Physicists' View of Nature From Newton to Einstein

Name: Physicists' View of Nature From Newton to Einstein
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ISBN: 9780306464508

ISBN-10: 0306464500

ISBN-13: 9780306464508

Edition: 2000

Authors: Amit Goswami

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This book is designed as a textbook for students who need to fulfil their science requirements. Part I explores classical physics from its beginnings with Descartes, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, to the relativity theories of Einstein. Special emphasis is given to the development of the objective, materialist, and deterministic worldview of classical physics. The influence of Newtonian physics on other fields of science and on society is emphasized. Finally, some of the problems with the worldview of classical physics are discussed and a preview of quantum physics is given.

Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 12/31/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 4.444
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: The Importance of the Physicists' View of Nature for Everyone



The Development of Classical Physics



The Beginnings of Classical Physics



The Foundations of the Newtonian Paradigm: the Laws of Motion



The Denouement: the Universal Gravity Law



Matter, Energy, Conservation Laws, and the Rise of Materialism



From Being to Becoming



Thermodynamics and Its Laws



Progressivity and Energy Consumption



Energy and Environment



From Being to Becoming: Entropy, Life, and Chaos Theory



Heat Death, Hangups, and the Question of Design



Waves, Fields, and Einstein's Universe



The Motion of Waves



Wave Interactions



Sound and Music and Light and Color



Electricity, Magnetism, Fields, and Waves



The Relativity of Time



The Relativity of Space and Einstein's Theory of Gravitation



The Universe



The World View of Classical Physics: Where Do We Go From Here?


Index