Anastopoulos, Charis, 1971-
Particle or wave : the evolution of the concept of matter in modern physics / Charis Anastopoulos. - 1 online resource (xx, 410 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From myth to machine: images of matter from antiquity to Newtonian mechanics -- Progress!: from Newtonian mechanics to nineteenth-century physics -- A new arena is built: special relativity and the notion of space time -- The symmetry beneath: symmetry in physics: spacetime symmetries -- The machine breaks down: the development of quantum mechanics -- So familiar and yet so different: spin, quantum phases, and quantum statistics -- Forging the perfect tool: the development of quantum field theory -- Pieces of a puzzle: the physics of elementary particles -- Reaching the limits: the Gauge principle and the standard model -- Outlook: unanswered questions and open problems.
'Particle or Wave' explains the origins and development of modern physical concepts about matter and the controversies surrounding them.
9780691222493 0691222495
22573/ctv17czbph JSTOR 9452673 IEEE
Physik
1900-1999
Matter.
Physics--History--20th century.
Mati�ere.
Physique--Histoire--20e si�ecle.
SCIENCE--Physics--Quantum Theory.
Matter.
Physics.
Materie
Welle-Teilchen-Dualismus
Physik
Matter.
Physics--History--20th century.
Fysik--historia--1900-talet.
Materia.
Physik.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
QC171.2 / .A53 2008eb
530
Particle or wave : the evolution of the concept of matter in modern physics / Charis Anastopoulos. - 1 online resource (xx, 410 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
From myth to machine: images of matter from antiquity to Newtonian mechanics -- Progress!: from Newtonian mechanics to nineteenth-century physics -- A new arena is built: special relativity and the notion of space time -- The symmetry beneath: symmetry in physics: spacetime symmetries -- The machine breaks down: the development of quantum mechanics -- So familiar and yet so different: spin, quantum phases, and quantum statistics -- Forging the perfect tool: the development of quantum field theory -- Pieces of a puzzle: the physics of elementary particles -- Reaching the limits: the Gauge principle and the standard model -- Outlook: unanswered questions and open problems.
'Particle or Wave' explains the origins and development of modern physical concepts about matter and the controversies surrounding them.
9780691222493 0691222495
22573/ctv17czbph JSTOR 9452673 IEEE
Physik
1900-1999
Matter.
Physics--History--20th century.
Mati�ere.
Physique--Histoire--20e si�ecle.
SCIENCE--Physics--Quantum Theory.
Matter.
Physics.
Materie
Welle-Teilchen-Dualismus
Physik
Matter.
Physics--History--20th century.
Fysik--historia--1900-talet.
Materia.
Physik.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
QC171.2 / .A53 2008eb
530