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Why Trust a Theory?
Epistemology of Fundamental Physics
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2019
Do we need to reconsider scientific methodology in light of modern physics? Has the traditional scientific method become outdated, does it need to be defended against dangerous incursions, or has it always been different from what the canonical view suggests? To what extent should we accept non-empirical...
The Geometry of Quantum Potential
Entropic Information of the Vacuum
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
In virtue of its features, Bohm's quantum potential introduces interesting and relevant perspectives towards a satisfactory geometrodynamic description of quantum processes. This book makes a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of some of the most significant elements and results about the geometrodynamic...
by Volker Ziemann
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2019
Hands-On Accelerator Physics Using MATLAB® provides an introduction into the design and operational issues of a wide range of particle accelerators, from ion-implanters to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Many aspects from the design of beam optical systems and magnets, to the subsystems for acceleration,...
by A.P. French
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Provides comprehensive coverage of all the fundamentals of quantum physics. Full mathematical treatments are given. Uses examples from different areas of physics to demonstrate how theories work in practice. Text derived from lectures delivered at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Statistical Mechanics: Lecture notes, Volume 7
Lecture notes
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2019
Essential Advanced Physics is a series comprising four parts: Classical Mechanics, Classical Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics. Each part consists of two volumes, Lecture notes and Problems with solutions, further supplemented by an additional collection of test problems...
Outside the Research Lab, Volume 2
Physics in Vintage and Modern Transport
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2018
This book explores the physics and technology inherent to preserving and restoring old forms of transport as well as creating modern transport for today and for our future needs. This book provides readers with interesting insight into some of the diverse applications for physics outside of research...
Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2020 Edition
Practice Tests & Proven Techniques to Help You Score a 5
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2019
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 5! Ace the AP Physics C Exam with this comprehensive study guide—including 2 full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations, thorough content reviews,targeted exam strategies, and bonus online extras.
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Complementarity Beyond Physics
Niels Bohr's Parallels
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
In this study Arun Bala examines the implications that Niels Bohr’s principle of complementarity holds for fields beyond physics. Bohr, one of the founding figures of modern quantum physics, argued that the principle of complementarity he proposed for understanding atomic processes has parallels...
by M.V Nezlin
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Physics of Intense Beams in Plasmas is a comprehensive description of the interaction between extremely intense particle beams and plasmas. The emphasis is on experimental beam-plasma physics, but the necessary theory is also explained-much of which is innovative and original. Central to the book is the discussion of beam instabilities, emphasizing their hydrodynamic nature.
International Young Physicists' Tournament
Problems and Solutions 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2018
International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT), is one of the most prestigious international physics contests among high school students. This book is based on the solutions of 2015 IYPT problems. The authors are undergraduate students who participated the CUPT (Chinese Undergraduate Physics Tournament)....
No-Frills Physics
A Concise Study Guide for Algebra-Based Physics
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
This textbook provides everything you need to get through a basic physics course. It guides students through all the essentials with a concise review of the concept, simple illustrations to demonstrate it, worked problems to showcase how to apply it, and a short quiz for self-testing. Whereas other...
What Is Real?
The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
The untold story of the heretical thinkers who dared to question the nature of our quantum universe
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...
From X-rays to Quarks
Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
A leading figure in twentieth-century physics offers impressions and recollections of the field's development. Nobel Laureate Emilio Segrè (1905–89) knew and worked with many of modern physics' preeminent scientists. In this simple but elegant history, he offers compelling views not only of the...
Albert Einstein
The Genius who Changed the Face of Physics
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Albert Einstein in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and career of Albert Einstein. Einstein’s name has become synonymous with genius, and he remains one of the most...