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- catalog abstract ""Gives an elementary introduction the spectacular interplay between the three great themes of contemporary physics: quantum behavior, relativity and symmetry. In clear, non-technical language, though without oversimplification, it explores many fascinating aspects of modern physics, discussing the nature and interaction of force and matter ..."--Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b7827931.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description ""Gives an elementary introduction the spectacular interplay between the three great themes of contemporary physics: quantum behavior, relativity and symmetry. In clear, non-technical language, though without oversimplification, it explores many fascinating aspects of modern physics, discussing the nature and interaction of force and matter ..."--Back cover.".
- catalog description "A matter of force -- The law of inertia -- The speed of light -- Relativity and fields -- Feynman diagrams -- Matter and force -- Stalking the wild rainbow -- Colours and spectra -- Spectral lines -- Classical physics stumped -- Light -- Waves of light -- Huygens's principle -- Interference -- Standing waves -- Particles of light -- The equation of motion -- Momentum and energy -- Maybe I'm Heisenberg -- Neither particle nor wave -- Absolute size -- Through a glass, partly -- Waves and uncertainty -- The uncertainty relations -- De Broglie rules the waves -- Quanta -- Where is a quantum when? -- Catch a falling quantum -- An experiment with electrons -- Indeterminacy -- Interference -- Where does the electron go? -- Quantum beanbags -- A muddy wheel -- The importance of having phase -- Feynman paths -- Superposition and quantum sorcery -- The embezzlement model -- Symmetries -- A forbidding prospect -- Groups and rotations -- Invariants and angular momentum -- Angular momentum and uncertainty -- Three-dimensional rotations -- Quantum relativity: nothing is relative -- Rotations in space-time -- The light cone, our compass in space-time -- The Lorentz transformation -- Antimatter -- Taking the large view -- The dizzy world of spin -- Spin and relativity -- The quantum of spin -- Indistinguishable processes -- Polarization -- No mass, but as fast as they get -- Life, the Universe and everything -- Anatomy of an atom -- Collapse prevention -- Atomic symmetry -- Quantization produces chemistry.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 338 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521404959".
- catalog identifier "052145591X (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "539 20".
- catalog subject "QC174.17.S9 I25 1995".
- catalog subject "Symmetry (Physics)".
- catalog tableOfContents "A matter of force -- The law of inertia -- The speed of light -- Relativity and fields -- Feynman diagrams -- Matter and force -- Stalking the wild rainbow -- Colours and spectra -- Spectral lines -- Classical physics stumped -- Light -- Waves of light -- Huygens's principle -- Interference -- Standing waves -- Particles of light -- The equation of motion -- Momentum and energy -- Maybe I'm Heisenberg -- Neither particle nor wave -- Absolute size -- Through a glass, partly -- Waves and uncertainty -- The uncertainty relations -- De Broglie rules the waves -- Quanta -- Where is a quantum when? -- Catch a falling quantum -- An experiment with electrons -- Indeterminacy -- Interference -- Where does the electron go? -- Quantum beanbags -- A muddy wheel -- The importance of having phase -- Feynman paths -- Superposition and quantum sorcery -- The embezzlement model -- Symmetries -- A forbidding prospect -- Groups and rotations -- Invariants and angular momentum -- Angular momentum and uncertainty -- Three-dimensional rotations -- Quantum relativity: nothing is relative -- Rotations in space-time -- The light cone, our compass in space-time -- The Lorentz transformation -- Antimatter -- Taking the large view -- The dizzy world of spin -- Spin and relativity -- The quantum of spin -- Indistinguishable processes -- Polarization -- No mass, but as fast as they get -- Life, the Universe and everything -- Anatomy of an atom -- Collapse prevention -- Atomic symmetry -- Quantization produces chemistry.".
- catalog title "The force of symmetry / Vincent Icke.".
- catalog type "Einführung. swd".
- catalog type "text".