Particle or wave : the evolution of the concept of matter in modern physics / Charis Anastopoulos.
Particle or wave : the evolution of the concept of matter in modern physics / Charis Anastopoulos.
Particle or wave : the evolution of the concept of matter in modern physics / Charis Anastopoulos.
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Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008.
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N530/175
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English
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Physical content
xx, 410 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. From Myth to Machine: Images of Matter from Antiquity to Newtonian Mechanics -- 2. Progress!: From Newtonian Mechanics to Nineteenth-Century Physics -- 3. A New Arena is Built: Special Relativity and the Notion of Spacetime -- 4. The Symmetry Beneath: Symmetry in Physics-Spacetime Symmetries -- 5...
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Publisher
Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2008.
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"Particle or Wave is the first popular-level book to explain the origins and development of modern physical concepts about matter and the controversies surrounding them. The dichotomy between particle and wave reflects a dispute - whether the universe's most elementary building blocks are discrete or continuous in nature - originating in antiquity...
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Particle or wave : the evolution of the concept of matter in modern physics / Charis Anastopoulos.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2008.
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N530/175
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74VM4KL7BmjA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4KL7BmjA
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ISBN
9780691135120
0691135126
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530
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991001375569702626
