author Joanne Baker unravels the complexities of 20th-century scientific theory for a general readership. From Hubble's law to the Pauli exclusion principle, and from Schrodinger's cat to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, she explains ideas at the cutting-edge of scientific enquiry, making them comprehensible and accessible to the layperson.
Author : Richard F. Kitchener
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887067426
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)
Download or read book The World View of Contemporary Physics written by Richard F. Kitchener and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1988-07-08 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although early twentieth century physics produced two revolutionary new conceptions of the nature of the physical universerelativity theory and quantum theorymore recent developments in the physical sciences have made it imperative for physicists to re-examine the older world view of physics and the assumptions upon which it was based. However, theorizing about the nature and status of reality has been the province of philosophers for centuries. Philosophers, trained in metaphysics, provided a different perspective for viewing and a unique method for solving some of these problems. Ideally, therefore, both philosophers and physicists should work together in dialogue fashion on this important issue. These two groups come together for the first time in this book to examine the questions: What is the world view of contemporary physics? Does it need a new metaphysics? If so, what kind of metaphysics does it need? Internationally known scholars, including Ilya Prigogine and Fritjof Capra, who are recognized as experts in this interdisciplinary field, address such related topics as the nature of the mind, our place in society, and the nature of ethics.
Author : Chandre Dharma-wardana
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814425435
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Physicist's View of Matter and Mind written by Chandre Dharma-wardana and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a highly interdisciplinary book straddling physics and complex systems such as living organisms. The presentation is from the perspective of physics, in a manner accessible to those interested in scientific knowledge integrated within its socio-cultural and philosophical backgrounds. Two key areas of human understanding, namely physics and conscious complex systems, are presented in simple language. An optional technical presentation is also given in parallel where it is needed. Contents:Part I. The Nature of Physical Law:A Bird's Eye View of Our QuestAn Epistemic Hunt for Scientific TruthThe Laws of Nature and the Supremacy of SymmetryMaxwell's Magical Trinity — Electricity, Magnetism and LightThe Theory of RelativityThe Quantum World and 'Reality'Entanglement, Measurement and Quantum ParadoxesMany Particle Systems and the Classical LimitEnergy, Entropy and Emergent PropertiesPart II. Complex Systems and Consiousness:Bio-Molecules, the Sub-Slime of AstrochemistryThe Cell as the Basic Unit of LifeSpecialized Cells for Sight, Insight, and InformationExotic, Quantum Explanations of ConsciousnessAddressing the Enigmatic Questions Readership: General audience with interest in physics and complex systems biology as well as science academics. Keywords:Laws of Physics;Epistemology of Science;Scientific Revolutions;Relativity;Quantum Theory;Bohmian Picture;Paradoxes in Physics;Density Functional Theory;Decoherence;Thermodynamics;Determinism and Free Will;Emergent Properties;Evolution;Origin of life;Memory;ConsciousnessKey Features:The book traces developments in astrochemistry and the origin of life, and it provides the reader with our modern understanding of memory and consciousness
Author : Victor F. Weisskopf
Publisher : W.H. Freeman
ISBN 13 : 9780716721062
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Privilege of Being a Physicist written by Victor F. Weisskopf and published by W.H. Freeman. This book was released on 1989 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These sixteen essays, written with the clarity and candor for which Weisskopf is well known, give us a glimpse into his life work-both as a theoretical physicist and as a spokesman for all of humanity.
Author : Stephon Alexander
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465098509
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Jazz of Physics written by Stephon Alexander and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than fifty years ago, John Coltrane drew the twelve musical notes in a circle and connected them by straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane put physics and geometry at the core of his music. Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander follows suit, using jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe. Following the great minds that first drew the links between music and physics-a list including Pythagoras, Kepler, Newton, Einstein, and Rakim-The Jazz of Physics reveals that the ancient poetic idea of the Music of the Spheres," taken seriously, clarifies confounding issues in physics. The Jazz of Physics will fascinate and inspire anyone interested in the mysteries of our universe, music, and life itself.
