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The New Cosmic Onionby Frank Close
CRC Press 2006; US$ 39.95
Not since Newton's apple has there been a physics phenomenon as deliciously appealing to the masses as Frank Close's Cosmic Onion. Widely embraced by scientists and laypersons alike, the book quickly became an international bestseller, has been translated into seven languages, and propelled the author to become a recognized popular science celebrity around the world. Much has changed since the original publication in 1983, and The New Cosmic Onion was extensively revised and updated to reflect our new view of the universe. Keeping the best contents from the previous work, this new edition includes extensive new material explaining the scientific challenges at the start of this century. more...
Fundamental Forces Of Natureby Kerson Huang
World Scientific 2007; US$ 70.00
Gauge fields are the messengers carrying signals between elementary particles, enabling them to interact with each other. Originating at the level of quarks, these basic interactions percolate upwards, through nuclear and atomic physics, through chemical and solid state physics, to make our everyday world go round. This book tells the story of gauge fields, from Maxwell's 1860 theory of electromagnetism to the 1954 theory of Yang and Mills that underlies the Standard Model of elementary particle theory. In the course of the narration, the author introduces people and events in experimental and theoretical physics that contribute to ideas that have shaped our conception of the physical world. more...
Hyperspaceby Michio Kaku; Robert O'Keefe
Oxford University Press, USA 1994; US$ 16.00
Are there other dimensions beyond our own? Is time travel possible? Can we change the past? Are there gateways to parallel universes? All of us have pondered such questions, but there was a time when scientists dismissed these notions as outlandish speculations. Not any more. Today, they are the focus of the most intense scientific activity in recent memory. In Hyperspace, Michio Kaku, author of the widely acclaimed Beyond Einstein and a leading theoretical physicist, offers the first book-length tour of the most exciting (and perhaps most bizarre) work in modern physics, work which includes research on the tenth dimension, time warps, black holes, and multiple universes. The theory of hyperspace (or higher dimensional space)--and its newest... more...
Structure and Reactions of Light Exotic Nucleiby Yasuyuki Suzuki; Kazuhiro Yabana; Rezso G. Lovas; Kalman Varga
CRC Press 2003; US$ 129.95
This book provides an introduction into the rapidly developing field of light exotic nuclei, that is light nuclei of unusuual composition. more...
Quarks And Gluonsby M Y Han
World Scientific 1999; US$ 44.20
Our journey in search of the origin of matter - and, by extension, the origin of the Universe itself - has taken us deeper and deeper inside atoms. First to come into view was the atomic nucleus, and still further downscale the individual protons and neutrons that constitute the nucleus. At least for three decades, nucleons (protons and neutrons) were considered to be our final destination. Then, peering into them, we detected shadows of yet another layer of matter that lurks inside. Unable so far to crack open a nucleon and bring out one of these shadowy objects for observation and measurement, we can only guess what they are. We have named them quarks. more...
Space-Time-Matterby P S Wesson
World Scientific 1999; US$ 32.50
Einstein endorsed the view of Kaluza that gravity could be combined with electromagnetism if the dimensionality of the world is extended from 4 to 5. Klein applied this idea to quantum theory, laying a basis for the various modern versions of string theory. Recently, work by a group of researchers has resulted in a coherent formulation of 5D relativity, in which matter in 4D is induced by geometry in 5D. This theory is based on an unrestricted group of 5D coordinate transformations that leads to new solutions and agreement with the classical tests of relativity. This book collects together the main technical results on 5D relativity, and shows how far we can realize Einstein's vision of physics as geometry. more...
Under The Spell Of The Gauge Principleby G 't Hooft
World Scientific 1994; US$ 111.80
Few people studying Gauge Field Theory need to be convinced of the importance of the work of 't Hooft. This volume contains a selection of articles and review topics covering his well-known studies on the renormalization of non-Abelian gauge theorems, topological phenomena in gauge field theory and thoughts on the role of black holes in quantum gravity. The chapters are tied together by thoughtful commentaries which provide a background and the illumination of hindsight - together they form a clear and coherent picture of the physical and theoretical importance of gauge theories and the gauge principle. This book is ideal for students and researchers. more...
Cold and Ultracold Collisions in Quantum Microscopic and Mesoscopic Systemsby John Weiner
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 50.00
This book describes collisions between atoms that have been cooled to extremely low temperatures by optical and evaporative cooling techniques. It reviews quantum theory of scattering, and summarizes techniques of optical cooling and trapping. It describes applications to precision spectroscopy, determination of atomic properties and the manipulation of Bose-Einstein condensates. more...
Pomeron Physics and QCDby Sandy Donnachie; G�nter Dosch; Peter Landshoff; Otto Nachtmann; T. Ericson; P. Y. Landshoff
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 65.00
This book describes the underlying ideas and modern developments of Regge theory, confronting the theory with a huge variety of experimental data. Covering forty years of research, it provides a unique insight into the theory and its phenomenological development. Essential reading for particle physicists. more...
Positron Physicsby M. Charlton; J. W. Humberston; A. Dalgarno; F. H. Read; R. N. Zare
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 74.00
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the field of low energy positrons and positronium within atomic and molecular physics. Each chapter contains a blend of theory and experiment, giving a balanced treatment of all the topics. Useful for graduate students and researchers in physics and chemistry. more...