Carlos I. Calle

Superstrings and Other Things

A Guide to Physics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Continuing to take readers on a uniquely accessible journey through physics, Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics, Third Edition, explains the basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, right up to the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin and structure of the universe, and the beginning of time. Fully updated throughout, this book explores major historical discoveries and the scientists behind them. In addition, this comprehensive text details the breathtaking frontiers of physics being explored today. Offering nonscience students access to the highest peaks of physics, Dr. Calle translates concepts so they can be appreciated by those with willing curiosity and imagination. Features Provides up-to-date coverage of modern physics, Offers nonscience students and laymen access to the highest peaks of physics, Showcases modern applications of physics in our everyday world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 887g
• ISBN-13: 9781138364882
• ISBN-10: 1138364886
• Artikelnr.: 69897849

Autorenporträt

Dr. Carlos I. Calle is a NASA senior research scientist and the founder and director of NASA's Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at the Kennedy Space Center. He holds a doctorate in theoretical nuclear physics from Ohio University. Dr. Calle has been working on the physical properties of the lunar and Martian soil and is currently designing and building instrumentation for future planetary exploration missions. As one of the world experts on the electrostatic properties of the lunar and Martian dust, he has been working on methods to keep dust from the space suits and equipment being planned for the lunar exploration missions. He is also involved in applying physics solutions to increase the safety of space flight. He is the recipient of numerous NASA awards, including the NASA Exceptional Technological Achievement Medal in 2010 and the Spaceflight Awareness Award in 2003 for exceptional contributions to the space program. He has over 150 scientific publications and several patents

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Introductory Concepts
Chapter 1 Physics: The Fundamental
Science...............................................................................3
Part II The Laws of Mechanics
Chapter 2 The Description of
Motion..........................................................................................
19
Chapter 3 The Laws of Mechanics: Newton's Laws of
Motion................................................... 31
Chapter 4
Energy.........................................................................................................................
45
Chapter 5 Conservation of Energy and
Momentum....................................................................
55
Chapter 6 Rotation and the Universal Law of
Gravitation..........................................................69
Chapter 7 Atoms: Building Blocks of the
Universe.....................................................................93
Chapter 8 The Heart of the Atom: The
Nucleus........................................................................
105
Chapter 9
Fluids.........................................................................................................................
113
Part IV Thermodynamics
Chapter 10 Heat and
Temperature...............................................................................................
135
Chapter 11 The Laws of
Thermodynamics.................................................................................
151
Part V Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 12
Electricity..................................................................................................................
167
Chapter 13 Applied
Electricity....................................................................................................
181
Chapter 14
Electromagnetism......................................................................................................
199
Part VI Waves
Chapter 15 Wave
Motion.............................................................................................................
219
Chapter 16
Sound.........................................................................................................................
235
Chapter 17
Optics........................................................................................................................
253274
Chapter 18 The Nature of
Light...................................................................................................
275
Part VII Modern Physics
Chapter 19 The Special Theory of
Relativity..............................................................................297
Chapter 20 The General Theory of
Relativity.............................................................................
315
Chapter 21 The Early Atomic
Theory.........................................................................................
333
Chapter 22 Quantum
Mechanics.................................................................................................
343
Chapter 23 Nuclear
Physics.........................................................................................................
355
Chapter 24 Elementary
Particles.................................................................................................
371
Chapter 25 Unifying
Physics.......................................................................................................
383
Chapter 26
Superstrings...............................................................................................................
393
Chapter 27 The Origin of the
Universe.......................................................................................
401
Appendix A: Powers of Ten 411
Appendix B: The Elements 415
Appendix C: Nobel Prize Winners in Physics 419
Appendix D: Physics Timeline 425