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Author: Frank Close
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2006-12-15
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1584887990
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNot since Newton's apple has there been a physics phenomenon as deliciously appealing to the masses as Frank Close's Cosmic Onion. Widely embraced by scientists and laypersons alike, the book quickly became an international bestseller. Translated into seven languages, it propelled the author to become a worldwide celebrity as well as an inspi
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 182
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: F. E. Close
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis updated, expanded edition of the classic Physics Vade Mecum is a compact, comprehensive storehouse of the most useful information, formulas, numerical data, definitions, and references, designed for easy access with minimal searching. Saves you time and effort in solving a wide range of scientific and technical problems. A complete listing of physics data centers is included. The index has more than doubled in size from the first edition for even more efficient use. The perfect quick-reference tool. A Library of Science selection.
Author: Jacques Vanier
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 533
ISBN-13: 184816601X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book the author gives a complete picture of the physical laws that appear to regulate the functioning of the Universe from the atomic to the cosmic world. The book makes a description of the main fields of physics: classical physics, relativity, quantum mechanics and particle physics as they are applied to the atomic world and the cosmos to describe how the whole Universe has evolved to the present state. The description concentrates on the essentials, describing our present knowledge of those physical laws and outlining our limitations in understanding the whole picture. The description is done essentially without equations, except for a few important and simple ones. The text includes a short Annex for mathematically inclined readers who wish to see how the physical principles and laws expressed in words can be visualized in the language of mathematics. However, the book can be read totally without referring to that Annex. Also, The Universe explains in depth those laws and outlines their limitations. However, the author does it in a simple language that should be understandable to non-specialists. In particular, the author occasionally uses two young characters placed in various situations to explain the physics involved in those situations by means of their observations. The author uses also numerous simple pictures and graphics that make the text more easily comprehensible.
Author: Michael Poole
Publisher: Lion Books
Published: 2011-03-29
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 0745959431
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe new atheists are putting out new books and articles, bus adverts and TV programmes like there's no tomorrow. They've gained a large amount of public attention and media exposure - but do their arguments really hold water? Using the analogy put forward by the esteemed philosopher Anthony Flew, Michael Poole examines the new atheists' use of the 'ten leaky buckets' tactic of argumentation - presenting readers with a sum of arguments that are each individually defective, as though the cumulative effect should be persuasive. This closer look at the facts reveals that the buckets are, indeed, leaky.
Author: Jeaneane Fowler
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2020-02-21
Total Pages: 459
ISBN-13: 1800858256
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the concepts of cause and effect from two dimensions. The first concerns the macrocosm of the Universe and how each belief system views creation. The second dimension explores the ways in which beliefs about creation influence the microcosmic world in terms of the nature of the self, the proximate goals within each system, the answers each belief system offers to the presence of evil and suffering in existence, and ideas about the ultimate goal of release from them. All these ideas inform and are fundamental to the understanding of the present-day practices of different faiths, presenting challenges for scriptural testimony balanced with existential living. The final two chapters explore current research in physics concerning the beginnings of the cosmos and what implications such research might have for existence within it, with the final chapter examining scientific views of the nature of the self. Contents include: Judaic and Christian Traditions. Islam. Hinduism. Early Buddhism. Sikhism. Classical Taoism. Recycled Stardust. Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Atoms: The Life and Death of the Self.
Author: Pierre Sokolsky
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2018-03-08
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 0429979282
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCosmic ray physics has recently attracted a great deal of attention from the high energy physics community because of the discovery of new sources and the advent of new techniques. The result of a series of lectures prepared for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, this book is a general introduction to experimental techniques and results in the field of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays. It succinctly summarizes the rapidly developing field, and provides modern results that include data from newer detectors. Combining experiment and theory, the text explores the results of a single, easy-to-understand experiment to tie together various issues involved in the physics of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays.
Author: Frank Close
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013-03-28
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 0199673306
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForty years ago, three physicists - Peter Higgs, Gerard 't Hooft, and James Bjorken - made the spectacular breakthroughs that led to the world's largest experiment, CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Against a backdrop of high politics and billion dollar budgets, this is the story of their work, the quest for the Higgs boson, and its eventual discovery.
Author: Frank Close
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012-02-23
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0199695997
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of the neutrino discusses how the atomic particle was sought and found, and how it allows astronomers to perform more in-depth research about distant galaxies and stars.
