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The Problems of Physics (Paperback, New Ed): Anthony Leggett

The Problems of Physics (Paperback, New Ed)

Anthony Leggett

Series: Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences

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Is the universe infinite, or does it have an edge beyond which there is, quite literally, nothing? Do we live in the only possible universe? Why does it have one time and three space dimensions - or does it? What is it made of? What does it mean when we hear that a new particle has been discovered? Will quantum mechanics eventually break down and give way to a totally new description of the world, one whose features we cannot even begin to imagine?
This book aims to give the non-specialist reader a general overview of what physicists think they do and do not know in some representative frontier areas of contemporary physics. After sketching out the historical background, A. J. Leggett goes on to discuss the current situation and some of the open problems of cosmology, high-energy physics, and condensed-matter physics. Unlike most other accounts, this book focuses not so much on recent achievements as on the fundamental problems at the heart of the subject, and emphasizes the provisional nature of our present understanding of things.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences
Release date: October 2006
First published: November 2006
Authors: Anthony Leggett
Dimensions: 232 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-921124-1
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Atomic & molecular physics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Particle & high-energy physics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)
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LSN: 0-19-921124-8
Barcode: 9780199211241

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