Theoretical concepts in physics : an alternative view of theoretical reasoning in physics /
"In this original and integrated approach to theoretical reasoning in physics, Malcolm Longair illuminates the subject from the perspective of real physics as practised by research scientists. Concentrating on the basic insights, attitudes and techniques that are the tools of the modern physici...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Case study 1: The origins of Newton's laws of motion and of gravity
- Case study II: Maxwell's equations
- Case study III: Mechanics and dynamics: linear and non-linear
- Case study IV: Thermodynamics and statistical physics
- Case study V: The origins of the concepts of quantisation and quanta
- Case study VI: Special and general relativity
- Case study VII: Cosmology and physics.