The Universe and the Atom
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; World Scientific
Published: June 4, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9789812706065
Subjects: Atomic & molecular physics; Cosmology & the universe; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics); Science; Science/Mathematics; Cosmology; Physics; Science / Physics; General
Description: "This is an account of the very large and the very small, from the universe as a whole to subatomic physics. It includes qualitative explanations of quantum mechanics and relativity, the big bang with inflation, the synthesis of elements, atoms, nuclei, subnuclear physics, quarks, leptons, and other elementary particles. It also gives an account of dark matter and dark energy. In summary, it provides an overview of what we know about the universe and what it is made of, and also what we don't know."--Jacket.