{"product_id":"beauty-of-physics-patterns-principles-and-perspectives-hardcover","title":"Beauty of Physics: Patterns, Principles, and Perspectives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. R. P. Rau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003eexpanses 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 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\u003cbr\u003econtexts. 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\u003cbr\u003eexecuting simple harmonic motion. But, to a physicist, they are all just a pendulum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003eunderstanding 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. R. P. Rau, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Physics, Department of Physics \u0026amp; Astronomy, Louisiana State University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA.R.P. Rau is a theoretical physicist who has worked primarily in atomic physics and quantum information. He has spent time in universities and research institutions in Australia, Chile, France, Germany, and India.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724605329471,"sku":"9780198709916","price":94.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5ab9147ea9e358d7d9f11bb75b9ddc47.webp?v=1765103257","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/beauty-of-physics-patterns-principles-and-perspectives-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}