Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Large Hadron Collider The Large Hadron Collider Martin Beech The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest engineering project ever undertaken, and one of the most expensive. Why are physicists around the world so excited about it? What secrets of the univers… OL16141641W
Exploring Ancient Skies Exploring Ancient Skies David H. Kelley Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invent… OL16178439W
The natural laws of the universe The natural laws of the universe Jean-Philippe Uzan Constants, such as the gravitational constant and the speed of light, are present in all the laws of physics, yet recent observations have cast doubt on one of them. This book examines constants, the… OL16603445W
Newton's Gravity Newton's Gravity Douglas W. MacDougal “Newton’s Gravity” conveys the power of simple mathematics to tell the fundamental truth about nature. Many people know the tides are caused by the pull of the Moon and to a lesser extent the Sun. Bu… OL19890734W
Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology Gianluca Calcagni <p>Quantum gravity has developed into a fast-growing subject in physics and it is expected that probing the high-energy and high-curvature regimes of gravitating systems will shed some light on how t… OL19898206W
Strongly Interacting Matter in Magnetic Fields Strongly Interacting Matter in Magnetic Fields Dmitri Kharzeev The physics of strongly interacting matter in an external magnetic field is presently emerging as a topic of great cross-disciplinary interest for particle, nuclear, astro- and condensed matter physi… OL19904512W