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Waves and particles : two essays on fundamental physics /

The book consists of two separate parts, the first part is on waves and the second part on particles. In part 1, after describing the awesome power of tsunami and the history of their occurrences, the book turns to the history of explaining phenomena by means of mathematical equations. Then it descr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newton, Roger G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Tsunami and other waves. Introduction to part I
  • 1. The story of a tsunami
  • 2. Science and mathematics
  • 3. The sound of music
  • 4. Electromagnetic waves
  • 5. Wave mechanics and gravity waves
  • 6. Water waves
  • 7. And back to tsunami
  • pt. II. Particles. Introduction to part II
  • 8. Atoms
  • 9. Nuclear physics
  • 10. Another new particle
  • 11. Particle accelerators
  • 12. An abundance of new particles.