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Quantum Enigmaby Bruce Rosenblum; Fred Kutter
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 15.95
In trying to understand the atom, physicists built quantum mechanics, the most successful theory in science and the basis of one-third of our economy. They found, to their embarrassment, that with their theory, physics encounters consciousness. Authors Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner explain all this in non-technical terms with help from some fanciful stories and anecdotes about the theory's developers. They present the quantum mystery honestly, emphasizing what is and what is not speculation. Quantum Enigma's description of the experimental quantum facts, and the quantum theory explaining them, is undisputed. Interpreting what it all means, however, is heatedly controversial. But every interpretation of quantum physics involves consciousness.... more...
The End of Timeby Julian Barbour
Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 21.95
Richard Feynman once quipped that "Time is what happens when nothing else does." But Julian Barbour disagrees: if nothing happened, if nothing changed, then time would stop. For time is nothing but change. It is change that we perceive occurring all around us, not time. Put simply, time does not exist. In this highly provocative volume, Barbour presents the basic evidence for a timeless universe, and shows why we still experience the world as intensely temporal. It is a book that strikes at the heart of modern physics. It casts doubt on Einstein's greatest contribution, the spacetime continuum, but also points to the solution of one of the great paradoxes of modern science, the chasm between classical and quantum physics. Indeed,... more...
Measures, Integrals and Martingalesby Ren� L. Schilling
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 52.00
A concise undergraduate introduction to contemporary measure and integration theory as it is needed in many parts of analysis and probability. more...
Topics in the Foundations of General Relativity and Newtonian Gravitation Theoryby David B. Malament
University of Chicago Press 2012; US$ 44.00
In Topics in the Foundations of General Relativity and Newtonian Gravitation Theory , David B. Malament presents the basic logical-mathematical structure of general relativity and considers a number of special topics concerning the foundations of general relativity and its relation to Newtonian gravitation theory. These special topics include the geometrized formulation of Newtonian theory (also known as Newton-Cartan theory), the concept of rotation in general relativity, and Gödel spacetime. One of the highlights of the book is a no-go theorem that can be understood to show that there is no criterion of orbital rotation in general relativity that fully answers to our classical intuitions. Topics is intended for both students and... more...
Quantum Enigmaby Bruce Rosenblum; Fred Kuttner
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 15.95
Trying to understand the atom, physicists built quantum mechanics and found, to their embarrassment, that their theory intimately connects consciousness with the physical world. This book explores what that implies and why some founders of the theory became the foremost objectors to it. more...
Einstein, Relativity and Absolute Simultaneityby William Lane Craig; Quentin Smith
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 39.95
Presenting a collection of original essays from a team of international philosophers and physicists, this volume reassesses the contemporary paradigm of the relativistic concept of time. There is no other book like this currently available. more...
Van der Waals Forcesby V. Adrian Parsegian
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 58.00
How to calculate van der Waals forces under any circumstances and conditions. more...
Antimatterby Frank Close
OUP Oxford 2009; US$ 11.75
Frank Close explores the strange mirror world of antimatter, revealing that the reality is even more fascinating than the sci-fi stories suggest. Explaining the science behind one of physics' most extraordinary discoveries, he shows how, through understanding antimatter, we can shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of the universe. - ;Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding flash of energy that makes even thermonuclear explosions look feeble by comparison. It is an idea long beloved... more...
The Non-Local Universeby Robert Nadeau; Menas Kafatos
Oxford University Press, USA 2001; US$ 15.00
Classical physics states that physical reality is local, or that a measurement at one point in space cannot cannot influence what occurs at another beyond a fairly short distance. Until recently this seemed like an immutable truth in nature. However, in 1997 experiments were conducted in which light particles (photons) originated under certain conditions and traveled in opposite directions to detectors located about seven miles apart. The amazing results indicated that the photons "interacted" or "communicated" with one another instantly or "in no time," leading to the revelation that physical reality is non-local--a discovery that Robert Nadeau and Menas Kafatos view as "the most momentous in the history... more...
A First Course in General Relativityby Bernard Schutz
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 60.00
Second edition of a widely-used textbook providing the first step into general relativity for undergraduate students with minimal mathematical background. more...