Motion Mountain - Vol. 5 - The Adventure Of Physics: Motion Inside Matter - Pleasure, Technology And The Stars (volume 5)
by Christoph Schiller /
2013 / English / PDF
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This physics volume presents motion inside matter. It explains how
chemistry, biology, material properties, stars, nuclear reactors
and particle physics follow from the quantum of action. The volume
leads from molecular motors in muscles to the colour of gems, from
the working of nerves to the processes that make volcanoes erupt,
and from the structure of DNA to the reasons that stars shine. This
is the fifth volume (418 pages, of December 2013) of the Motion
Mountain Physics Textbook, written to be surprising and challenging
on every page. It provides a simple, modern and vivid introduction
to the motion inside people, animals, nuclei, and stars, including
the physics of perception and the senses, of crystals and of
elementary particles. The text is written in an easy style, uses
little mathematics, and is accessible to undergraduates, teachers
and anybody who is interested in the precise description of nature.
Enjoy the reading!
This physics volume presents motion inside matter. It explains how
chemistry, biology, material properties, stars, nuclear reactors
and particle physics follow from the quantum of action. The volume
leads from molecular motors in muscles to the colour of gems, from
the working of nerves to the processes that make volcanoes erupt,
and from the structure of DNA to the reasons that stars shine. This
is the fifth volume (418 pages, of December 2013) of the Motion
Mountain Physics Textbook, written to be surprising and challenging
on every page. It provides a simple, modern and vivid introduction
to the motion inside people, animals, nuclei, and stars, including
the physics of perception and the senses, of crystals and of
elementary particles. The text is written in an easy style, uses
little mathematics, and is accessible to undergraduates, teachers
and anybody who is interested in the precise description of nature.
Enjoy the reading!
