Introduction to The restless Universe
1 The lawful Universe2 The clockwork Universe3 The irreversible Universe 4 The intangible Universe
5 The uncertain Universe6 Closing items -------------------- Other titles in the Physical World series Describing motion Predicting motion Classical physics of matter Static fields and potentials Dynamic fields and waves Quantum physics: an introduction Quantum physics of matter | IndexEntries in bold type refer to key words which are printed in bold in the text and which are defined in the Glossary. These are terms which we expect you to be able to explain the meaning of, and use correctly, both during and at the end of the course. jump to the starting letter
A Action at a distance algebra antimatter Aristotle atoms, 2, 3 [ back to the top ]B Bacon, Roger, 2 Bohr, Niels, 2 Boltzmann, Ludwig Born, Max, 2 [ back to the top ]C calculus classical physics, 2 conservation law coordinate geometry Copenhagen interpretation Copernicus, Nicolaus Coulomb, Charles, 2 [ back to the top ]D de Broglie, Louis, 2 Descartes, René determinism Dirac, Paul [ back to the top ]E efficiency, 2 Einstein, Albert, 2 , 3, 4, 5 electric charge current motor electricity electromagnetic field, 1 radiation wave electromagnetism, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 emergence energy 1, 2 conservation, 2, 3 kinetic potential quantum of, 2 entropy, 2, 3 equilibrium ,2 ether experiment [ back to the top ]F Faraday, Michael Feynman diagrams Feynman, Richard field, 2, 3 first law of thermodynamics force, 2, 3 electromagnetic gravitational, 2, 3 strong nuclear weak nuclear free will fundamental particles [ back to the top ]G Galileo Galilei, 2, 3, 4 general theory of relativity, 2 gravity, 2, 3 [ back to the top ]H Halley, Edmond heat, 2, 3, 4 Heisenberg, Werner, 2 heliocentric [ back to the top ]I initial conditions, 2 inverse square law, 2 irreversibility, 2 [ back to the top ]K kinetic energy [ back to the top ]L Lagrange, Joseph Laplace, Pierre Simon law of conservation of energy 2, 3 law of conservation of mass law of nature light [ back to the top ]M M-theory magnetic field monopole magnetism mass mathematics Maxwell, James Clerk, 2, 3, 4 Maxwell's equations, 2 mechanics 2, 3, 4 Minkowski, Hermann molecules, 2, 3, 4 [ back to the top ]N Newton, Isaac, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 [ back to the top ]O orbits, 2 [ back to the top ]P particles, 2, 3, 4 photoelectric effect photon, 2 Planck, Max, 2 Planck's constant, 2, 3 potential energy Principia, 2, 3 principle of relativity probability, 2 [ back to the top ]Q quantum, 2 quantum electrodynamics quantum field theory quantum mechanics, 2 quantum physics, 2, 3 [ back to the top ]R realism reductionism renormalization Röntgen, Wilhelm [ back to the top ]S Schrödinger, Erwin Schwinger, Julian second law of thermodynamics space and time, 2 special theory of relativity, 2, 3, 4 speed of light, 2, 3 spin standard model statistical mechanics, 2, 3 steam engine string theory strong nuclear force superunified theory [ back to the top ]T thermodynamics, 2, 3 Tomonaga, Sin-itiro [ back to the top ]U unification unified field theory, 2, 3 [ back to the top ]W weak nuclear force work, 2 [ back to the top ]X X-rays
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