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Quantum Themes : The Charms of the Microworld
by Padmanabhan, Thanu
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/No dust jacket, as issued
- ISBN 10
- 9812835458
- ISBN 13
- 9789812835451
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About This Item
Hackensack, New Jersey: World Scientific, 2009. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are bright white, crisp and unmarked -- obviously never read. 2009. First U.S. Edition. Bound in the original blue pictorial boards, lettered in blue and white, with an image of Albert Einstein on the front cover. From the rear cover: "Quantum theory is one of the more abstract branches of theoretical physics, yet it makes clear and concrete predictions which are repeatedly verified experimentally. More recently, there has been some confluence between the concepts of microphysics and those of macrophysics. Currently fashionable ideas in cosmology are also deeply linked to concepts from quantum theory, thus attracting greater interest in this subject. This timely book takes stock of what quantum theory has achieved and where it is leading to at present, in a manner understandable to an educated layman. The book describes concepts in a strictly scientific manner without trying to make them sound overly philosophical or 'hyping' them up. At the same time, careful explanation of the concepts and details (including the technical terminology) are given in a nonmathematical language for the general reader. In particular, emphasis is given to the specific aspects of quantum theory that interface with gravity and cosmology, so as to keep the book reasonably up to date and focused on a key underlying theme.". First US Edition. Hardcover. New/No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. xii, 225pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Quantum Themes : The Charms of the Microworld
- Author
- Padmanabhan, Thanu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket, as issued
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 9812835458
- ISBN 13
- 9789812835451
- Publisher
- World Scientific
- Place of Publication
- Hackensack, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 2009
- Bookseller catalogs
- Physics;
- Size
- 8vo. xii, 225pp
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