The fundamental constants : a mystery of physics

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The fundamental constants : a mystery of physics

Harald Fritzsch ; translated by Gregory Stodolsky

World Scientific, c2009

  • : hardcover
  • : pbk

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Absolut Unveränderliche

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Includes index

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Description

The speed of light, the fine structure constant, and Newton's constant of gravity - these are just three among the many physical constants that define our picture of the world. Where do they come from? Are they constant in time and across space? In this book, physicist and author Harald Fritzsch invites the reader to explore the mystery of the fundamental constants of physics in the company of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and a modern-day physicist. The conversation that the three scientists are imagined to have provides an entertaining introduction to the constants and covers topics ranging from atomic, nuclear, and particle physics to astrophysics and cosmology.

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  • NCID
    BA90681995
  • ISBN
    • 9789812818195
    • 9789812834324
  • LCCN
    2009001806
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    Hackensack, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 195 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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