The Equations: Icons of Knowledge

Bais, Sander

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005

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96 pp. First published in Netherlands by Amsterdam University Press in 2005; this copy, First Thus or First American Printing, 2005. Following the Introduction, Contents divided into [1] "The tautological Toolkit"; [2] "Rise and Fall: The logistic Equation"; [3] "Mechanics and Gravity: Newton's dynamical equations and universal law of gravity"; [4] "The electromagnetic force: The Lorentz force law"; [5] "A local conservation law:The continuity equation"; [6] "Electrodynamics: The Maxwell equations"; [7] "Electromagnetic waves: The wave equations"; [8] "Solitary waves: The Kortweg-DeVries equation";[9] "Thermodynamics: The three laws of thermodynamics"; [10] "Kinetic theory: The Boltzmann equation"; [11] "Hydrodynamics: The Navier-Stokes equation"; [13] "Special Relativity: Relativistic kinematics"; [14] "General relativity: The Einstein equations"; [15] "Quantum mechanics: The Schrodinger equation"; [16] "The relativistic electron: The Dirac equation"; [17] "The strong force: Quantum thermodynamics"; [18] "Electro-weak interactions: The Glashow-Weinberg-Salam model"; [19] "String theory: The superstring action"; [20] "Back to the Future: A final perspective". From the Introduction: "Simple laws can very well describe complicated structures. The miracle is not the complexity of our world, but the simplicity of the equations describing that complexity [p. 7] . . . Finally, our equations know of each other. They embrace each other, walk hand in hand, or have hidden or manifest conflicts. Sometimes two of them get into a fight, and a third one emerges. Frequently, we run into what look like contradictions, which subsequently have to be resolved by introducing new unifying concepts--the crisis as creative moment. The equations tell us the story of paradigm shifts in science." [p. 9]. Reddish-brown cloth with black lettering on spine; two blind-stamped rectangles on upper center front cover (corresponding to two reddish-brown rectangles printed on Title page); black endpapers. Reddish-brown dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) with Title lettering in white letters across top front cover, above Subtitle in smaller black letters, above illustration of ' E = ', in white, which resembles Asian language characters. Thin line of slight ruffling along top edge front cover (2" away from top right corner toward middle) and rear cover (3"), rear panel (2 3/4"): describes much worse than it is, but there you have it: else Fine or As New. Book itself: NO rubbing wear (dustwrapper did its job); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Unread.

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Titolo
The Equations: Icons of Knowledge
Autore
Bais, Sander
Editore
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Anno di pubblicazione
2005
Condizione
As New
Sovraccoperta
Fine
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0674019679
ISBN 13
9780674019676
Dimensioni
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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