Why Does E=mc2? - (And Why Should We Care?) (Paperback)

What does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-first century science to unpack Einstein's famous equation. Explaining and simplifying notions of energy, mass, and light--while exploding commonly held misconceptions--they demonstrate how the structure of nature itself is contained within this equation. Along the way, we visit the site of one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted: the now-famous Large Hadron Collider, a gigantic particle accelerator capable of re-creating conditions that existed fractions of a second after the Big Bang.

A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in the United Kingdom and a distinguished popular physicist, "Why Does E=mc2?" is one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of the theory of relativity.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	July 2010
Authors:	Brian Cox • Jeff Forshaw
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	249
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-81876-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General
LSN:	0-306-81876-0
Barcode:	9780306818769

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