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Munowitz, M. (Michael)
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Physical laws -- Popular works.
Physics -- Popular works.
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Knowing : the nature...
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Knowing : the nature of physical law / Michael Munowitz.
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Munowitz, M. (Michael)
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
Subjects
Physical laws -- Popular works.
Physics -- Popular works.
ISBN:
0195167376 (cloth : acid-free paper) :
Description:
xiii, 418 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Preface : the book of nature -- Great expectations : to know all there is to know -- Ties that bind : four fundamental interactions -- In the eye of the beholder : reference frames and relativity -- Three-part invention : mechanics in general, classical mechanics in particular -- Mass as a medium : E=mc2, plus the curvature of space-time -- Taking charge : the classical electromagnetic field -- Never certain : indeterminacy and the quantum -- The path not taken : quantum mechanics -- Symmetry perforce : quantum particles and fields -- Ends and odds : equilibrium, entropy, and the arrow of time -- Surprise endings : chaos and complexity -- Loose ends : the infinite and the ultimate -- By the way : nuance and elaboration -- Glossary.
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