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Motion Mountain: The Adventure of Physics.pdf

July 25, 2008 · Filed Under Physics  · Tags: , , ,

In order to be simple, the text focuses on concepts, while keeping mathematics to the necessary minimum. Understanding the concepts of physics is given precedence over using formulae in calculations.The whole text is within the reach of an undergraduate. It presents simple summaries of the main domains of physics.

Contents:

  • First Part: Fall, Flow and Heat
    • Chapter I Galilean Motion [ Why should we care about motion? ~ Galilean physics - motion in everyday life ~ Global descriptions of motion - the simplicity of complexity ~ From the limitations of physics to the limits of motion ]
  • Second Part: Relativity
    • Chapter II Special Relativity [ Maximum speed, observers at rest, and motion of light ]
    • Chapter III Gravitation and Relativity [ Maximum force - general relativity in one statement ~ The new ideas on space, time and gravity ~ Motion in general relativity - bent light and wobbling vacuum ~ Why can we see the stars? - Motion in the universe ~ Black holes - falling forever ~ Does space dišer from time? ~ General relativity in ten points - a summary for the layman ]
  • Third Part: Light, Charges and Brains
    • Chapter IV Classical Electrodynamics [ Liquid electricity, invisible elds and maximum speed ~ What is light? ~ Charges are discrete - the limits of classical electrodynamics ~ Electromagnetic effects ~ Classical physics in a nutshell - one and a half steps out of three ]
    • Chapter V The Brain and Language [ Evolution and the brain ~ Thought and language ~ Concepts, lies and patterns of nature ]
  • Forth Part: Quantum Theory: The Smallest Change
    • Chapter VI Quantum Theory: The Smallest Change [ Minimum action - quantum theory for poets ~ Light - the strange consequences of the quantum of action ~ Motion of matter - beyond classical physics ~ Colours and other interactions between light and matter ]
    • Chapter VII Permutation of Particles [ Are particles like gloves? ~ Rotations and statistics - visualizing spin ]
    • Chapter VIII Understanding Quantum Mechanics [ Superpositions and probabilities - quantum theory without ideology ]
  • Fifth Part: Pleasure, Technology and Stars
    • Chapter IX Advanced Quantum Theory [ Motion for enjoying life ~ Quantum electrodynamics - the origin of virtual reality ~ Quantum mechanics with gravitation - the rst approach ]
    • Chapter X Inside the Nucleus [ The structure of the nucleus - the densest clouds ~ The strong nuclear interaction and the birth of matter ~ The weak nuclear interaction and the handedness of nature ~ The standard model of elementary particle physics - as seen on television ~ Grand unification - a simple dream ~ Extending quantum theory ]
    • Chapter XI Quantum Physics in a Nutshell
    • Chapter XII Bacteria, Flies and Knots
  • Sixth Part: Motion Without Motion - What Are Space, Time and Particles?
    • Chapter XIII General Relativity Versus Quantum Theory [ Does matter dišer from vacuum? ~ Nature at large scales - is the universe something or nothing? ~ The physics of love - a summary of the rst two-and-a-half steps ~ Maximum force and minimum distance - physics in limit statements ~ The shape of points - extension in nature ~ String theory - a web of dualities ]
    • Chapter XIV Unification
    • Chapter XV The Top of the Mountain

Download free Science ebook: Motion Mountain: The Adventure of Physics.pdf (1498 pages pdf file, 70.5 MB).

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