All of Physics (Almost) in 15 Equations [NulledPremium]

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Book details
File Size: 134 MB
Format: pdf
Print Length: 156 pages
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (December 7, 2018)
Publication Date: December 7, 2018
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B07LF7LQY9

The book comprises 15 short chapters, each presenting an important equation of Physics, from the simplest and oldest, to more complex and recent ones. The target audience is the interested general public, hence no mathematics is involved (beyond the simple expression of each equation).

What can a professional “read” in an equation? Does one see a rainbow differently when one knows the law of refraction of light? Do some equations tell more than what they were invented for? The book presents an opportunity to think about the nature of the physical laws (without writing a philosophy treatise): are they written in advance, or only the result of our imagination?

Memories and personal quotes in the book underline the intimate relation between a scientist and his research, and the interplay with his personal life. Each chapter is illustrated by a full page artistic drawing by Lison Bernet, sometimes kind, sometimes funny, and always poetic.

Contents:

Foreword
The Law of Light Reflection
Snell-Descartes Law … and the Principle of Least Action
The Fundamental Principle of Dynamics (Newton’s Second Law)
The Law of Gravitation (Newton’s First Law)
The Ideal Gas Law
Hooke’s Law
Navier-Stokes Equation
Maxwell’s Equations
The Matter-Energy Equivalence
Schrödinger’s Equation
Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Relations
Einstein’s Equations, General Relativity
Dirac’s Equation
Feynman Diagrams
The Standard Model
The Limits of the Standard Model … and Future Physics