04641cam a2200925 a 4500 ocm15661878 OCoLC 20200305113032.0 870424s1987 enka b 001 0 eng 87012278 DLC eng DLC MUQ UKM BAKER NLGGC BTCTA YDXCP OCLCG EDX ZWZ OCLCQ MCW GBVCP OCLCF OCLCQ MDAVP LTU CEF OCLCQ ZAAPA GB8732942 bnb GBA784954 bnb 013637873 Uk 16474185 59163178 232130089 0192192051 0192891863 (pbk.) 9780192192059 9780192891860 (pbk.) 9780199211241 (pbk.) 0199211248 (pbk.) AU@ 000005331375 AU@ 000042318199 AU@ 000061319193 DEBSZ 013895567 GBVCP 016642228 HEBIS 004497570 HR0 0192192051 NLGGC 037958070 NZ1 3278430 UNITY 023562498 UNITY 10788898X YDXCP 95243 (OCoLC)15661878 (OCoLC)16474185 (OCoLC)59163178 (OCoLC)232130089 QC21.2 .L44 1987 530 19 Physics 33.00 bcl ZAAA Leggett, A. J. (Anthony J.) The problems of physics / A.J. Leggett. Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987. viii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier The Problems of science "An OPUS book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index. Is the universe infinite, or does it have an edge beyond which there is, quite literally, nothing? Do we live in the only possible universe? Why does it have one time and three space dimensions--or does it? What is it made of? What does it mean when we hear a new particle has been discovered? In what sense is the behavior of complex bodies "merely a consequence" of that of their atomic constituents? Will quantum mechanics eventually give way to a totally new description of the world, one whose features we cannot even begin to imagine? This book aims to give the non-specialist reader a general overview of what physicists think they do and do not know in some representative frontier areas of contemporary physics. After sketching out the historical background, A.J. Leggett goes on to discuss the current situation and some of the open problems in cosmology, high-energy physics, and condensed-matter physics. This book focuses not so much on recent achievements as on the fundamental problems at the heart of the subject, and emphasizes the provisional nature of our present understanding of things. Setting the stage -- What are things made of? -- The universe: its structure and evolution -- Physics on a human scale -- Skeletons in the cupboard -- Outlook. Physics. Particles (Nuclear physics) Condensed matter. Cosmology. Physique. Particules (Physique nucl�eaire) Mati�ere condens�ee. Cosmologie. Condensed matter. fast (OCoLC)fst00874443 Cosmology. fast (OCoLC)fst00880600 Particles (Nuclear physics) fast (OCoLC)fst01054130 Physics. fast (OCoLC)fst01063025 Natuurkunde. gtt Sterrenkunde. gtt Cosmologie. ram Particules (physique nucl�eaire) ram Mati�ere condens�ee. ram Physics Online version: Leggett, A.J. (Anthony J.). Problems of physics. Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987 (OCoLC)645883461 Problems of science. Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/87012278-t.html Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780192192059.pdf Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/87012278-d.html Baker & Taylor BKTY 22.95 22.95 0192192051 0001285910 active Baker & Taylor BKTY 13.95 13.95 0192891863 0007840551 active Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0007840551 YBP Library Services YANK 98321 C0 ZAAPA 46520 46520 0 0 ddc 0 0 DAPA DAPA 2020-03-06 0 530 LEG APA024223 2020-03-06 1 2020-03-06 BK