عنوان

The force of symmetry /

(Number (ISBN

0521404959

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052145591X (pbk.)

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9780521404952

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9780521455916 (pbk.)

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Title Proper

The force of symmetry /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Vincent Icke.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1995.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxi, 338 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

26 cm.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-299) and index.

Text of Note

A matter of force -- The law of inertia -- The speed of light -- Relativity and fields -- Feynman diagrams -- Matter and force -- Stalking the wild rainbow -- Colours and spectra -- Spectral lines -- Classical physics stumped -- Light -- Waves of light -- Huygens's principle -- Interference -- Standing waves -- Particles of light -- The equation of motion -- Momentum and energy -- Maybe I'm Heisenberg -- Neither particle nor wave -- Absolute size -- Through a glass, partly -- Waves and uncertainty -- The uncertainty relations -- De Broglie rules the waves -- Quanta -- Where is a quantum when? -- Catch a falling quantum -- An experiment with electrons -- Indeterminacy -- Interference -- Where does the electron go? -- Quantum beanbags -- A muddy wheel -- The importance of having phase -- Feynman paths -- Superposition and quantum sorcery -- The embezzlement model -- Symmetries -- A forbidding prospect -- Groups and rotations -- Invariants and angular momentum -- Angular momentum and uncertainty -- Three-dimensional rotations -- Quantum relativity: nothing is relative -- Rotations in space-time -- The light cone, our compass in space-time -- The Lorentz transformation -- Antimatter -- Taking the large view -- The dizzy world of spin -- Spin and relativity -- The quantum of spin -- Indistinguishable processes -- Polarization -- No mass, but as fast as they get -- Life, the Universe and everything -- Anatomy of an atom -- Collapse prevention -- Atomic symmetry -- Quantization produces chemistry.

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Text of Note

"Gives an elementary introduction the spectacular interplay between the three great themes of contemporary physics: quantum behavior, relativity and symmetry. In clear, non-technical language, though without oversimplification, it explores many fascinating aspects of modern physics, discussing the nature and interaction of force and matter..." --Back cover.

Symmetry (Physics)

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Book number

Icke, Vincent.

Date of Transaction

20140214081643.0

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