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Quanta and Fields : The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll (2024, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100593186605

ISBN-139780593186602

eBay Product ID (ePID)23062385550

Product Key Features

Book TitleQuanta and Fields : the Biggest Ideas in the Universe

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics / General

IllustratorYes

GenreScience

AuthorSean Carroll

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight13.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-052127

ReviewsPraise for Quanta and Fields: "Readers will be electrified by his discussion of wave functions, entanglement, fields, and so much more. From the most infinitesimal of subatomic particles to the seemingly vast infinities of the universe's great expanse, Carroll's latest inquiry illuminates, well, everything." -- Booklist, Praise for Quanta and Fields: "Readers will be electrified by his discussion of wave functions, entanglement, fields, and so much more. From the most infinitesimal of subatomic particles to the seemingly vast infinities of the universe's great expanse, Carroll's latest inquiry illuminates, well, everything." -- Booklist "In that void between hand-wavy popular science and academic textbook, this modern, informative and engaging account of quantum physics ticks all the boxes. Carroll the Explainer at his very best." -- Jim Al-Khalili

SynopsisThe instant New York Times bestseller Quanta and Fields , the second book of Sean Carroll's already internationally acclaimed series The Biggest Ideas in the Universe , is an adventure into the bare stuff of reality. Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to sharing physics with a broad audience, one that goes beyond analogies to show how physicists really think. He cuts to the bare mathematical essence of our most profound theories, explaining every step in a uniquely accessible way. Quantum field theory is how modern physics describes nature at its most profound level. Starting with the basics of quantum mechanics itself, Sean Carroll explains measurement and entanglement before explaining how the world is really made of fields. You will finally understand why matter is solid, why there is antimatter, where the sizes of atoms come from, and why the predictions of quantum field theory are so spectacularly successful. Fundamental ideas like spin, symmetry, Feynman diagrams, and the Higgs mechanism are explained for real, not just through amusing stories. Beyond Newton, beyond Einstein, and all the intuitive notions that have guided homo sapiens for millennia, this book is a journey to a once unimaginable truth about what our universe is.

LC Classification NumberQC174.123.C37 2024