This concluding part of the trilogy on quantum mechanics deals with the fascinating question: Is there really a world out there or does it exist because we see it?
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This book uses basic calculations to help the student answer questions such as, “Why is the size of an atom roughly 108cm and not 1cm?” or “Why is the height of Mount Everest 10 km and not 100 km?” ……続きを見る
This book is about phase transitions. It seeks to unfold the universal connecting link between diverse physical phenomena, all involving a change of state.
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By probing deeper and deeper into the innermost recesses of the atom, physicists have been able to obtain not only a better understanding of the vast cosmos but indeed of the origin of the cosmos it……続きを見る
This book is the second part of the two-volume set entitled The Big and the Small. In the earlier volume, Journey into the Microcosm: the Story of Elementary Particles, the story of elementary parti……続きを見る
This book describes a monumental discovery made by Satyendranath Bose. It also helps the reader take a step closer in understanding Boseーthe scientistーand describes the events that surround this e……続きを見る
This book attempts to explain the terms heat and temperature. But instead of relying mainly on technical explanations that are highly mathematical, the author takes a look at what really lies behind……続きを見る
It is a heartwarming and very inspiring story about Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar, the most distinguished mathematical physicist India has produced. In a long and remarkable career, Chandrasekhar has d……続きを見る
A great leap forward in unravelling the mysteries of the Sun occurred way back in 1920 when Meghnad Saha made an important discovery that paved the way for a systematic study of stellar atmospheres ……続きを見る
This book is about the remarkable scientist Homi Jehangir Bhabha who, at the age of eighteen, went to Cambridge to study Physics and started his research career there. In 1939, when Bhabha came to I……続きを見る
This volume describes how the battle of infinities was fought and, more importantly, about a new approach to quantum mechanics. It deals with the birth of quantum electrodynamics, a theory of incred……続きを見る
The discovery of quantum mechanics is often hailed as the greatest revolution in human thought. This volume, the first in a series of three, seeks to capture the drama of this supreme achievement.
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