Exploring the Principles of Everything: Chaos, Quarks, and Laplace's Demon

Author: (USA) Newton
Translator: Li Xianglian
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Physics is not obscure, and the phenomena it explains are not difficult to understand. We witness the wonders of nature and its symmetry, but these are often hidden in strange symbols and concepts. Roger Newton's explanation of how physicists perceive the world allows laypeople to explore the mysteries of the universe and appreciate the beauty of science. Through engaging explanations of solitons and superconductors, quarks and strings, phase space and chaos, tachyons and the arrow of time, Laplace's demon and uncertainty, fundamental particles and collective phenomena, this book reveals the profound influence of physicists' intuition, imagination, and aesthetic sensibility in the creative process of scientific research.