Author : Irna Lyublinskaya
Publisher :
Page : 1665 pages
File Size : 18,23 MB
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Physics
ISBN : 9781938168932
"This introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book is grounded with real-world examples, illustrations, and explanations to help students grasp key, fundamental physics concepts. ... This online, fully editable and customizable title includes learning objectives, concept questions, links to labs and simulations, and ample practice opportunities to solve traditional physics application problems."--Website of book.
Author : Alex Ely Kossovsky
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030517446
This book reveals the multi-generational process involved in humanity's first major scientific achievement, namely the discovery of modern physics, and examines the personal lives of six of the intellectual giants involved. It explores the profound revolution in the way of thinking, and in particular the successful refutation of the school of thought inherited from the Greeks, which focused on the perfection and immutability of the celestial world. In addition, the emergence of the scientific method and the adoption of mathematics as the central tool in scientific endeavors are discussed. The book then explores the delicate thread between pure philosophy, grand unifying theories, and verifiable real-life scientific facts. Lastly, it turns to Kepler’s crucial 3rd law and shows how it was derived from a mere six data points, corresponding to the six planets known at the time. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, the book will inform and fascinate all aficionados of science, history, philosophy, and, in particular, astronomy.
Author : Isaac Newton
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 36,17 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Earth
ISBN :
Author : Richard Feynman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0429982488
The Feynman Lectures on Gravitation are based on notes prepared during a course on gravitational physics that Richard Feynman taught at Caltech during the 1962-63 academic year. For several years prior to these lectures, Feynman thought long and hard about the fundamental problems in gravitational physics, yet he published very little. These lectures represent a useful record of his viewpoints and some of his insights into gravity and its application to cosmology, superstars, wormholes, and gravitational waves at that particular time. The lectures also contain a number of fascinating digressions and asides on the foundations of physics and other issues.Characteristically, Feynman took an untraditional non-geometric approach to gravitation and general relativity based on the underlying quantum aspects of gravity. Hence, these lectures contain a unique pedagogical account of the development of Einstein's general theory of relativity as the inevitable result of the demand for a self-consistent theory of a massless spin-2 field (the graviton) coupled to the energy-momentum tensor of matter. This approach also demonstrates the intimate and fundamental connection between gauge invariance and the principle of equivalence.
Author : Isaac Newton
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,98 MB
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781015496712
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Arthur Stanley Mackenzie
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Earth
ISBN :
Author : Andrew Janiak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 37,47 MB
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521766184
Essays by leading scholars on Isaac Newton and his philosophical interlocutors and critics, discussing a wide range of topics.
Author : Pari Spolter
Publisher : Orb Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780963810717
The correct interpretation of Kepler's third law is Gravitational force is equal to acceleration times the area: F = a .A. It is shown that the sequential mean distances of the planets from the center of the sun follow an exponential law, concluding that gravitation is quantized. New explanation and equation for eccentricity are presented. English translation of Foucault's papers on the pendulum and on the gyroscope
Author : William L. Harper
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 13,13 MB
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 019957040X
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-410) and index.
Author : Andrew Zimmerman Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 40,55 MB
Release : 2009-11-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 047046724X
A clear, plain-English guide to this complex scientific theory String theory is the hottest topic in physics right now, with books on the subject (pro and con) flying out of the stores. String Theory For Dummies offers an accessible introduction to this highly mathematical "theory of everything," which posits ten or more dimensions in an attempt to explain the basic nature of matter and energy. Written for both students and people interested in science, this guide explains concepts, discusses the string theory's hypotheses and predictions, and presents the math in an approachable manner. It features in-depth examples and an easy-to-understand style so that readers can understand this controversial, cutting-edge theory.
