Mass : the quest to understand matter from Greek atoms to quantum fields / Jim Baggott.
Mass : the quest to understand matter from Greek atoms to quantum fields / Jim Baggott.
Mass : the quest to understand matter from Greek atoms to quantum fields / Jim Baggott.
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/4337
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I. Atom and void -- The quiet citadel -- Things-in-themselves -- An impression of force -- The sceptical chymists -- Part II. Mass and energy -- A very interesting conclusion -- Incommensurable -- the fabric -- In the heart of darkness -- Part III. Wave and particle -- An act of desperation --...
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition
First Edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
Everything around us is made of 'stuff', from planets, to books, to our own bodies. Whatever it is, we call it matter or material substance. It is solid; it has mass. But what is matter, exactly? We are taught in school that matter is not continuous, but discrete. As a few of the philosophers of ancient Greece once speculated, nearly two and a half...
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Mass : the quest to understand matter from Greek atoms to quantum fields / Jim Baggott.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-324) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/4337
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74VKVrWGk6vO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVrWGk6vO
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ISBN
0198759711 (hardcover)
9780198759713 (hardcover)
DDC
530
MMS ID
991024124817602626
