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100	1		_aRau, A. R. P. _q(A. Ravi P.), _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe beauty of physics : _bpatterns, principles, and perspectives / _cA.R.P. Rau, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aOxford, United Kingdom ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2014.
300			_axii, 219 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.
505	0		_aAdding a dimension -- Physics as transformations -- Localization at saddles -- Coins, classical and quantum -- Symmetry -- Maps in various forms -- The problem of time -- Complexity and emergence.
520			_a"The beauty of physics lies in its coherence in terms of a few fundamental concepts and principles. Even physicists have occasion to marvel at the overarching reach of basic principles and their ability to account for features stretching from the microscopic sub-atomic world to the cosmological expanses of the Universe. While mathematics is its natural language, physics is mostly about patterns, connections, and relations between objects and phenomena, and it is this aspect that is emphasized in this book. Since science tries to connect phenomena that at first sight appear widely different, while boiling them down to a small set of essential principles and laws, metaphor and analogy pervade our subject. Consider the pendulum, its swing from one extreme to the other often invoked in social or economic contexts. In molecular vibrations, such as in the CO2 molecule, the quantum motions of electrons and nuclei are metaphorically the pendulums. In electromagnetic radiation, including the visible light we observe, there are not even any concrete material particles, only electric and magnetic fields executing simple harmonic motion. But, to a physicist, they are all "just a pendulum". The selection of topics reflects the author's own four-decade career in research physics and his resultant perspective on the subject. While aimed primarily at physicists, including junior students, this book also addresses other readers who are willing to think with symbols and simple algebra in understanding the physical world around us. Each chapter, on themes such as dimensions, transformations, symmetries, or maps, begins with simple examples accessible to all while connecting them later to more sophisticated realizations in more advanced topics of physics."-- _cPublisher's description.
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