Research Catalog

The fundamental constants : a mystery of physics / Harald Fritzsch ; translated by Gregory Stodolsky.

Title
The fundamental constants : a mystery of physics / Harald Fritzsch ; translated by Gregory Stodolsky.
Author
Fritzsch, Harald, 1943-
Publication
Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2009.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
2009TextRequest in advance QC39 .F7613 2009 2009Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
Stodolsky, Gregory,
Description
xviii, 195 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"The speed of light, the fine structure constant, and Newton's constant of gravity - these are just three among the many physical constants that define our picture of the world. Where do they come from? Are they constant in time and across space? In this book, physicist and author Harald Fritzsch invites the reader to explore the mystery of the fundamental constants of physics in the company of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and a modern-day physicist. The conversation that the three scientists are imagined to have provides an entertaining introduction to the constants and covers topics ranging from atomic, nuclear, and particle physics to astrophysics and cosmology."--pub. desc.
Uniform Title
Absolut Unveränderliche. English
Alternative Title
Absolut Unveränderliche.
Subject
Physical constants
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
ch. 1. The constants of nature -- ch. 2. Elementary interactions -- ch. 3. Elementary interactions and quantum theory -- ch. 4. Atomic nuclei and particles -- ch. 5. Big accelerators -- ch. 6. Colorful quarks and gluons -- ch. 7. The standard model -- ch. 8. The standard model and the natural constants -- ch. 9. The grand unification -- ch. 10. In the garden of San Marino -- ch. 11. On the road to El Capitan beach -- ch. 12. In Esalen -- ch. 13. At the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center -- ch. 14. A strange Big Bang.
ISBN
  • 9789812818195 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9812818197 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9789812834324 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 981283432X (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2009001806
OCLC
228372548
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library