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Higgs
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 19.99The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Has the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finished the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort?The short answer is yes. The Higgs field is proposed... more...
Everything Under the Sun
Greystone Books 2012; US$ 15.95In this compilation of David Suzuki's latest thoughts and writings, the renowned scientist, author, and broadcaster explores the myriad environmental challenges the world faces and their interconnected causes. In doing so, Suzuki shows that understanding the causes?and recognizing that everything in nature, including us, is interconnected?is crucial... more...
Energy of Matter
Infobase Publishing 2011; US$ 45.00Energy and its relationship to matter started with big bang a widely accepted theory in contemporary cosmology, which concerns the origin and evolution of the universe. According to this theory, an incredibly powerful explosion about 13.7 billion years ago started the present universe. Prior to this explosion, matter, energy, space, and time did not... more...
Statistical and Thermal Physics
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 95.00This textbook carefully develops the main ideas and techniques of statistical and thermal physics and is intended for upper-level undergraduate courses. The authors each have more than thirty years' experience in teaching, curriculum development, and research in statistical and computational physics. Statistical and Thermal Physics begins with... more...
The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 29.95In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe--but then, something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; had... more...
Melting and Freezing
Shell Education 2010; US$ 8.99Ice cream is a solid. But when it melts, it becomes a liquid. Solids can change to liquids and back again by melting and freezing. Read this book to learn what happens when heat and cold and solids meet. 32 pages. more...
The Lightness of Being
Basic Books 2009; US$ 16.95Our understanding of nature?s deepest reality has changed radically, but almost without our noticing, over the past twenty-five years. Transcending the clash of older ideas about matter and space, acclaimed physicist Frank Wilczek explains a remarkable new discovery: matter is built from almost weightless units, and pure energy is the ultimate source... more...
Physics and Engineering of New Materials
Springer 2009; US$ 249.99Covers experimental and theoretical material - physics oriented topics such as new materials, magnetism, nanostructures, surface physics, carbon nanotubes, photonics, biophysics, and large-scale simulations. more...









