The Equations
eBook - PDF

The Equations

Icons of knowledge

  1. 96 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Equations

Icons of knowledge

About this book

In this book by the renowned Dutch physicist Sander Bais, the equations that govern our world unfold in all their formal grace and their deeper meaning as core symbols of our civilization.

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Information

Year
2005
eBook ISBN
9789048505395
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Physics
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. The tautological toolkit
  4. Rise and fall
  5. Mechanics and gravity
  6. The electromagnetic force
  7. A local conservation law
  8. Electrodynamics
  9. Electromagnetic waves
  10. Solitary waves
  11. Thermodynamics
  12. Kinetic theory
  13. Hydrodynamics
  14. Special relativity
  15. General relativity
  16. Quantum mechanics
  17. The relativistic electron
  18. The strong force
  19. Electro-weak interactions
  20. String theory
  21. Back to the future