From the universe to the quark

Author: Yu Hong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Participating in a journey through space would be an exciting and thrilling experience. Currently, it is a luxury for ordinary people, but for humanity, it is no longer purely fictional. As we traverse the universe, the cosmic scenery unfolds before our eyes—vast and boundless, empty and desolate, with a dark sky dotted with distant and near stars, some occasionally bursting into brilliant light. The universe makes us feel so immense, and Earth is like a speck of dust in the sunlight. Looking back at the just-left blue Earth, we can’t help but feel infinite nostalgia. This book includes four chapters: Cosmic Journey, Solar System, Electricity and Magnetism, and Exploring the Microcosm. The first chapter primarily introduces physics knowledge under large-scale or high-speed conditions, including cosmology, astronomical measurements, physical phenomena in the far reaches of space, the life cycle of stars, and the principles of relativity. The second chapter mainly introduces various physical phenomena within the solar system and the physical principles supporting them, such as sunspots, the solar spectrum, the age of Earth, the atmosphere, and the role of the ozone layer. The third chapter introduces the basic concepts, physical principles, and modern scientific and technological applications of electricity, magnetism, and light. The fourth chapter explores the characteristics of microscopic particles and the quantum mechanics laws they follow. This book is specifically written as a physics textbook for students in management, humanities and arts, and language majors, with low mathematical requirements, and is also suitable for high school students, middle school teachers, and other readers interested in physics and astronomy.