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Introduction to mathematical physics / by Harper, Charlie,1931-(CARDINAL)418779;
Bibliography: pages 287-288.
Subjects: Mathematical physics.;
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In praise of simple physics : the science and mathematics behind everyday questions / by Nahin, Paul J.,author.(CARDINAL)765163;
Includes bibliographical references and index.How's your math? -- The traffic light dilemma -- Energy from moving air -- Drag racing and (some) space station physics -- Merry-go-round physics and the tides -- Energy from moving water -- Using vectors to avoid a bad hair day -- An illuminating problem -- How to measure the depth of a deep, dark hole in the ground with a stopwatch -- Solving the preface challenge problems -- The physics of stacking books and of chain reactions -- Communication satellite physics -- Walking a ladder upright -- Why is the sky dark at night? -- How some things float (or don't) -- A reciprocating problem -- How to catch a baseball (or not) -- Tossing balls and shooting bullets up-hill -- Rapid travel in a great circle transit tube -- Hurtling your body through space -- The path of a punt -- Easy ways to measure gravity in your garage -- Epilogue -- Newton's gravity calculation mistake.
Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.;
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The road to reality : a complete guide to the laws of the universe / by Penrose, Roger.(CARDINAL)726298;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1050-1085) and index.
Subjects: Mathematical physics.; Physical laws.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The road to reality : a complete guide to the laws of the universe / by Penrose, Roger.(CARDINAL)726298;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1050-1085) and index.
Subjects: Mathematical physics.; Physical laws.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 8
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Hyperspace : a scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension / by Kaku, Michio.(CARDINAL)164337;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Astrophysics.; Hyperspace.; Mathematical physics.; Physics.; Superstring theories.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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Physics on the fringe : smoke rings, circlons, and alternative theories of everything / by Wertheim, Margaret.(CARDINAL)781608;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-314) and index.Documents the work by outsider physicist Jim Carter and how his achievements can inform both mainstream scientists and everyday people about what science is and how it works.
Subjects: Carter, James.; Grand unified theories (Nuclear physics); Mathematical physics.; Physics.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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What if? : serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions / by Munroe, Randall,author.(CARDINAL)564624;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303).Global windstorm -- Relativistic baseball -- Spent fuel pool -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #1 -- New York-style time machine -- Soul mates -- Laser pointer -- Periodical wall of the elements -- Everybody jump -- A mole of moles -- Hair dryer -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #2 -- The last human light -- Machine-gun jetpack -- Rising steadily -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #3 -- Orbital submarine -- Short-answer section -- Lightning -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #4 -- Human computer -- Little planet -- Steak drop -- Hockey puck -- Common cold -- Glass half empty -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #5 -- Alien astronomers -- No more DNA -- Interplanetary Cessna -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #6 -- Yoda -- Flyover states -- Falling with helium -- Everybody out -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #7 -- Self-fertilization -- High throw -- Lethal neutrinos -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #8 -- Speed bump -- Lost immortals -- Orbital speed -- FedEx bandwidth -- Free fall -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #9 -- Sparta -- Drain the oceans -- Drain the oceans : part II -- Twitter -- Lego bridge -- Longest sunset -- Random sneeze call -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #10 -- Expanding Earth -- Weightless arrow -- Sunless Earth -- Updating a printed Wikipedia -- Facebook of the dead -- Sunset on the British Empire -- Stirring tea -- All the lightning -- Loneliest human -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #11 -- Raindrop -- SAT guessing -- Neutron bullet -- Weird (and worrying) questions from the What if? inbox, #12 -- Richter 15.Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by signature xkcd comics. They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with updated and expanded versions of the most popular answers from the xkcd website.
Subjects: FAQs.; Statistics.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Mathematics.; Physics.; Science;
Available copies: 58 / Total copies: 72
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The sun, the genome & the Internet : tools of scientific revolutions / by Dyson, Freeman J.(CARDINAL)141644;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-124).1200L
Subjects: Mathematical physics.; Science; Science;
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The universe speaks in numbers : how modern math reveals nature's deepest secrets / by Farmelo, Graham,author.(CARDINAL)318155;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern mathematics. These physicists are sometimes accused of doing "fairy-tale physics", unrelated to the real world. But in The Universe Speaks in Numbers, award-winning science writer and biographer Farmelo argues that the physics they are doing is based squarely on the well-established principles of quantum theory and relativity, and part of a tradition dating back to Isaac Newton. With unprecedented access to some of the world's greatest scientific minds, Farmelo offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the blossoming relationship between mathematics and physics and the research that could revolutionize our understanding of reality. A masterful account of the some of the most groundbreaking ideas in physics in the past four decades. The Universe Speaks in Numbers is essential reading for anyone interested in the quest to discover the fundamental laws of nature." --
Subjects: Mathematical physics.; Mathematics; Physics;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Lost in math : how beauty leads physics astray / by Hossenfelder, Sabine,1976-author.(CARDINAL)677946;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-275) and index.The hidden rules of physics: in which I realize I don't understand physics anymore. I talk to friends and colleagues, see I'm not the only one confused, and set out to bring reason back to Earth -- What a wonderful world: in which I read a lot of books about dead people and find that everyone likes pretty ideas but that pretty ideas sometimes work badly. On a conference I begin to worry that physicists are about to discard the scientific method -- The state of the union: in which I sum up 10 years of education in 30 pages and chat about the glory days of particle physics -- Cracks in the foundations: in which I meet with Nima Arkani-Hamed and do my best to accept that nature isn't natural, everything we learn is awesome, and that nobody gives a fuck what I think -- Ideal theories: in which I search for the end of science but find that the imagination of theoretical physicists is endless. I fly to Austin, I let Steven Weinberg talk at me, and realize how much we do just to avoid boredom -- The incomprehensible comprehensibility of quantum mechanics: in which I ponder the difference between math and magic -- One to rule them all: in which I try to find out if anyone would care about the laws of nature if they weren't beautiful. I stop off in Arizona, where Frank Wilczek tells me his little Theory of Something, then I fly to Maui and listen to Garrett Lisi. I learn some ugly facts and count physicists -- Space, the final frontier: in which I try to understand a string theorist and almost succeed -- The universe, all there is, and the rest: in which I admire the many ways to explain why nobody sees the particles we invent -- Knowledge is power: in which I conclude the world were a better place if everyone listened to me -- Appendix A: The standard model particles -- Appendix B: The trouble with naturalness -- Appendix C: What you can do to help."Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades. The belief in beauty has become so dogmatic that it now conflicts with scientific objectivity: observation has been unable to confirm mindboggling theories, like supersymmetry or grand unification, invented by physicists based on aesthetic criteria. Worse, these "too good to not be true" theories are actually untestable and they have left the field in a cul-de-sac. To escape, physicists must rethink their methods. Only by embracing reality as it is can science discover the truth"--
Subjects: Mathematical physics.; Cosmology.; Quantum theory.; Aesthetics.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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