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  • The Grand Design

    by Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow ...
    When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. Model dependent realism, the ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • Einstein

    His Life and Universe

    by Walter Isaacson ...
    By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.Based on newly released ... Read more

    17,18 €

  • A Brief History Of Time

    From Big Bang To Black Holes

    by Stephen Hawking ...
    Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers.It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • La realtà non è come ci appare

    La struttura elementare delle cose

    by Carlo Rovelli ...
    Tempo, spazio e materia appaiono generati da un pullulare di eventi quantistici elementari. Comprendere questa tessitura profonda della realtà è l’obiettivo della ricerca in gravità quantistica, la sfida della scienza contemporanea dove tutto il nostro sapere sulla natura viene rimesso in questione. Carlo Rovelli, uno dei principali protagonisti di questa avventura, conduce il lettore al cuore ... Read more

    15,99 €

  • Relativity

    The Special and the General Theory

    by Albert Einstein ...
    After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was 'to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical ... Read more

    1,05 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Existential Physics

    A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions

    by Sabine Hossenfelder ...
    **A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“An informed and entertaining guide to what science can and cannot tell us.” —The Wall Street Journal“Stimulating . . . encourage[s] readers to push past well-trod assumptions […] and have fun doing so.” —Science Magazine**From renowned physicist and creator of the YouTube series “Science without the Gobbledygook,” a book that takes a no-nonsense approach to life’s ... Read more

    11,65 €

  • La teoria del tutto

    by Stephen W. Hawking ...
    Come ha avuto origine il cosmo? Qual è il destino che ci attende? Fino agli anni Venti del secolo scorso queste domande erano competenza della religione o della filosofia, mentre oggi è possibile affrontarle da un punto di vista scientifico. Con il suo inconfondibile stile chiaro e comunicativo, Stephen Hawking ci guida in un viaggio che - a partire dalla cosmologia di Aristotele attraverso le ... Read more

    7,99 €

  • Reality Is Not What It Seems

    The Journey to Quantum Gravity

    by Carlo Rovelli ...
    Translated by Simon Carnell, Erica Segre ...
    'The physicist transforming how we see the universe' Financial Times'An utter joy' Adam RutherfordDo space and time truly exist? What is reality made of? Can we understand its deep texture? Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his whole life exploring these questions and pushing the boundaries of what we know. In this mind-expanding book, he shows how our understanding of reality has changed ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Philosophy of Physics

    Space and Time

    by Tim Maudlin ...
    Series series Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy
    This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory.Tim Maudlin's broad historical overview examines Aristotelian and Newtonian accounts of space and time, and traces how Galileo's conceptions of relativity and ... Read more

    21,40 €

  • The Universe in Your Hand

    A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond

    by Christophe Galfard ...
    Imagine if The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were a real, practical book about the mysteries of the universe . . .The Universe in Your Hand takes us on a wonder-filled journey to the surface of our dying sun, shrinks us to the size of an atom and puts us in the deathly grip of distant black holes. Along the way you might come to understand, really understand, the mind-bending science that ... Read more

    13,03 €

  • Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

    International Bestseller

    by Albert Einstein ...
    Series series GP Bestsellers
    Albert Einstein is the unquestioned founder of modern physics. His theory of relativity is the most important scientific idea of the modern era. In this book Einstein explains, using the minimum of mathematical terms, the basic ideas and principles of the theory which has shaped the world we live in today. Unsurpassed by any subsequent books on relativity, this remains the most popular and useful ... Read more

    2,44 €

  • Faster than Light

    How Your Shadow Can Do It but You Can't

    by Robert J. Nemiroff ...
    Albert Einstein knew already in the early 1900s, when he first published his famous paper about the constancy of the speed of light, that not only did this constancy imply that mass contains energy (E = m c squared), but that faster-than-light motion could lead to paradoxes -- some that seemed to involve backwards time travel.What are these paradoxes? Why is light and its speed relevant? This book ... Read more

    2,68 €

  • Sette brevi lezioni di fisica

    by Carlo Rovelli ...
    Series Book 1 - Opere di Carlo Rovelli
    Ci sono frontiere della conoscenza dove brucia il nostro desiderio di sapere: sono nelle profondità più minute del tessuto dello spazio, nelle origini del cosmo, nella natura del tempo, nella destinazione dei buchi neri. Qui, a contatto con l’oceano di quanto non sappiamo, bellezza e mistero ci lasciano senza fiato. Queste ‘lezioni’ delineano una rapida panoramica della rivoluzione avvenuta nella ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • Something Deeply Hidden

    Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime

    by Sean Carroll ...
    **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs you read these words, copies of you are being created.**Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and one of this world’s most celebrated writers on science, rewrites the history of 20th century physics. Already hailed as a masterpiece, Something Deeply Hidden shows for the first time that facing up to the essential puzzle of quantum mechanics utterly transforms how ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • The Biggest Ideas in the Universe

    Space, Time, and Motion

    by Sean Carroll ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Most appealing... technical accuracy and lightness of tone... Impeccable.”—Wall Street Journal*“A porthole into another world.”—Scientific American*“Brings science dissemination to a new level.”—ScienceThe most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts pulls back the veil of mystery that has too long cloaked the most valuable building blo... ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • Big Bang

    by Simon Singh ...
    The bestselling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem and The Code Book tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. A fascinating exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created?Albert Einstein once said: ‘The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.’ Simon Singh believes geniuses like Einstein are not the ... Read more

    10,91 €

  • A College Course on Relativity and Cosmology

    by Ta-Pei Cheng ...
    This advanced undergraduate text introduces Einstein's general theory of relativity. The topics covered include geometric formulation of special relativity, the principle of equivalence, Einstein's field equation and its spherical-symmetric solution, as well as cosmology. An emphasis is placed on physical examples and simple applications without the full tensor apparatus. It begins by examining ... Read more

    36,98 €

  • Looking at Time from a Physics Perspective

    by Patricio Robles ...
    The subject of time continues to be a subject of extensive research in the development of new theories of physics. This new volume is addressed to students who are starting a graduate program in physics or electrical engineering interested in complementing their studies of relativity theory and quantum physics, applying the knowledge they have acquired about these themes to the analysis of ... Read more

    179,00 €

  • Doppler-Effekt und Rotverschiebung

    Klassische Theorie und Einsteinsche Effekte

    by Helmut Günther, Volker Müller ...
    Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
    Der Doppler-Effekt ist die Frequenzänderung von Wellen bei einer Relativgeschwindigkeit von Sender und Empfänger. So wird die Sirene einer Feuerwehr bei einer Vorbeifahrt deutlich tiefer. Der klassische Doppler-Effekt erlaubt es, den Bewegungszustand des Trägermediums der Wellen zu bestimmen. Für Licht im Vakuum ist die relativistische Gangverzögerung einer bewegten Uhr zu berücksichtigen. Die ... Read more

    4,95 €

  • Come Einstein vide la luce appoggiando il suo orologio nel vuoto dell'etere

    by Giovanni Gezzi ...
    Questo breve saggio si propone, in prima istanza, di guidare il lettore verso lacomprensione del vero significato delle parole utilizzate in un contestocomplesso come quello deila fisica moderna. Grazie a questa guida il lettoresarà in grado di capire il significato che oggi hanno acquisito le parole come:LUCE, Vuoto, Relativita', Tempo, Etere e così via.L'intelligenza artificiale rientra nel ... Read more

    4,99 €

  • Unveiling the Universe

    A Journey through Supersymmetry and Beyond

    by Oliver Vella ...
    Embark on a Cosmic Odyssey of Knowledge and DiscoveryJourney into the captivating world of theoretical physics with Unveiling the Universe: A Journey through Supersymmetry and Beyond. This enlightening book offers an unprecedented exploration of the universe's deepest mysteries, poised to expand your imagination and deepen your understanding.Delve into the intricacies of supersymmetry, where the ... Read more

    4,45 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Übungen zur Relativitätstheorie und Astrophysik

    by Simone Malacrida ...
    In diesem Buch werden Übungen zu folgenden physikalischen Themen durchgeführt:Theorie der speziellen und allgemeinen Relativitätstheorierelativistische KosmologieAstronomie und Astrophysik ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Essential Relativistic Celestial Mechanics

    by Victor Brumberg ...
    Essential Relativistic Celestial Mechanics presents a systematic exposition of the essential questions of relativistic celestial mechanics and their relation to relativistic astrometry. The book focuses on the comparison of calculated and measurable quantities that is of paramount importance in using general relativity as a necessary framework in the discussion of high-precision observations and ... Read more

    82,79 €

  • Una nebulosa en la Vía Láctea

    by Lathish Shankar ...
    Amelia, una chica universitaria, es receptiva a los eventos paranormales. Una vez escribió un artículo para la revista de su universidad donde afirma que a veces escucha voces del futuro. Stephen, el profesor de Física, lee el artículo y lo comenta con su esposa Isabella.Isabella dice que Amelia es su paciente, que sufre de fobia a la sangre. Esta fue la razón por la que se salta el laboratorio de ... Read more

    2,99 €