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The Natural Laws of the Universe Understanding Fundamental Constants

By Jean-Philippe , Leclercq , Bénédicte;Uzan

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2010
ISBN
9780387734545, 0387734546, 9780387740812, 0387740813
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4223661 bytes)
Series
Springer Praxis Books
Pages
142 Seiten\143
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

This book examines constants, the role they play in the laws of physics, and whether indeed constants can be verified. From the laboratory to the depths of space, it explores the paths of gravitation, general relativity and new theories such as that of superstrings. Coverage investigates the solidity of the foundations of physics and discusses the implications of the discovery of the non-constancy of a constant. The book even goes beyond the subject of constants to explain and discuss many ideas in physics, encountering along the way, for example, such exciting details as the discovery of a na ...

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