The Shaggy Steed of Physics Mathematical Beauty in the Physical World /

• Main Author: Oliver, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2004.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Mechanics.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Quantum Physics.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.

The Shaggy Steed is an unassuming figure from Irish folklore who reveals himself as an inspiring teacher of the forces hidden in the universe. This book celebrates an unassuming bit of physics that also turns out to be an inspiring teacher. The two-body problem-the motion of two bodies bound by the...

Table of Contents:

• The Shaggy Steed of Physics
• The Heavens and the Elements
• The Law of Motion
• Classical Mechanics: The Heavens
• Quantum Mechanics: The Elements
• The Hidden Unity of Space and Time
• The Manifold Universe.