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020 a| 9781107602175 (pbk.);

020 a| 1107602173 (pbk.);

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050 00 a| QC174.12b| .G75154 2013;

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100 1 a| Griffiths, David J.q| (David Jeffery),d| 1942-=| ^A581552;

245 10 a| Revolutions in twentieth-century physics /c| David J. Griffiths, Reed College.;

264 1 a| Cambridge :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| x, 174 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 1. Classical foundations -- 2. Special relativity -- 3. Quantum mechanics -- 4. Elementary particles -- 5. Cosmology.;

520 a| "The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics - relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles and cosmology - this clear and lively account will interest anyone who has wondered what Einstein, Bohr, Schrödinger and Heisenberg were really talking about. The book discusses quarks and leptons, antiparticles and Feynman diagrams, curved space-time, the Big Bang and the expanding Universe. Suitable for undergraduate students in non-science as well as science subjects, it uses problems and worked examples to help readers develop an understanding of what recent advances in physics actually mean"--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Quantum theoryv| Popular works.=| ^A19752;

650 0 a| General relativity (Physics)v| Popular works.=| ^A36964;

650 7 a| SCIENCE / Cosmology.2| bisacsh;

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Revolutions in twentieth-century physics / David J. Griffiths, Reed College.

Author/creator	Griffiths, David J., 1942-
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description	x, 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Quantum theory--Popular works. General relativity (Physics)--Popular works.

Contents	1. Classical foundations -- 2. Special relativity -- 3. Quantum mechanics -- 4. Elementary particles -- 5. Cosmology.
Abstract	"The conceptual changes brought by modern physics are important, radical and fascinating, yet they are only vaguely understood by people working outside the field. Exploring the four pillars of modern physics - relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles and cosmology - this clear and lively account will interest anyone who has wondered what Einstein, Bohr, Schrödinger and Heisenberg were really talking about. The book discusses quarks and leptons, antiparticles and Feynman diagrams, curved space-time, the Big Bang and the expanding Universe. Suitable for undergraduate students in non-science as well as science subjects, it uses problems and worked examples to help readers develop an understanding of what recent advances in physics actually mean"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012030789
ISBN	9781107602175 (pbk.)
ISBN	1107602173 (pbk.)

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