Mr Tompkins in Paperback

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission. Roger Penrose's foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers and reviews his adventures in light of recent developments in physics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-03-26
Mått:137 x 213 x 15 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Canto Classics
Antal sidor:198
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
Medarbetare:Penrose,Roger
ISBN:9781107604681

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Fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

'Enthusiastically recommended to both scientific and general readers.' The Guardian

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword Roger Penrose; 1. City speed limit; 2. The Professor's lecture on relativity which caused Mr Tompkins's dream; 3. Mr Tompkins takes a holiday; 4. The Professor's lecture on curved space, gravity and the universe; 5. The pulsating universe; 6. Cosmic opera; 7. Quantum billiards; 8. Quantum jungles; 9. Maxwell's demon; 10. The gay tribe of electrons; 10 1/2. A part of the previous lecture which Mr Tompkins slept through; 12. Inside the nucleus; 13. The wood carver; 14. Holes in nothing; 15. Mr Tompkins tastes a Japanese meal.