Martin Pohl – författare

CHOICE Highly Recommended 2021Particles, Fields, Space-Time: From Thomson's Electron to Higgs' Boson explores the concepts, ideas, and experimental results that brought us from the discovery of the first elementary particle in the end of the 19th century to the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics in the early 21st century. The book concentrates on disruptive events and unexpected results that fundamentally changed our view of particles and how they move through space-time. It separates the mathematical and technical details from the narrative into focus boxes, so that it remains accessible to non-scientists, yet interesting for those with a scientific background who wish to further their understanding. The text presents and explains experiments and their results wherever appropriate.This book will be of interest to a general audience, but also to students studying particle physics, physics teachers at all levels, and scientists with a recreational curiosity towards the subject.Features Short, comprehensive overview concentrating on major breakthroughs, disruptive ideas, and unexpected results Accessible to all interested in subatomic physics with little prior knowledge required Contains the latest developments in this exciting field

CHOICE Highly Recommended 2021Particles, Fields, Space-Time: From Thomson's Electron to Higgs' Boson explores the concepts, ideas, and experimental results that brought us from the discovery of the first elementary particle in the end of the 19th century to the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics in the early 21st century. The book concentrates on disruptive events and unexpected results that fundamentally changed our view of particles and how they move through space-time. It separates the mathematical and technical details from the narrative into focus boxes, so that it remains accessible to non-scientists, yet interesting for those with a scientific background who wish to further their understanding. The text presents and explains experiments and their results wherever appropriate.This book will be of interest to a general audience, but also to students studying particle physics, physics teachers at all levels, and scientists with a recreational curiosity towards the subject.Features Short, comprehensive overview concentrating on major breakthroughs, disruptive ideas, and unexpected results Accessible to all interested in subatomic physics with little prior knowledge required Contains the latest developments in this exciting field

This book introduces you to the physics of cosmic rays, charged particles which reach us from known – and maybe unknown – sources in the cosmos. Starting from a brief history of this fascinating field, it reviews what we know about the creation of elements in the Big Bang and inside stars. It explains cosmic accelerators reaching fabulous energies. It follows the life cycle of cosmic rays all the way from their sources to detection near, on or below Earth. The central three chapters cover what we know about them at the level of the solar system, the Milky Way and the Universe at large. Up-to-date experimental results are presented in detail, showing how they are obtained and interpreted. The book provides an accessible overview of this lively and diversified research field. It will be of interest to undergraduate physics students beginning their studies on astronomy, cosmology, and particle physics. It is also accessible to the general public by concentrating mathematical and technical detail into Focus Boxes.Key features: Complete introductory overview of cosmic ray physics Covers the origins, acceleration, transport mechanisms and detection of these particles Mathematical and technical detail is kept separate from the main text

This book introduces you to the physics of cosmic rays, charged particles which reach us from known – and maybe unknown – sources in the cosmos. Starting from a brief history of this fascinating field, it reviews what we know about the creation of elements in the Big Bang and inside stars. It explains cosmic accelerators reaching fabulous energies. It follows the life cycle of cosmic rays all the way from their sources to detection near, on or below Earth. The central three chapters cover what we know about them at the level of the solar system, the Milky Way and the Universe at large. Up-to-date experimental results are presented in detail, showing how they are obtained and interpreted. The book provides an accessible overview of this lively and diversified research field. It will be of interest to undergraduate physics students beginning their studies on astronomy, cosmology, and particle physics. It is also accessible to the general public by concentrating mathematical and technical detail into Focus Boxes.Key features: Complete introductory overview of cosmic ray physics Covers the origins, acceleration, transport mechanisms and detection of these particles Mathematical and technical detail is kept separate from the main text

Particles, Fields, Space-Time: From Thomson’s Electron to Higgs’ Boson explores the concepts, ideas, and experimental results that brought us from the discovery of the first elementary particle in the end of the 19th century to the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics in the early 21st century. The book concentrates on disruptive events and unexpected results that fundamentally changed our view of particles and how they move through space-time. It separates the mathematical and technical details from the narrative into focus boxes, so that it remains accessible to non-scientists, yet interesting for those with a scientific background who wish to further their understanding. The text presents and explains experiments and their results wherever appropriate. This book is of interest to a general audience but also to students studying particle physics, physics teachers at all levels, and scientists with a recreational curiosity towards the subject. For this second edition, the complete text has been thoroughly revised. A description of plans for new accelerator facilities has been added, as well as new results on cosmic ray physics, dark matter and dark energy. The usage of natural units has been abandoned in favour of SI units throughout the text.Key Features:Short, comprehensive overview concentrating on major breakthroughs, disruptive ideas, and unexpected resultsAccessible to all interested in subatomic physics with little prior knowledge requiredContains the latest developments in this exciting field

Particles, Fields, Space-Time: From Thomson’s Electron to Higgs’ Boson explores the concepts, ideas, and experimental results that brought us from the discovery of the first elementary particle in the end of the 19th century to the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics in the early 21st century. The book concentrates on disruptive events and unexpected results that fundamentally changed our view of particles and how they move through space-time. It separates the mathematical and technical details from the narrative into focus boxes, so that it remains accessible to non-scientists, yet interesting for those with a scientific background who wish to further their understanding. The text presents and explains experiments and their results wherever appropriate. This book is of interest to a general audience but also to students studying particle physics, physics teachers at all levels, and scientists with a recreational curiosity towards the subject. For this second edition, the complete text has been thoroughly revised. A description of plans for new accelerator facilities has been added, as well as new results on cosmic ray physics, dark matter and dark energy. The usage of natural units has been abandoned in favour of SI units throughout the text.Key Features:Short, comprehensive overview concentrating on major breakthroughs, disruptive ideas, and unexpected resultsAccessible to all interested in subatomic physics with little prior knowledge requiredContains the latest developments in this exciting field

Physik für alle – das schließt neben Naturwissenschaftlern und Lehramtskandidaten auch Geisteswissenschaftler ein. Dieses Buch richtet sich an Leser, die ganz ohne Mathematik die Konzepte der Physik sowie Struktur und grundlegende Aussagen physikalischer Formeln verstehen wollen.Beschrieben wird in leicht verständlicher Form die Physik in der Folge ihrer historischen Entwicklung. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Verwendung von Konzepten und, unter Verwendung einfacher Mathematik, ihrer Formulierung in physikalischen Formeln. Ein weiteres Thema sind die Methoden der Wahrheitsfindungin der Physik. Konzeptionelle Fragen an den Leser sowie Übungsaufgaben am Ende der einzelnen Kapitel bieten Gelegenheit für eine Reflexion und die Festigung der Methoden und Inhalte.Aufgrund des intuitiven Zugangs zu physikalischen Themen und der Diskussion der grundlegenden Konzepte der Physik eignet sich dieses Buch besonders als Einführung in die Physik für alle Nicht-Naturwissenschaftler. Es ist aus der gleichnamigen, sehr erfolgreichen Vorlesung entstanden, die der Autor seit dem Jahr 2010 an der Universität Potsdam hält. Die einzelnen Kapitel sind mit Ausnahme des ersten als in sich abgeschlossene Themenblöcke konzipiert.

Licht und verwandte Boten geben Auskunft über so faszinierende Phänomene wie die Babyjahre des Universums, Vergangenheit und Gegenwart entfernter Himmelskörper und die Beschaffenheit der mikroskopischen Welt.

Dieses Lernbuch bietet einen anschaulichen Zugang zur Analysis, der neben den mathematischen Inhalten auch den Prozess der Ideenfindung explizit sichtbar macht. Aufgrund der ausführlichen Darstellung eignet es sich bestens sowohl für das Selbststudium, etwa im Rahmen eines Inverted-Classroom-Formats, als auch zur Nachbereitung und Ergänzung von Vorlesungen zur Analysis – auch für Studierende des Mathematik-Lehramts.Zentrale Begriffe werden mit Beispielen oder Anwendungen vorbereitet, wodurch Studierende die Entstehung mathematischer Konzepte nachvollziehen können. Mit heuristischen Vorüberlegungen zu vielen Beweisen und wichtigen Beispielen erkennen die Leserinnen und Leser, auf welchem Weg eine mathematische Idee entstehen kann. Diese explizite Trennung zwischen der Ideenfindung und dem fertigen Text (bei dem der Weg meist nicht mehr erkennbar ist) hilft Studierenden, eine Antwort auf die Frage „Wie kommt man darauf?“ zu finden. Abgerundet wird das Buch mit vielen im Text eingestreuten Aufgaben; diese ermuntern die Leserinnen und Leser zu einer aktiven Beschäftigung mit den Inhalten und den Methoden.

Our most advanced sensory organ, the eye, connects directly to the brain, processing around ten megabits of visual data per second. In a most direct way, it thus allows us to observe and interpret out environment. Since antiquity, philosophers and scientists have pondered the nature of light and vision. This book traces the evolution of scientific thought through the lens of light—from ancient hypotheses to modern applications in cosmology, medicine, and quantum physics. It examines how light reveals the early universe, distant stars, and microscopic worlds. With cultural and artistic insights, Martin Pohl presents a sweeping narrative of light’s role in shaping science and society. This book is a translation of the original German edition Licht by Martin Pohl published by Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE in 2025. The translation was done with the help of an artificial intelligence machine translation tool. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.