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Science: general issues

Paperback. Introduces quaternions for scientists and engineers, and shows how they can be used in a variety of practical situations. This book is primarily an exposition of the quaternion, a 4-tuple, and its primary application in a rotation operator. It also presents the conventional and familiar 3 x 3 (9-element) matrix rotation operator. Num Pages: 400 pages, 121 figures. BIC Classification: PBF; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102986
ISBN
9780691102986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 102.47

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 53 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 95.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1919
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Number of pages
53
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663009573
ISBN
9783663009573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK; PHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179607
ISBN
9780231179607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

paperback. Gives a dramatic history of quantum theory, a fundamental scientific revolution and the divisive debate at its core. This book shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth century. It focuses on the conflict between Einstein and Niels Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16-page b/w picture section. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848310353
ISBN
9781848310353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.77

Paperback. Did you know that there's so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race could be squeezed into the volume of a sugar cube? Or that you grow old more quickly on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor? The author explains topics ranging from the Big Bang and Einstein's general theory of relativity to quantum theory. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315024
ISBN
9780571315024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Hardcover. Contains 20-25 original articles, contributed by the most important names in quantum physics, in honor of the author's 80-th birthday. Editor(s): Struppa, Daniele Carlo; Tollaksen, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 406 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 181 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Verlag Italy
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9788847052161
ISBN
9788847052161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Nekoogar, Farzad. Series: Multiversal Journeys. Num Pages: 40 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319417080
ISBN
9783319417080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. Reviews the history and development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences. This book offers an account of the developments in science and the philosophy of knowledge from the pre-Socratic era to the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095516
ISBN
9780691095516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Metaphysicians should pay attention to quantum mechanics-not because it provides definitive answers to many metaphysical questions, but because it reshapes standard metaphysical debates and opens up unforeseen new possibilities. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190469818
ISBN
9780190469818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.81

Paperback. In The Theoretical Minimum, the author provided a first course in classical mechanics, offering readers everything they need to start doing physics. In this book, he returns with the next challenge that every aspiring physics buff must tackle: quantum mechanics. It combines explanations, helpful dialogues, and basic exercises. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141977812
ISBN
9780141977812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. In Process and Reality and other works, Alfred North Whitehead struggled to come to terms with the impact the new science of quantum mechanics would have on metaphysics.This ambitious book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmology. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 278 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250127
ISBN
9780823250127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. This account of the foundations of quantum mechanics is an introduction accessible to anyone with high school mathematics, and provides a rigorous discussion of important recent advances in the understanding of quantum physics, including theories put forward by the author himself. Num Pages: 222 pages, 38 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674741133
ISBN
9780674741133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.93

Hardcover. Series: The Ladybird Expert Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ; PHR; PNRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 120 x 231 x 2. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Michael Joseph Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718186272
ISBN
9780718186272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. In examining the role that timing can play in the establishment of theory and explanation, this book argues that the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics was accepted not because it was better than David Bohm's (who supplied an alternative explanation), but because it appeared first. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226132044
ISBN
9780226132044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 46.02

Hardback. Presents quantum logic in relation to von Neumann algebra theory. This book reconstructs and reevaluates the Birkhoff-von Neumann concept of quantum logic. It also covers recent results such as the violation of Bell's inequality in relativistic quantum field theory and the logical independence of von Neumann lattices. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792349037
ISBN
9780792349037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.15

Hardback. "Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction" carefully deconstructs five examples of pseudoscience-UFOs, out-of-body experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP- and gives easy recipes to test other dubious notions so that the reader can ascertain what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience. Illustrator(s): Harris, Sidney. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44. BIC Classification: PDX; PHVB; VXQB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 2. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190620295
ISBN
9780190620295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.29

Paperback. Presenting the history of twentieth-century physics, this book takes us from the discovery of X rays in the mid-1890s to superstring theory in the 1990s. It also shows how the revolutionary discoveries of scientists ranging from Einstein, Planck, and Bohr to Stephen Hawking have been built on the great traditions of earlier centuries. Num Pages: 512 pages, 34 tables 22 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095523
ISBN
9780691095523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.14

Paperback. This work seeks to show that science is rooted not just in conversation but in disagreement, doubt and uncertainty. Mara Beller argues that it is precisely this culture of dialogue and controversy within the scientific community that fuels creativity. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 382 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041827
ISBN
9780226041827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. From Bell's Theorem to experiments in quantum entanglement, this book helps readers gain a solid understanding of one of the most fascinating areas of contemporary physics. It illuminates the many logical paradoxes of quantum physics without using mathematics. Num Pages: 109 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 238 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319054728
ISBN
9783319054728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.89

Paperback. A compilation of recommendations for using units, symbols, abbreviations, and acronyms in scientific publications across the biological sciences. This book defines the compiled symbols, units, and abbreviations and provides a commentary along with some etymological background. Editor(s): Kotyk, Arnost. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896036499
ISBN
9780896036499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.75

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