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Theoretical concepts in physics : an alternative view of theoretical reasoning in physics /

By: Longair, M. S, 1941-.
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvii, 569 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 052152878X (pbk.); 9780521528788:; 0521821266.Subject(s): Mathematical physicsDDC classification: 530.1
Contents:
The Origins of Newton's Law of Gravitation -- From Ptolemy to Kepler - the Copernican revolution -- Galileo and the nature of the physical sciences -- Newton and the law of gravity -- Maxwell's Equations -- The origin of Maxwell's equations -- How to rewrite the history of electromagnetism -- Mechanics and Dynamics - Linear and Non-linear -- Approaches to mechanics and dynamics -- Dimensional analysis, chaos and self-organised criticality -- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics -- Basic thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory and the origin of statistical mechanics -- The Origins of the Concept of Quanta -- Black-body radiation up to 1895 -- 1895-1900: Planck and the spectrum of black-body radiation -- Planck's theory of black-body radiation -- Einstein and the quantisation of light -- The triumph of the quantum hypothesis -- Special Relativity -- Special relativity - a study of invariance -- General Relativity and Cosmology -- An introduction to general relativity -- The technology of cosmology -- Cosmology.
Summary: A novel and integrated approach to physics, covering background history, basic tools and modern techniques, this book illuminates the subject from the perspective of real physics as practised by research scientists.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Origins of Newton's Law of Gravitation -- From Ptolemy to Kepler - the Copernican revolution -- Galileo and the nature of the physical sciences -- Newton and the law of gravity -- Maxwell's Equations -- The origin of Maxwell's equations -- How to rewrite the history of electromagnetism -- Mechanics and Dynamics - Linear and Non-linear -- Approaches to mechanics and dynamics -- Dimensional analysis, chaos and self-organised criticality -- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics -- Basic thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory and the origin of statistical mechanics -- The Origins of the Concept of Quanta -- Black-body radiation up to 1895 -- 1895-1900: Planck and the spectrum of black-body radiation -- Planck's theory of black-body radiation -- Einstein and the quantisation of light -- The triumph of the quantum hypothesis -- Special Relativity -- Special relativity - a study of invariance -- General Relativity and Cosmology -- An introduction to general relativity -- The technology of cosmology -- Cosmology.

A novel and integrated approach to physics, covering background history, basic tools and modern techniques, this book illuminates the subject from the perspective of real physics as practised by research scientists.

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