Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, born in Constantine (Algeria) in 1933, studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he received a postdoctoral lecture qualification in 1962. In 1973 he was accepted at the Collège de France, and in 1981 became a member of the Academy of Sciences. In 1997, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on laser cooling of neutral atoms (together with Steven Chu and William D. ...

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, born in Constantine (Algeria) in 1933, studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he received a postdoctoral lecture qualification in 1962. In 1973 he was accepted at the Collège de France, and in 1981 became a member of the Academy of Sciences. In 1997, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on laser cooling of neutral atoms (together with Steven Chu and William D. ...

Provides information about the Universe - the magic formula that Einstein spent his life searching for and failed to find. In this elegant book, the author challenges the quest for ultimate explanation. ...

The book that started the dialogue between science and Eastern religion--with a new Foreword by the author. Line drawings & halftones. ...

This introduction to nonlinear physics is designed around Maple's ability to perform symbolic computations, plot, animate, and permit readers to investigate nonlinear models. The two volumes of the previous edition have been combined into one, with an expanded theoretical discussion and many new examples. The disk contains Maple code. 272 illus. ...

Modern physics and mathematics are so closely associated that mathematics has long been regarded as the tool and language for physics. This book chronicles the development of this mathematical integration by physicists. Beginning with the mathematical giants of the 18th century, Garber convincingly demonstrates that the essential tools employed by 20th century theoretical physicists were in place by the year 1870.
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Wissenschaft und insbesondere die Naturwissenschaften haben heute meist mit "Messen", das heisst mit der quantitativen Erfassung der Wirklichkeit zu tun. Das Eigentliche, die "Qualität" der Dinge, entzieht sich jedoch diesem technokratischen Zugriff. Die Position der Wissenschaft im Spannungsfeld zwischen den Polen Quantitas und Qualitas in Geschichte und Gegenwart auszuleuchten, ist das Anliegen der Beiträge dieses Bandes. Sie ...

This is an account of the essential aspects of the new physics for those with little or no knowledge of mathematics or science. It describes current theories of quantum mechanics, Einstein's special and general theories of relativity and other speculations, alluding throughout to parallels with modern psychology and metaphorical abstractions to Buddhism and Taoism. The author has also written "The Seat of the Soul". ...

Immer wieder ist diese umfassende und moderneDarstellung der Theoretischen Physik eineFundgrube für den fortgeschrittenen Studenten undfür den im Beruf tätigen und mit theoretisch-physikalischen Problemenkonfrontierten Physiker. ...

Das Buch behandelt die Physikgeschichte - in wechselseitiger Verbindung mit der Entwicklung des mathematischen und philosophischen Gedankenguts - von den frühen Anfängen bis zu den heutigen Tagen.
Wenn man das Buch in die Hand nimmt, fällt sofort dessen eigenartige Struktur auf. Neben dem Haupttext finden sich auf einem breiten Rand mehr als 400 Zitate aus den Werken bedeutender Physiker und Zeitgenossen. Der Haupttext ist weiter strukturiert ...