Book
The new physics for the twenty-first century
Record details
- ISBN: 0521816009
- ISBN: 9780521816009
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Physical Description:
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viii, 548 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. - Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Cosmology / Wendy L. Freedman and Edward W. Kolb -- 2. Gravity / Ronald Adler -- 3. The new astronomy / Arnon Dar -- 4. Particles and the Standard Model / Chris Quigg -- 5. Superstring theory / Michael B. Green -- 6. Manipulating atoms with photons / Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and Jean Dalibard -- 7. The quantum world of ultra-cold atoms / William Phillips and Christopher Foot -- 8. Superfluids / Henry Hall -- 9. Quantum phase transitions / Subir Sachdev -- 10. Essential quantum entanglement / Anton Zellinger -- 11. Quanta, ciphers, and computers / Artur Ekert -- 12. Small-scale structures and "nanoscience" / Yoseph Imry. -- 13. Physics of chaotic systems / Henry Abarbanel -- 14. Complex systems / Antonio Politi -- 15. Collaborative physics, e-science and the grid : realizing Licklider's dream / Tony Hey and Anne Trefethen -- 16. Biophysics and biomolecular materials / Cyrus Safinya -- 17. Medical physics / Nicolaj Pavel -- 18. Physics of materials / Robert Cahn -- 19. Physics and society / Ugo Amaldi. |
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| Subject: | Physics -- History -- 20th century Physics -- History -- 21st century Quantum theory |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | QC 7.5 N49 2006 (Text) | 26040002786735 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
