Explaining the Universe: The New Age of PhysicsPrinceton University Press, 05.06.2018 - 264 Seiten In this fascinating book, John Charap offers a panoramic view of the physicist's world as the twenty-first century opens--a view that is entirely different from the one that greeted the twentieth century. We have learned that the universe is billions of galaxies larger than we imagined--and billions of years older. We know more about how it came to be and what it is. Because of physics, we live in a world of greater danger and more convenience, smaller particles and bigger ideas. |
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... universe was around 100 million years old. We now believe it to be more like 13 billion years old. In 1900 the smallest entities discussed by physicists were atoms (the existence of which was still disputed by some) and the recently ...
... universe—but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written.” It is not necessary to be a poet to appreciate poetry; neither is it necessary to be a physicist to find wondrous ...
... ') a year, which means a proportionate increase by about (9 × 10') + (6 × 10') = 1.5 × 10^*, or 1.5 percent, every year. Now that's a number I find frightening! Xii A NOTE ON NUMBERS EX P L A |N||N G the Universe THE DISCOVERIES.
The New Age of Physics John M. Charap. EX P L A |N||N G the Universe THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY PHYSICISTS DURING THE LAST HUNDRED years,
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13 | |
3 HEAVENS ABOVE | 24 |
4 CHANCE AND CERTAINTY | 43 |
5 ORDER OUT OF CHAOS | 64 |
6 YOUR PLACE OR MINE | 77 |
7 MANY HISTORIES MANY FUTURES | 86 |
8 MICROCOSM | 100 |
11 IN THE BEGINNING | 151 |
12 DOWN TO EARTH | 172 |
13 EPILOGUE | 188 |
Notes | 195 |
Glossary | 209 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 215 |
Index of Names | 219 |
General Index | 223 |