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020			_a9783642195976
082	0	4	_bCha/Roj _a530
100	1		_aChaichian, Masud
245	1	0	_aBasic Concepts in Physics _b: From the Cosmos to Quarks
260			_aLondon: _bSpringer, _c2014.
300			_axii;377p.; _b9.5x6.5 _chb
440			_aUndergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
520			_a"Basic Concepts in Physics: From the Cosmos to Quarks" is the outcome of the authors' long and varied teaching experience in different countries and for different audiences, and gives an accessible and eminently readable introduction to all the main ideas of modern physics. The book’s fresh approach, using a novel combination of historical and conceptual viewpoints, makes it ideal complementary reading to more standard textbooks. The first five chapters are devoted to classical physics, from planetary motion to special relativity, always keeping in mind its relevance to questions of contemporary interest. The next six chapters deal mainly with newer developments in physics, from quantum theory and general relativity to grand unified theories, and the book concludes by discussing the role of physics in living systems. A basic grounding in mathematics is required of the reader, but technicalities are avoided as far as possible; thus complex calculations are omitted so long as the essential ideas remain clear. The book is addressed to undergraduate and graduate students in physics and will also be appreciated by many professional physicists. It will likewise be of interest to students, researchers and teachers of other natural sciences, as well as to engineers, high-school teachers and the curious general reader, who will come to understand what physics is about and how it describes the different phenomena of Nature. Not only will readers of this book learn much about physics, they will also learn to love it.
546			_aENG
650		0	_aPhysics.
650		0	_aBiochemistry.
650	1	4	_aPhysics.
650	2	4	_aTheoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
650	2	4	_aCosmology.
650	2	4	_aClassical Continuum Physics.
650	2	4	_aBiochemistry, general.
700			_aRojas, Hugo Perez
700			_aTureanu, Anca
942			_cBK
999			_c83578 _d83578