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These three lectures cover a certain aspect of complexity and black holes, namely the relation to the second law of thermodynamics. The first lecture describes the meaning of quantum complexity, the……続きを見る

"It would be hard to imagine a better guide to this difficult subject." -- Scientific American In Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, Lee Smolin provides an accessible overview of the attempts to build ……続きを見る

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But this "witty and clear thinking" (New York Times) book wonders, what about relativity? Physicist Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, E……続きを見る

This book presents a direct measurement of quantum back action, or radiation pressure noise, on a macroscopic object at room temperature across a broad bandwidth in the audio range. This noise sourc……続きを見る

This book presents an alternative representation of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, which makes Special Relativity much more comprehensible. Moreover, one will come across a fundamental rel……続きを見る

Understand the interaction between ocean waves and oscillating systems with this useful new edition. With a focus on linear analysis of low-amplitude waves, you are provided with a thorough understa……続きを見る

Jayme Tiomno (1920-2011) was one of the most influential Brazilian physicists of the 20th century, interacting with many of the renowned physicists of his time, including John Wheeler and Richard Fe……続きを見る

The revised and updated 2nd edition of this established textbook provides a self-contained introduction to the general theory of relativity, describing not only the physical principles and applicati……続きを見る

Η βαρύτητα θεωρείται ότι είναι υπεύθυνη για την τροχιά της Γης και των υπόλοιπων πλανητών γύρω από τον Ήλιο, την κίνηση των κομητών, την τροχιά της σελήνης γύρω από τη Γη, τον σχηματισμό παλιρροιών ……続きを見る

This book offers an overview of the fundamental dynamical processes, which are necessary to understand astrophysical phenomena, from the viewpoint of hydrodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, and radiati……続きを見る

Unlike most traditional introductory textbooks on relativity and cosmology that answer questions like “Does accelerated expansion pull our bodies apart?”, “Does the presence of dark matter affect th……続きを見る

In 1900, the British physicist Lord Kelvin declared "There is nothing new to discover in physics. All that remains is to more accurately measure its quantities" today, hardly anyone would dare say t……続きを見る

Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spe……続きを見る

Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spe……続きを見る

Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spe……続きを見る

Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spe……続きを見る

Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spe……続きを見る

Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spe……続きを見る

This book reviews various modified gravity models, including those with modifications in the pure gravitational sector; those involving extra fields, that is, scalar-tensor and vector-tensor gravity……続きを見る

The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interest……続きを見る

The theory which is sketched in the following pages forms the most wide-going generalization conceivable of what is at present known as "the theory of Relativity;" this latter theory I differentiate……続きを見る

Energy is typically regarded as understandable, despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer. Entropy, however, is an enigma, in part because of the common view that it represents disorder. Th……続きを見る

Gravity is thought to be responsible for the orbit of the Earth and the rest of the planets around the Sun, the motion of comets, the orbit of the moon around the Earth, the formation of tides and o……続きを見る

Questo libro è una raccolta di esercizi svolti originali di fisica, riguardanti gli argomenti: meccanica, cinematica, dinamica, piano inclinato, vettori e calcolo vettoriale, gravitazione, forze di ……続きを見る

Physics is already a difficult subject to tackle for adults; what more if it were taught to children? The key is to use interesting materials that contain age-appropriate lessons. This is one of tho……続きを見る

Do you know the famous story of how Isaac Newton discovered gravity? We're going to use the same concept to teach the little ones about Newton’s discovery. Since we are teaching young minds, it is v……続きを見る

In this “captivating” (Sky + Telescope) book, a top cosmologist argues that physics must embrace the excluded and listen to the unheard When asked by legendary theoretical physicist Christopher Isha……続きを見る

Based on the eight-part video series of the same name, funded by the National Science Foundation and MathWorks, "LIGO: A Discovery That Shook the World" tells the inside story of the discovery of gr……続きを見る

Satellite Gravimetry and the Solid Earth: Mathematical Foundations presents the theories behind satellite gravimetry data and their connections to solid Earth. It covers the theory of satellite grav……続きを見る

Geoid and its Geophysical Interpretations explains how an accurate geoid can be constructed and used for a variety of applied and theoretical geophysical purposes. The book discusses existing techni……続きを見る