General Physics 65

Wisdom of the Martians of Science refers to five scientists whose brilliance contributed to shaping the modern world. John von Neumann was a pioneer of the modern computer; Theodore von Kármán was t……続きを見る

Newtonian mechanics is a cornerstone topic in physics. Regardless of the path an aspiring physicist takes, an intimate and intuitive understanding of how objects behave within Newton's law of motion……続きを見る

What is everything really made of? If we split matter down into smaller and infinitesimally smaller pieces, where do we arrive? At the Particle Zoo - the extraordinary subatomic world of antimatter,……続きを見る

When young children first begin to ask 'why?' they embark on a journey with no final destination. The need to make sense of the world as a whole is an ultimate curiosity that lies at the root of all……続きを見る

While the significance of networks in various human behavior and activities has a history as long as human's existence, network awareness is a recent scientific phenomenon. The neologism network sci……続きを見る

The past decade has witnessed dramatic developments in the fields of experimental and theoretical particle physics and cosmology. This fully updated second edition is a comprehensive introduction to……続きを見る

Illustrating the development of Brownian ratchets, from their foundations, to their role in the description of life at the molecular scale and in the design of artificial nano-machinery, this text w……続きを見る

A modern, graduate-level introduction to many-body physics in condensed matter, this textbook explains the tools and concepts needed for a research-level understanding of the correlated behavior of ……続きを見る

A collection of offbeat, entertaining and primarily nontechnical essays on physics and those who practice it, from eminent theoretical physicist N. David Mermin. Bringing together for the first time……続きを見る

Cosmology - the science of the Universe at large - has experienced a renaissance in the decades bracketing the turn of the twenty-first century. Exploring our emerging understanding of cosmology, th……続きを見る

Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald have been jointly awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass". Takaaki Kajita is a J……続きを見る

Het relaas van de belangrijkste ontdekking van de 21ste eeuw In 1964 al voorspelde onze landgenoot François Englert het bestaan van het higgspartikel. Toch duurde het nog bijna 50 jaar vooraleer het……続きを見る

A pioneering treatise presenting how the new mathematical techniques of holographic duality unify seemingly unrelated fields of physics. This innovative development morphs quantum field theory, gene……続きを見る

Written by the founder of the field, this is the first text of its kind, providing a definitive introduction to structural DNA nanotechnology. Readers will learn everything there is to know about th……続きを見る

Detrás del velo de todas las alegorías hieráticas y místicas de las doctrinas antiguas, detrás de la oscuridad y las pruebas extrañas de todas las iniciaciones, bajo el sello de todas las escrituras……続きを見る

Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clarifying the underlying ambiguities of these debates, ……続きを見る

This book examines the most recent and contentious issues in relation to cybercrime facing the world today, and how best to address them. The contributors show how Eastern and Western nations are re……続きを見る

This book explores issues raised by past and present practices of animal enhancement in terms of their means and their goals, clarifies conceptual issues and identifies lessons that can be learned a……続きを見る

This book explores facets of Otto Neugebauer's career, his impact on the history and practice of mathematics, and the ways in which his legacy has been preserved or transformed in recent decades, lo……続きを見る

This book focuses on how machine learning techniques can be used to analyze and make use of one particular category of behavioral biometrics known as the gait biometric. A comprehensive Ground React……続きを見る

'The authors provide an up-to-date, well-organised background and essential elements of supergravity notions as well as all relevant aspects of Chern-Simons forms in gravitation. The book is a self-……続きを見る

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 2014 IYPT problems……続きを見る

The main focus of this book is on the interconnection of two unorthodox scientific ideas, the varying-gravity hypothesis and the expanding-earth hypothesis. As such, it provides a fascinating insigh……続きを見る

This in-depth textbook with a focus on atom-light interactions prepares students for research in a fast-growing and dynamic field. Intended to accompany the laser-induced revolution in atomic physic……続きを見る

A comprehensive overview of the basic principles of vortex dynamics in superfluids, this book addresses the problems of vortex dynamics in all three superfluids available in laboratories (4He, 3He, ……続きを見る

Fouler la « Planète Rouge », un rêve qui deviendra bientôt réalité Alors qu’il était encore au collège, Alexandre Mangeot affirmait sans ciller à ses camarades de classe : « Un jour, j’irai sur Mars……続きを見る

Aux allures de science-fiction, des faits scientifiques pourtant bien réels Dans le film Interstellar, un équipage quitte la Terre et traverse un « trou de ver ». Ce passage secret menant vers l’ext……続きを見る

Eine so abenteuerliche wie unterhaltsame Reise zum ganz Kleinen und ganz Großen – in die Mikrowelt der Moleküle, Atome und Elementarteilchen bis hin zum Vakuum, das nicht leer, sondern voller energe……続きを見る

Die Erforschung der letzten Grenzen des Universums ist eines der großen Abenteuer der modernen Physik. In diesem glänzend geschriebenen Buch erzählt der international renommierte Physiker Helmut Sat……続きを見る

Albert Einstein liebte seine Unabhängigkeit über alles - mit ein Grund dafür, dass es trotz zahlreicher Biografien bis heute nicht einfach ist, sich ein klares Bild von ihm zu machen. Hubert Goenner……続きを見る