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Fearful symmetry : the search for beauty in modern physics / by Zee, A.,author.(CARDINAL)735538; Penrose, Roger,author of introduction.(CARDINAL)726298;

Includes bibliographical references and index.In search of beauty -- Symmetry and simplicity -- The far side of the mirror -- Marriage of time and space -- A happy thought -- Symmetry dictates design -- Where the action is not -- The lady and the tyger -- Learning to read the great book -- Symmetry triumps -- The eightfold path in the forest of the night -- The revenge of art -- The ultimate design problem -- Unity of forces -- The rise of hubris -- The mind of the creator.Fearful Symmetry brings the incredible discoveries of the juxtaposition of symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. A.

Subjects: Symmetry (Physics); Physics; Renormalization (Physics);

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Fearful symmetry : the search for beauty in modern physics / by Zee, A.(CARDINAL)735538;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-343) and index.

Subjects: Physics; Renormalization (Physics); Symmetry (Physics);

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The quantum rules : how the laws of physics explain love, success, and everyday life / by Das, Kunal K.,author.(CARDINAL)609704;

Learn how quantum physics affects your daily life and learn practical ways to put that knowledge to good use! Ever feel guilty that you always seem to seek the easiest and shortest way to accomplish something? And why is it so satisfying to drive along a road hitting every green light as if by magic? The Quantum Rules applies the laws of physics to explain everything from relationships and human nature to the effects of globalization. It achieves the impossible task of making quantum physics deeply relevant to all readers--even those with no interest in science. With a lively and engaging tone, author Kunal Das ponders the underlying truths and patterns in our shared and common life experiences, using insights derived from the fundamental laws of physics.

Subjects: Physics; Quantum theory; Physics;

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The quantum guide to life : how the laws of physics explain our lives from laziness to love / by Das, Kunal K.(CARDINAL)609704;

Subjects: Quantum theory; Physics.;

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The unknown universe : the origin of the universe, quantum gravity, wormholes, and other things science still can't explain / by Hammond, Richard,1950-;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Cosmology; Physics;

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The infinity puzzle : quantum field theory and the hunt for an orderly universe / by Close, F. E.(CARDINAL)504436;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue : Amsterdam, 1971 -- Genesis. The point of infinity ; Shelter Island and QED ; Feynman, Schwinger, --and Tomonaga (and Dyson) ; Intermission : 1950 ; Abdus Salam : a strong beginning ; Yang, Mills, --and Shaw ; The identity of John Ward ; The marriage of weak and electromagnetic forces-- to 1964 ; Intermission : 1960 ; Broken symmetries ; "The boson that has been named after me," a.k.a., the Higgs Boson ; Intermission : mid-1960s ; 1967 : from Kibble to Salam and Weinberg ; "And now I introduce Mr. 't Hooft" ; Intermission : early 1970s -- Revelation. B.J. and the cosmic quarks ; A comedy of errors ; Intermission : 1975 - Heavy light ; Warmly admired, richly deserved ; The big machine ; Intermission : end of the twentieth century ; To infinity and beyond."Speculation is rife that by 2012 the elusive Higgs boson will be found at the Large Hadron Collider. If found, the Higgs boson would help explain why everything has mass. But there's more at stake-what we're really testing is our capacity to make the universe reasonable. Our best understanding of physics is predicated on something known as quantum field theory. Unfortunately, in its raw form, it doesn't make sense-its outputs are physically impossible infinite percentages when they should be something simpler, like the number 1. The kind of physics that the Higgs boson represents seeks to "renormalize" field theory, forcing equations to provide answers that match what we see in the real world. The Infinity Puzzle is the story of a wild idea on the road to acceptance. Only Close can tell it"--Provided by publisher.Many mysteries of the atom have came unraveled, but one remains intractable- what Frank Close calls the "Infinity puzzle'. The problem was simple to describe. Although clearly very powerful, quantum field theory was making one utterly ridiculous prediction: that certain events had an infinite probability of occurring. The Infinity Puzzle charts the birth and life of the idea, and the scientists, who realized it. Based on numerous firsthand interviews and extensive research, this book captures an era of great mystery and greater discovery. Even if the Higgs boson is never found, renormalization- the pursuit of an orderly universe- has led to one of the richest and most productive intellectual periods in human history.--[book jacket]

Subjects: Higgs bosons.; Infinite.; Quantum field theory.;

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