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Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Physics
David J. Griffiths
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Description for Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Physics
Paperback. A clear and lively account of the conceptual foundations of modern physics, suitable for undergraduate students in non-science subjects. Num Pages: 182 pages, 90 b/w illus. 110 exercises. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302. 184 pages, 90 b/w illus. 110 exercises. A clear and lively account of the conceptual foundations of modern physics, suitable for undergraduate students in non-science subjects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PHQ. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 9. Weight: 302.
The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics - relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles and cosmology - this clear and lively account will interest anyone who has wondered what Einstein, Bohr, Schroedinger and Heisenberg were really talking about. The book discusses quarks and leptons, antiparticles and Feynman diagrams, curved space-time, the Big Bang and the expanding Universe. Suitable for undergraduate students in non-science as well as science subjects, it uses problems and worked examples to help readers ... Read more
The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics - relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles and cosmology - this clear and lively account will interest anyone who has wondered what Einstein, Bohr, Schroedinger and Heisenberg were really talking about. The book discusses quarks and leptons, antiparticles and Feynman diagrams, curved space-time, the Big Bang and the expanding Universe. Suitable for undergraduate students in non-science as well as science subjects, it uses problems and worked examples to help readers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
322g
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107602175
SKU
V9781107602175
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About David J. Griffiths
David J. Griffiths is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at Reed College. He is the author of three highly-regarded physics textbooks: Introduction to Electrodynamics (third edition, Pearson, 1999), Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (second edition, Pearson, 2004) and Introduction to Elementary Particles (second edition, Wiley-VCH, 2008).
Reviews for Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Physics
Nonspecialists and nonscientists curious about such topics as spacetime, the EPR paradox, chromodynamics, and the origins of matter will find this concise account a helpful introduction. He [Griffiths] reconnoiters relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, and cosmology. Worked examples and scattered problems serve to reinforce readers' comprehension. Science