Overview
- Answers the questions "What the World and its parts are made of?", "How?" and "Is there a hidden underlying simplicity in the immerse complexity and diversity?"
- Brief introduction to the characteristic methodology of physics Shows the relationship to natural constants
- Concise introduction to dimensional analysis of relations in physics
- Deep insights into the laws of physics with no more than lower undergraduate level knowledge of physics and mathematics
- Provides convincing evidence that a "little thinking" (Feynman) can go a long way in deriving relations, which otherwise would require an extensive investment of time and effort
- Offers a panoramic view of "the forest" of the physical world complementing thus the usual approach which emphasizes details of particular "trees"
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Physics (SpringerBriefs in Physics)
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Table of contents(13 chapters)
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Three key-ideas and a short-cut
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Structures mediated by strong interactions
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The realm of electromagnetism
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Gravity at front stage
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Reviews
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“This book is the first volume of a newly inaugurated collection (Springer Briefs in Physics) and is the outcome of several lectures delivered along the years by the author to a broad audience. It aims to cover some of the main chapters of modern physics by combining short expositions of the basic ideas and worked examples that apparently require a minimum background knowledge.” (Serban Misicu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1243, 2012)
Authors and Affiliations
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, FORTH Institute, IESL, University of Crete, Iraklion, Greece
Eleftherios N. Economou
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Short Journey from Quarks to the Universe
Authors: Eleftherios N. Economou
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20089-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Eleftherios N. Economou 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-20089-2Published: 28 June 2011
Series ISSN: 2191-5423
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 146
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Classical Electrodynamics, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences