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A Universe of Atoms, An Atom in the Universe

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Authors:
  1. Mark P. Silverman

    1. Department of Physics, Trinity College, Hartford, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: The Fire Within

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Wirbelrohr’s Roar

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 7-29

  4. Musical Bottles, Flying Balloons, and Hot Stoves: The Uncommon Physics of Common Things

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 30-62

  5. The Unimaginably Strange Behavior of Free Electrons

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 63-126

  6. Quantum Beats and Giant Atoms

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 127-180

  7. And Yet It Moves: Exotic Atoms and the Invariance of Charge

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 181-202

  8. Reflections on Light

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 203-244

  9. Two Worlds, Large and Small: Earth and Atom

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 245-278

  10. Computers, Coins, and Quanta: Unexpected Outcomes of Random Events

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 279-324

  11. A Universe of Atoms: Symmetry, Unity, Gravity, and the Problem of “Missing Mass”

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 325-385

  12. Science and Wonder

    • Mark P. Silverman
    Pages 386-395

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 396-417
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About this book

Approximately 10 years have passed since the publication of And Yet 1 It Moves: Strange Systems and Subtle Questions in Physics. During this time, the book has done very well, being received favorably by both readers and reviewers. The exhaustion of the last printing has given me the opportunity to make revisions. The present volume, updated and expanded by three new chapters containing a total of 17 additional essays on a wide range of questions that I have explored in quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, thermodynamics, general relativity, and astrophysics, has been given a new title to re?ect the broad thematic coverage and a new publisher (Springer-Verlag). The Introduction (The Fire Within) that follows, based on the preface to the original edition, explains fully the purpose and content of this book. I wish to note brie?y here, however, that time and the advance of physics have not dulled the scienti?c relevance of any of the essays. This book, like its predecessor, is not intended to be a popularization, a textbook, or a monograph of any ?eld of physics. Rather, it is a p- sonal account of the scienti?c underpinnings, motivations, lessons, and rami?cations of some of the many fundamental physical problems that have engaged me throughout my career to the present. These are essays that anyone with an interest in contemporary physics can read, although it is certainly the case that the more serious the interest, the more meaningful will be the essays.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"Mark Silverman has written a collection of very wide ranging essays for a very specialized audience. The title does justice to the breadth of topics, which range from physics toys to radioactive statistics, from planetary atoms to dark matter and the fate of the Universe. … the book has something for everyone … ." (Dr. B. Sauer, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 45 (6), 2005)

"This book is the second, revised and enlarged, edition of Silverman’s ‘And Yet it Moves’. … This book is a real tour de force in that it presents, without unnecessary mathematical equations, a journey into many fields of both classical and modern physics. … Undergraduate, graduate, and even post-graduate students will enjoy this book of beautifully written essays. I warmly recommend this book." (André Hautot, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004)

"This collection of essays is the second edition of the And Yet It Moves, updated and enlarged by several additional chapters. … the best choice is advanced level students and the general research and teaching readership in physics and related fields. Those interested in the epistemology of science … will find a lot of points helpful in clarifying and systematizing. … The book is well written … . Each chapter ends with references, and the book concludes with the relevant bibliographies and index of authors." (Petar V. Grujic, Europhysics News, Vol. 36 (2), March/April, 2005)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Trinity College, Hartford, USA

    Mark P. Silverman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Universe of Atoms, An Atom in the Universe

  • Authors: Mark P. Silverman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b98902

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-95437-0Published: 01 October 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-9266-8Published: 18 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-22761-0Published: 08 April 2008

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 418

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Cambridge University Press, 1993

  • Topics: Quantum Physics, Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

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