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| Contents |
Atomic nature of matter. Molecular size from classical fluids -- The Brownian motion -- Quantum theory. Blackbody radiation : from Kirchhoff to Planck -- Einstein's proposal of light quanta -- Quantum theory of specific heat -- Waves, particles, and quantum jumps -- Bose-Einstein statistics and condensation -- Local reality and the Einstein-Bohr debate -- Special relativity. Prelude to special relativity -- The new kinematics and E=mc2 -- Geometric formulation of relativity -- General relativity. Towards a general theory of relativity -- Curved spacetime as a gravitational field -- The Einstein field equation -- Cosmology -- Walking in Einstein's steps. Internal symmetry and gauge interactions -- The Kaluza-Klein theory and extra dimensions -- Appendices. Mathematics supplements -- Einstein's papers -- Answers to the 21 Einstein questions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-341) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012554428 |
| ISBN | 9780199669912 |
| ISBN | 0199669910 |
