From Quarks to the Universe A Short Physics Course /

• Main Author: Economou, Eleftherios N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Physics.; Gravitation.; Astrophysics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Atoms.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

This book takes the reader for a short journey over the structures of matter showing that their main properties can be obtained even at a quantitative level with a minimum background knowledge including, besides first year calculus and physics, the extensive use of dimensional analysis and the three...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The World According to Physics
• Part I: Three Key Ideas and a Shortcut
• The Atomic Idea
• The Wave-Particle Duality
• Equilibrium and Minimization of Total Energy
• Dimensional Analysis: A Shortcut to Physics Relations
• Part II: Structures Mediated by Strong Interactions
• From Quark and Gluons to Hadrons
• From Protons and Neutrons to Nuclei
• Part III: The Realm of Electromagnetism
• From Nuclei and Electrons to Atoms
• From Atoms to Molecules
• From Atoms and Molecules to Solids (or Liquids)
• Part IV: Gravity at the Front Stage
• Planets
• Stars, Dead or Alive
• The Observable Universe
• Epilogue: The Anthropic Principle
• Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions
• Answers to Some Unsolved Problems.