Understanding the Universe: The Physics of the Cosmos from Quasars to Quarks
暫譯: 理解宇宙：從類星體到夸克的宇宙物理學
Norton, Andrew
- 出版商: CRC
- 出版日期: 2021-05-13
- 售價: $5,550
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $5,273
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 238
- 裝訂: Hardcover - also called cloth, retail trade, or trade
- ISBN: 0367748053
- ISBN-13: 9780367748050
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物理學 Physics
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商品描述
Understanding the Universe: The Physics of the Cosmos from Quasars to Quarks explores how all areas of physics, from the very smallest scales to the very largest, come together to form our current understanding of the Universe. It takes readers on a fascinating journey, from the Big Bang and how the Universe has evolved, to how it appears now, and the possibilities for how it will continue to evolve in the future.
It also explores the latest exciting developments in the area and how they impact our understanding of the Universe, such as quantum chromodynamics, black holes, dark energy, and gravitational waves. Equally importantly, it explains how we have come to know all of this about the Universe and details the limitations of our current understanding.
This book is accessible to all introductory undergraduate students interested in the physical sciences. It prioritises a non-mathematical approach so it can be understood by all students, with only two algebraic equations in the book and any numerical calculations shown are limited to simple arithmetic.
Key Features:
- Combines current understanding of quantum physics and cosmology, and includes the latest exciting developments from the field.
- Provides an accessible introduction to the topic, focusing on a non-mathematical presentation.
- Presents a comprehensive narrative on the subject and a coherent story.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
《理解宇宙：從類星體到夸克的宇宙物理學》探討了物理學的各個領域，從最小的尺度到最大的尺度，如何共同形成我們對宇宙的當前理解。它帶領讀者踏上一段迷人的旅程，從大爆炸及宇宙的演變，到現在的樣貌，以及未來可能的演變方向。
本書還探討了該領域最新的激動人心的發展，以及這些發展如何影響我們對宇宙的理解，例如量子色動力學、黑洞、暗能量和引力波。同樣重要的是，它解釋了我們是如何獲得這些宇宙知識的，並詳細說明了我們當前理解的局限性。
本書適合所有對物理科學感興趣的入門本科生。它優先採用非數學的方法，使所有學生都能理解，書中僅包含兩個代數方程，任何數值計算僅限於簡單的算術運算。
主要特色：
- 結合了當前對量子物理學和宇宙學的理解，並包括該領域最新的激動人心的發展。
- 提供了對該主題的易懂介紹，專注於非數學的呈現方式。
- 提供了該主題的全面敘述和連貫的故事。
作者簡介
Andrew Norton is Professor of Astrophysics Education in the School of Physical Sciences at the Open University and is a former vice president of the Royal Astronomical Society. He earned his PhD in X-ray astronomy from Leicester University working on interacting compact binary stars. His current research focusses on time domain astrophysics from large-scale photometric surveys, including variable stars and transiting exoplanets. In his role as an educator at the Open University, he has taught many areas of physics, exoplanetary science, stellar astrophysics, accretion physics, theoretical and observational cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, and practical observational astronomy using optical and radio telescopes. He has been academic consultant for several OU/BBC TV co-productions and was co-author of the OU's "60 second adventures in astronomy" videos. He has an Erdos-Bacon-Sabbath number of 13.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
安德魯·諾頓（Andrew Norton）是開放大學（Open University）物理科學學院的天體物理教育教授，並曾擔任皇家天文學會（Royal Astronomical Society）的副會長。他在萊斯特大學（Leicester University）獲得了X射線天文學的博士學位，研究主題為相互作用的緊湊雙星系統。他目前的研究重點是來自大規模光度調查的時間域天體物理學，包括變星和過境系外行星。在開放大學擔任教育者的角色中，他教授了許多物理學、系外行星科學、恆星天體物理學、吸積物理學、理論與觀測宇宙學、星系外天體物理學以及使用光學和無線電望遠鏡的實用觀測天文學等領域。他曾擔任多部OU/BBC電視聯合製作的學術顧問，並共同撰寫了OU的《60秒天文冒險》視頻。他的Erdos-Bacon-Sabbath數為13。
