The past is not entirely past, but is still present and alive in us. Our personal ontogenesis mirrors the general phylogenesis; the past evolution of the species continues to determine the present e……続きを見る
A Broad Perspective on the Theory of General Relativity and Its Observable ImplicationsGeneral Relativity: Basics and Beyond familiarizes students and beginning researchers with the basic features o……続きを見る
The concept of entropy arises in diverse branches of science, including physics, where it plays a crucial role. However, the nature of entropy as a unifying concept is not widely discussedーit is de……続きを見る
著者:Ray Jayawardhana
出版社: Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2013年12月10日
" Neutrino Hunters paints a vivid portrait of this new astronomy for the twenty-first century and the fascinating scientists who put it into place." ーMarcia Bartusiak, author of The Day We Found ……続きを見る
Discover the undiscovered with this jargon-free introduction to astrophysics
Astronomy is the study of what you see in the sky. Physics is the study of how things work. Astrophysics is the study of ……続きを見る
This book is a multi-author treatise on the most outstanding research problems in the field of the aeronomy of the Earth’s atmosphere and ionosphere, encompassing the science covered by Division II ……続きを見る
This thesis reports on investigations of a specific collective mode of nuclear vibration, the isoscalar giant monopole resonance (ISGMR), the nuclear "breathing mode", the energy of which is directl……続きを見る
As probably the most successful scientific theory ever created, quantum theory has profoundly changed our view of the world and extended the limits of our knowledge, impacting both the theoretical i……続きを見る
著者:Ray Jayawardhana
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2013年04月21日
An insider's look at the cutting-edge science of today's planet hunters
In Strange New Worlds, renowned astronomer Ray Jayawardhana brings news from the front lines of the epic quest to find planets……続きを見る
CHOICE: Highly Recommended
Quarks, Leptons and The Big Bang**, *Third Edition,***is a clear, readable and self-contained introduction to particle physics and related areas of cosmology. It bridges t……続きを見る
This book, suitable for interested post-16 school pupils or undergraduates looking for a supplement to their course text, develops our modern view of space-time and its implications in the theories ……続きを見る
Choice Highly Recommended Title, January 2020
This special edition of ***Apollo in Perspective***marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. Updated and revised throughout, it ……続きを見る
著者:Ray Jayawardhana
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2011年01月31日
Soon astronomers expect to find alien Earths by the dozens in orbit around distant suns. Before the decade is out, telltale signs that they harbor life may be found. If they are, the ramifications f……続きを見る