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Let there be light : the story of light from atoms to galaxies /

This book is the first of its kind devoted to the key role played by light and electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Readers are introduced to philosophical hypotheses such as the economy, symmetry and the universality of natural laws, and are then guided to practical consequences such as the r...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Breslin, Ann
Otros Autores: Montwill, Alex
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2013.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introducing light -- Light as a ray : reflection -- Light as a ray : refraction -- Light from afar : astronomy -- Light from the past : astrophysics -- Introducing waves -- Sound waves -- Light as a wave -- Making images -- There was electricity, there was magnetism, and then there was light -- 'Atoms of light' : the birth of quantum theory -- The development of quantum mechanics -- Atoms of light acting as particles -- Atoms of light behaving as waves -- Relativity. Part 1 : How it began -- Relativity. Part 2 : Verifiable predictions -- The road to 'heavy light' 
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