Physics affects the way we live and, ultimately, how life itself functions. This new take on a classic text investigates key frontiers in modern physics. Exploring our universe, from the particles within atoms to the stars making up galaxies, it reveals the vital role invisible mechanisms play in the world around us, and explains new techniques, from nano-engineering and brain research to the latest advances in high-speed data networks and custom-built materials. Written by leading international experts, each of the nineteen chapters will fascinate scientists in all disciplines, as well as anyone wanting to know more about the world of physics. First Edition Hb (1989) 0-521-30420-2 First Edition Pb (1992) 0-521-43831-4
Author(s): Paul Davies
Edition: 1ST
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 1989
Language: English
Pages: 526
Contents......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0005.djvu
Contributors......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0007.djvu
Preface......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0009.djvu
1 The New Physics: a synthesis, Paul Davies......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0011.djvu
2 The renaissance of general relativity, Clifford Will......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0017.djvu
3 The inflationary universe, Alan Guth and Paul Steinhardt......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0044.djvu
4 The edge of spacetime, Stephen Hawking......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0071.djvu
5 Quantum gravity, Chris Isham......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0080.djvu
6 The new astrophysics, Malcolm Longair......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0104.djvu
7 Condensed matter physics in less than three dimensions, David Thouless......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0219.djvu
8 Critical point phenomena: universal physics at large length scales, Alastair Bruce and David Wallace......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0246.djvu
9 Low temperature physics, superconductivity and superfluidity, Anthony Leggett......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0278.djvu
l0 Quantum optics, Peter Knight......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0299.djvu
11 Physics of far-from-equilibrium systems and self-organisation, Gregoire Nicolis......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0326.djvu
12 What is chaos, that we should be mindful of it?, Joseph Ford......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0358.djvu
13 Conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics, Abner Shimony......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0383.djvu
14 The quark structure of matter, Frank Close......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0406.djvu
15 Grand unified theories, Howard Georgi......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0435.djvu
16 Effective quantum field theories, Howard Georgi......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0456.djvu
17 Gauge theories in particle physics, John Taylor......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0468.djvu
18 Overview of particle physics, Abdus Salam......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0491.djvu
Glossary......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0503.djvu
Index......Page all_12075_to_00526.cpc0515.djvu
