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- A book that will delight all physics aficionados
- An informative and insightful volume by a master theorist
- Brings together a broad range of topics while helping to display the unity of physics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 895)
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Reviews
“It would be hard to find someone who would learn nothing from this book. … I think that most physicists would both benefit from and enjoy working through the arguments … presented here. … I recommend it highly.” (Phillip Helbig, The Observatory, Vol. 136 (1250), February, 2016)
“In Thanu Padmanabhan’s new book, Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics: 26 Surprising Insights, he aims to impart to aspiring theorists some of the important connections and techniques – spanning gravitation, classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics – that he’s learned over his career. … All in all, Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics is a potentially excellent resource for those looking to add to their mental tool kit and sharpen their theoretical skills.” (Ethan Siegel, Physics Today, November, 2015)
“The collection is a highly suitable pedagogic material and should be a must read for anyone who is interested in Physics, either for a career or for pleasure. It should require no more expertise than is available to an advanced undergraduate student of Physics or allied disciplines. I recommend that this is definitely acquired by all college libraries.” (R. Ramachandran, IAPT Physics Education, Vol. 31 (2), April-June, 2015)
Authors and Affiliations
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Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India
Thanu Padmanabhan
About the author
Professor Padmanabhan, theoretical physicist and cosmologist, is currently a Distinguished Professor at IUCAA, Pune, India. A gifted researcher and teacher, he has published nearly 250 technical papers and authored ten books which have made significant impact. His research has won prizes six times in recent years from the Gravity Research Foundation, USA including the First Award in 2008. He is currently (2011-14) the Chairman of the IUPAP Astrophysics Commission and was the President of the IAU Cosmology Commission (2009-12). He has received numerous national and international awards including Padma Shri, the presidential medal of honor in India.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics
Book Subtitle: 26 Surprising Insights
Authors: Thanu Padmanabhan
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13443-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13442-0Published: 18 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13443-7Published: 17 February 2015
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 302
Number of Illustrations: 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Classical and Continuum Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Complex Systems, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems