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The Nature of Space and Time: the Story of Relativity
"There are probably only 12 people in the world who can understand the theory of relativity." Einstein once said. But the book "The Nature of Space and Time: The Story of Relativity" can make the theory of relativity accessible to everyone. This book starts from the development history of theoretical physics and tells us about Einstein and his theory of relativity. The difficulties encountered by classical theories such as Newtonian mechanics lead to Einstein's thinking and historical process of
298Reads9.3Score156Shelves
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Towards Unity: the Road to Particle Physics
After Einstein's death, physicists have gone through another sixty years on this unified road. Sixty years of ups and downs, bit by bit, what have theoretical physicists done? Where has the road to reunification gone now? What's the future? The author of this book starts with the introduction of Newtonian mechanics and quantum mechanics, then goes to group theory and symmetry conservation principles in mathematics, and then introduces the standard model, gauge theory, quantum field theory, Feynm
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What Is Science
Science is not an unfamiliar professional term in today's civilized society. On the contrary, it is a widely known buzzword. However, what exactly is science? What is a true scientific spirit? How do scientific ideas arise? In the long history of the development of human civilization, when and where was science born? What factors contributed to the occurrence and growth of science? What is the relationship between science and mathematics? What about the relationship between science and technolog
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Minimalist Quantum Mechanics
This is an introductory popular science book about quantum mechanics. In this book, we will learn about many strange new concepts and theories, and see many incredible experiments. They may seem very counterintuitive in our daily life at first glance, but after a closer look, you will find that they are actually very interesting. They not only exist in the minds of physicists, but are also entering reality step by step, becoming an important driving force for the future development of human soci
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The Mystery of the Butterfly Effect: Closer to Fractals and Chaos
Some people hail fractal and chaos theory as the third revolution in physics in the 20th century after relativity and quantum mechanics. This book first describes the basic knowledge and characteristics of various fractals, including fractals produced by linear iterations such as fractal dragons, families, and curves, as well as Mandelbrot sets, Julia sets, etc. Produced by nonlinear iterations. Through these examples, the concepts of self-similarity and fractal dimension are introduced. Then, f
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