7.6 /10 1 Votes
Country United Kingdom Publisher Allen Lane Media type Print (hardcover) Preceded by Wonders of the Universe | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 29 October 2011 Originally published 29 October 2011 Genre Non-fiction Followed by Wonders of Life | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subject Physics, quantum mechanics Similar Brian Cox books, Quantum mechanics books, Non-fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian cox and jeff forshaw discuss the quantum universe
The Quantum Universe: Everything That Can Happen Does Happen is a 2011 book by the theoretical physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw.
Contents
Overview
The book aims to provide an explanation of quantum mechanics and its impact on the modern world that is accessible to a general reader. The authors say that "our goal in writing this book is to demystify quantum theory". Starting with the concepts of wave–particle duality and a non-technical description of the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the book explains the uncertainty principle, energy levels in atoms, the physics of semi-conductors and transistors, and the Standard Model of particle physics. A more mathematical Epilogue discusses the role of quantum mechanics in models of stellar evolution, and derives the Chandrasekhar limit for the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf.