The Resource From quarks to black holes : interviewing the universe, Richard T. Hammond
From quarks to black holes : interviewing the universe, Richard T. Hammond
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The item From quarks to black holes : interviewing the universe, Richard T. Hammond represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- This book presents a series of delightful interviews in which natural objects such as an electron, a black hole, a galaxy, and even the vacuum itself, reveal their innermost secrets - not only what they are but also how they feel. A hydrogen atom tells us about quantum mechanics and why we live in a non-deterministic world; a black hole explains curved space and naked singularities; and a uranium atom talks of its life on a meteor, its tremendous collision with Earth, and properties of radioactivity - all while grappling with its own mortality. A neutron star gives a personal account of its creation and goes on to discuss quasars and other extraordinary astronomical objects, while an iron atom describes its birth in a remote supernova explosion and its series of adventures on Earth, from its early use in wrought iron processes to its time in a human body, and then to its latest misadventures. The book discusses many fundamental issues in physics and, at times, examines the philosophical and moral issues of society. For example, the interview with the quark reveals the nature of color gauge symmetry, which is interwoven with a discussion on truth and beauty, and shows how these concepts play an integral part in physics and nature, while the uranium atom expresses its horror of the development and use of the atomic bomb
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 174 pages)
- Contents
-
- 0.1. Interview with a carbon atom
- 0.2. Interview with an electron
- 0.3. Interview with Jupiter
- 0.4. Interview with a black hole
- 0.5. Interview with a uranium atom
- 0.6. Interview with a fermion and a boson
- 0.7. Interview with a star
- 0.8. Interview with a Wimp
- 0.9. Interview with a comet
- 0.10. Interview with a spiral galaxy
- Interview with a neutrino
- 0.12. Interview with a hydrogen atom
- 0.13. Interview with a neutron
- 0.14. Interview with a quark
- 0.15. Interview with a tachyon
- 0.16. Interview with a quasar
- 0.17. Interview with antimatter
- 0.18. Interview with iron
- 0.19. Interview with a muon
- 0.20. Interview with a neutron star
- 0.21. Interview with a string
- 0.22. Interview with vacuum
- Isbn
- 9789812386526
- Label
- From quarks to black holes : interviewing the universe
- Title
- From quarks to black holes
- Title remainder
- interviewing the universe
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard T. Hammond
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book presents a series of delightful interviews in which natural objects such as an electron, a black hole, a galaxy, and even the vacuum itself, reveal their innermost secrets - not only what they are but also how they feel. A hydrogen atom tells us about quantum mechanics and why we live in a non-deterministic world; a black hole explains curved space and naked singularities; and a uranium atom talks of its life on a meteor, its tremendous collision with Earth, and properties of radioactivity - all while grappling with its own mortality. A neutron star gives a personal account of its creation and goes on to discuss quasars and other extraordinary astronomical objects, while an iron atom describes its birth in a remote supernova explosion and its series of adventures on Earth, from its early use in wrought iron processes to its time in a human body, and then to its latest misadventures. The book discusses many fundamental issues in physics and, at times, examines the philosophical and moral issues of society. For example, the interview with the quark reveals the nature of color gauge symmetry, which is interwoven with a discussion on truth and beauty, and shows how these concepts play an integral part in physics and nature, while the uranium atom expresses its horror of the development and use of the atomic bomb
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hammond, Richard T
- Dewey number
- 530
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QC24.5
- LC item number
- .H36 2001eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- Physics
- SCIENCE
- SCIENCE
- SCIENCE
- Physics
- Kosmologie
- Label
- From quarks to black holes : interviewing the universe, Richard T. Hammond
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- Contents
- 0.1. Interview with a carbon atom -- 0.2. Interview with an electron -- 0.3. Interview with Jupiter -- 0.4. Interview with a black hole -- 0.5. Interview with a uranium atom -- 0.6. Interview with a fermion and a boson -- 0.7. Interview with a star -- 0.8. Interview with a Wimp -- 0.9. Interview with a comet -- 0.10. Interview with a spiral galaxy -- Interview with a neutrino -- 0.12. Interview with a hydrogen atom -- 0.13. Interview with a neutron -- 0.14. Interview with a quark -- 0.15. Interview with a tachyon -- 0.16. Interview with a quasar -- 0.17. Interview with antimatter -- 0.18. Interview with iron -- 0.19. Interview with a muon -- 0.20. Interview with a neutron star -- 0.21. Interview with a string -- 0.22. Interview with vacuum
- Control code
- 53012155
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 174 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789812386526
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)53012155
- Label
- From quarks to black holes : interviewing the universe, Richard T. Hammond
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 0.1. Interview with a carbon atom -- 0.2. Interview with an electron -- 0.3. Interview with Jupiter -- 0.4. Interview with a black hole -- 0.5. Interview with a uranium atom -- 0.6. Interview with a fermion and a boson -- 0.7. Interview with a star -- 0.8. Interview with a Wimp -- 0.9. Interview with a comet -- 0.10. Interview with a spiral galaxy -- Interview with a neutrino -- 0.12. Interview with a hydrogen atom -- 0.13. Interview with a neutron -- 0.14. Interview with a quark -- 0.15. Interview with a tachyon -- 0.16. Interview with a quasar -- 0.17. Interview with antimatter -- 0.18. Interview with iron -- 0.19. Interview with a muon -- 0.20. Interview with a neutron star -- 0.21. Interview with a string -- 0.22. Interview with vacuum
- Control code
- 53012155
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 174 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789812386526
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)53012155
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