Physics: The Ultimate Adventure

• Main Authors: Barrett, Ross (Author), Delsanto, Pier Paolo (Author), Tartaglia, Angelo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Continuum physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Quantum Physics.; Popular Science in Physics.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no math - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) and Complexity Theory. En route it delves into the historical landmarks and revolutions that brought about our...

Table of Contents:

• The Whats and Wherefores of Physics
• Dramatis Personae (The Actors)
• Is Physics an Exact Science?
• Newton and Beyond
• Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
• Electromagnetism and Cracks in the Edifice of Classical Physics
• Relativity
• Quantum Mechanics
• Atomic and Nuclear Physics
• Fields and Particles
• Cosmology
• Complexity
• Conclusions and Philosophical Implications.