The two volumes that comprise String Theory provide an up-to-date, comprehensive account of string theory. Volume 1 provides a thorough …
Many of the modern ideas in cosmology can be explained without the needto discuss General Relativity. The present chapter represents …
How Things Work uses familiar objects to introduce basic physics concepts, demonstrating the excitement and relevance to professionals in a …
What does realism about the quantum state imply? What follows when quantum theory is applied without restriction, if need be, …
Can we correctly predict the flip of a fair coin more than half the time — or the decay of …
Clarity, readability and rigor combine in the second edition of this widely-used textbook to provide the first step into general …
This comprehensive student manual has been designed to accompany the leading textbook by Bernard Schutz, A First Course in General …
Solar science has evolved rapidly over the past ten years as the results of a new generation of solar space …
A quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, this engaging textbook explains the …
This is a comprehensive and richly illustrated textbook on the astrophysics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium--the gas and dust, …
A guide to the fascinating interplay between particle physics and astronomy that highlights the discovery of neutrino oscillations Written by …
Thirty vignettes take the reader back in time to 1905, when a young patent clerk named Albert Einstein was putting …
Here is a lively history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the …
In this highly individual, and truly novel, approach to theoretical reasoning in physics, the author has provided a course that …
This second edition of a popular text demonstrates how physics can be appreciated through a series of case studies spanning …
The study of dynamical systems is a well established field. This book provides a panorama of several aspects of interest …
Everyone knows that symmetry is fundamentally important in physics. On one hand, the symmetry of a system is often the …
Spectra are fundamental characteristics of atoms and ions, and are the main source of information on their structure and properties. …
This book bridges the huge gap between popular science and mathematical treatments of Einstein's theories. It explains special and general …
This historical survey of the discovery of the electron has been published to coincide with the centenary of the discovery. …
The legendary Isaac Asimov starts what is perhaps the finest of all his books with a simple query: How finely …
In this textbook, all known fundamental interactions are considered and the main directions of their unification are reviewed. The basic …
This is the first quantitative treatment of elementary particle theory that is accessible to undergraduates. Using a lively, informal writing …
The fundamental conundrum in physics today is the incompatibility of Einstein’s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics. To bridge …
Niels Bohr, who pioneered the quantum theory of the atom, had a broad conception of his obligations as a physicist. …
Journey into an unseen world—and to the frontiers of human knowledge Welcome to Atom Land, the impossibly small world of …
Lise Meitner and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age, by J.A. Wheeler is a fascinating book documenting the extraordinary life …
This complete introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion by one of the pioneering scientists in this expanding field offers …
