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Can science fully comprehend the whole of the material universe? Not according to Joe Rosen.There is no question that advancements in science—especially in physics—have radically changed our concept of nature, revolutionizing our view of the universe, even of reality itself. Rosen argues, though, that the material universe in its entirety lies beyond science. Anyone who claims otherwise, who proposes a scientific Theory of Everything to explain all aspects and phenomena of nature, only misleads and misinforms. Taking science—and the scientific method—down a peg, Rosen asserts that any understanding of the whole universe, if it is to be found at all, can come only from outside science, from nonscientific modes of comprehension and insight. He believes that popularizers of science—think Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins—are mistaken when they declare that science is on the verge of unlocking all the secrets of the universe. Perhaps without realizing it, they have crossed into the realm of metaphysics in an attempt to explain the unexplainable. In Lawless Universe Rosen explores just how far science can go in comprehending nature. He considers the separate—but entangled—domains of science and metaphysics and examines the all-too-often ignored boundary between the objective and the subjective. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything.
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This book basically caters to the needs of undergraduates and graduates physics students in the area of modern physics, specially particle and nuclear physics. Lecturers/tutors may use it as a resource book. The contents of the book are based on the syllabi currently used in the undergraduate courses in USA, U.K., and other countries. The book is divided into 10 chapters, each chapter beginning with a brief but adequate summary and necessary formulas, tables and line diagrams followed by a variety of typical problems useful for assignments and exams. Detailed solutions are provided at the end of each chapter.
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This book presents a comprehensive review of a diverse range of subjects in physics written by physicists who have all been taught by or are associated with K C Hines. Ken Hines was a great mentor with far-reaching influence on his students who later went on to make outstanding contributions to physics in their careers. The papers provide significant insights into statistical physics, plasma physics from fluorescent lighting to quantum pair plasmas, cosmic ray physics, nuclear reactions, and many other fields. Sample Chapter(s)
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PHYSIK I-IV ist der seit über 20 Jahren beliebte Klassiker zur Experimentalphysik. Laufend aktualisiert ist das Werk am Puls der Zeit - sein ursprüngliches Ziel ist jedoch geblieben: das Interesse zu wecken für die Schönheit der Natur und ein grundlegendes Verständnis für die moderne Physik mit ihren vielen modernen Anwendungen zu schaffen. PHYSIK I behandelt die klassische Mechanik und die thermische Physik. Nach einem einführenden Streifzug durch die faszinierende Welt der Physik werden zunächst die Grundbegriffe der Bewegung und die Newtonschen Gesetze erläutert. In einem Kapitel über die feste Materie - vom harten Diamant bis zum Wackelpudding - erhält der Leser einen Einblick in die Erforschung moderner Materialien und die Nanophysik. Die Kapitel über Flüssigkeiten, Schwingungen und Wellen enthalten zudem wichtige Themen wie die Physik des Fliegens, parametrische Schwingungsverstärkung, das Funktionieren unseres Gehörs sowie Wellen auf Flüssigkeitsoberflächen . Das Studium der thermischen Physik führt schließlich zu einer neuen Sicht unserer Umwelt: Alle chemischen Prozesse - und dazu gehören auch die Lebensprozesse - laufen nach den Regeln der Thermodynamik ab. Ohne Kenntnis dieser thermodynamischen Gesetze ist weder eine moderne Biophysik möglich noch ein Verständnis der Vorgänge in unserer Atmosphäre. Zur 10. Auflage wurde PHYSIK I in einigen Kapiteln nochmals gründlich überarbeitet und aktualisiert. Es macht den Leser vertraut mit allen für das Vordiplom wesentlichen Inhalten der klassischen Mechanik und der Gleichgewichts-Thermodynamik.
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During a sequence of meals, the author relates the principal features of physics in easy-to-understand conversations with his wife Beth. Beginning with the studies of motion by Galileo and Newton through to the revolutionary theories of relativity and quantum mechanics in the 20th century, all important aspects of electricity, energy, magnetism, gravity and the structure of matter and atoms are explained and illustrated. The second edition similarly recounts the more recent application of these theories to nanoparticles, Bose-Einstein condensates, quantum entanglement and quantum computers. By
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