000			01598 a2200205 4500
003			OSt
020			_a9781138388680
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.9 _bP13u2
100			_aPadamsee, Hasan S.
245			_aUnifying the universe [2nd ed.] _cHasan S. Padamsee _bthe physics of heaven and earth
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_bCRC Press _c2020 _aBoca Raton
300			_axxv, 480p.
520			_aUnifying the Universe: The Physics of Heaven and Earth presents a non-technical approach to physics for the lay-science enthusiast. This popular textbook, which evolved from a conceptual course at Cornell University, is intended for non-science undergraduate students taking their first physics module. This second edition maintains its unique approach in crossing boundaries between physics and humanities, with connections to art, poetry, history, and philosophy. It explores how the process of scientific thought is inextricably linked with cultural, creative, and aesthetic aspects of human endeavor, opening the readers up to new ways of looking at the world. The text has been fully updated throughout to address current and exciting new topics in the field, such as exo-planets, the accelerating Universe, dark matter, dark energy, gravitational waves, super-symmetry, string theory, big bang cosmology, and the Higgs boson. There is also an entirely new chapter on the Quantum World, which connects the fascinating topics of quantum entanglement and quantum computing.
650			_aPhysics -- History
650			_aCosmology -- History
942			_cBK
999			_c564976 _d564976