Author: Ralph Baierlein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521423236
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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This undergraduate text takes the non-science student from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity.

Author: Harald Fritzsch
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226265575
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Following the style of Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, and addressed to readers without specialized knowledge in physics and higher mathematics, this book lets us listen in on an imaginary meeting of the scientists who created classical physics and modern relativity.

Author: Tadayoshi Shioyama
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811235694
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Our lives have benefited immensely from the scientific evolution over the years. This book provides an overview of the lives of three great scientists, Newton, Faraday and Einstein, who made the most significant contributions to physics.Newton and Faraday laid the foundation of Newtonian mechanics and electro-magnetic theory, respectively, that constituted the two greatest contributions to classical physics. Newton elucidated the motion of celestial bodies with the three laws of motion, while Faraday researched electro-magnetic phenomena and discovered electro-magnetic induction, magneto-optical effect, etc.Furthermore, Einstein contributed to the foundation of quantum mechanics and relativity theory which comprise the two greatest theories in modern physics. By elucidating photoelectric effect, Einstein proved the correctness of the concept of quantum proposed by Planck which resulted in quantum mechanics being considered as an epoch-making mechanics following Newtonian mechanics. Einstein renovated the concept of time-space and derived the Lorentz transformation supporting relativity principle.This book will take the readers on a journey to understand the progress from classical physics to modern physics.

Author: F Todd Baker
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN: 1627054979
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 94

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From Newton to Einstein is a book devoted to classical mechanics. "Classical" here includes the theory of special relativity as well because, as argued in the book, it is essentially Newtonian mechanics extended to very high speeds. This information is expanded from the author's popular Q&A website, a site aimed primarily at general readers who are curious about how physics explains the workings of the world. Hence, the answers emphasize concepts over formalism, and the mathematics is kept to a minimum. Students new to physics will find discussion and quantitative calculations for areas often neglected in introductory courses (e.g. air drag and non-inertial frames). The author gives us a more intuitive approach to special relativity than normally taught in introductory courses. One chapter discusses general relativity in a completely non-mathematical way emphasizing the equivalence principle and the generalized principle of relativity; the examples in this chapter can offer a new slant on applications of classical mechanics. Another chapter is devoted to the physics of computer games, sci-fi, superheros, and super weapons for those interested in the intersection of popular culture and science. Professional scientists will find topics that they may find amusing and, in some cases, everyday applications that they had not thought of. Brief tutorials are given for essential concepts (e.g. Newton's laws) and appendices give technical details for the interested reader.

Author: Peter Graneau
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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Author: Martin W. McCall
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047071574X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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This new edition of Classical Mechanics, aimed at undergraduate physics and engineering students, presents ina user-friendly style an authoritative approach to the complementary subjects of classical mechanics and relativity. The text starts with a careful look at Newton's Laws, before applying them in one dimension to oscillations and collisions. More advanced applications - including gravitational orbits and rigid body dynamics - are discussed after the limitations of Newton's inertial frames have been highlighted through an exposition of Einstein's Special Relativity. Examples given throughout are often unusual for an elementary text, but are made accessible to the reader through discussion and diagrams. Updates and additions for this new edition include: New vector notation in Chapter 1 An enhanced discussion of equilibria in Chapter 2 A new section on a body falling a large distance towards a gravitational source in Chapter 2 New sections in Chapter 8 on general rotation about a fixed principal axes, simple examples of principal axes and principal moments of inertia and kinetic energy of a body rotating about a fixed axis New sections in chapter 9: Foucault pendulum and free rotation of a rigid body; the latter including the famous tennis racquet theorem Enhanced chapter summaries at the end of each chapter Novel problems with numerical answers A solutions manual is available at: www.wiley.com/go/mccall

Author: Harald Fritzsch
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 981432499X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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With Foreword by S L GlashowWerner Heisenberg and Richard Feynman find quantum physics fascinating and necessary for understanding the atoms. Albert Einstein dislikes it and Isaac Newton does not understand it, which is not surprising. This is the scenario for animated discussions between five people. Harald Fritzsch brings together Newton and the three great physicists of the 20th century in an imaginary meeting. His ?alter ego? Adrian Haller moderates the discussions.By means of questions and answers the whole cosmos of quantum physics is described in a simple way, easily understandable non-physicists. The beginnings of quantum theory and atomic physics as well as the importance of quantum physics for our daily life ? these and many more topics are the subjects of the interesting and fascinating discussions.

Author: AMALIA BERREKIA
Publisher: Groupe Innovamber Inc.
ISBN: 2924591147
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 145

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Except for its appendix, where a demonstration of Schrödinger’s equation is submitted, this book is intended for a large audience. Can we reverse the direction of the time arrow? What is real? What is the origin of our intelligence? Are we correct when we claim that the macroscopic world’s logic does not apply to the quantum world? We scientifically analyze these questions and answer them in an equally scientific way.

Author: Aaron Bunsen Lerner
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Explores and compares the life and works of two physicists, regarded as geniuses, from childhood through their professional careers.

Author: Julian B. Barbour
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780817638238
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. 20th-century physics is concerned with the concepts of time, space, motion, inertia and gravity. The documentation on all of these makes this book a reference for those who are interested in the history of science and the theory of general relativity