A user's guide to the universe: surviving the perils of black holes, time paradoxes, and quantum uncertainty

This title provides answers to science's most enduring questions ranging from'Can I build a transporter, like on Star Trek?' and 'Is there life on other planets?' to 'What is empty space made of?'. In "A User's Guide to the Universe", physicists Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist make good on two promises: you'll get answers and you won't have to decipher any equations to understand them(well, maybe just one very short and very familiar equation). This quirky andfun book takes you on a fascinating tour of the universe as we know it by asking (and answering) weird, important, and provocative questions. It explains subjects as diverse as special relativity, quantum mechanics, randomness, time travel, the expanding universe, and much more. It includes dozens of delightfully groan-worthy cartoons that explain everything from special relativity to dark matter. This plain-English, plain-hilarious handbook ushers you through all of the major discoveries of modern physics, from relativity to the Large Hadron Collider, without furrowing your brow even once. Put your mind at ease andjump into modern physics in a way you never imagined possible comfortably. Now is your chance to impress people at cocktail parties with your insights intothe world of quantum weirdness, time and space, the expanding universe, and much, much more. Dave Goldberg is an associate professor of physics at Drexel University, where he works on theoretical and observational cosmology. He earned his Ph.D. in astrophysical sciences at Princeton University and is very interested in the interface between science and pop culture. He has contributed to Slate and appeared on WNYC's Studio 360. He lives with his wife and daughter in Philadelphia. Jeff Blomquist earned his master's degree in physics from Drexel University in 2008 and is currently an engineer at Boeing Aerospace. He drew the illustrations in A User's Guide to the Universe all by himself! He lives in Philadelphia and has only recently stopped sleeping on a couch. INDICE: Acknowledgments. Introduction. Chapter 1: Special Relativity. Chapter 2: Quantum Weirdness. Chapter 3: Randomness. Chapter 4: The Standard Model. Chapter 5: Time Travel. Chapter 6: The Expanding Universe. Chapter 7: The Big Bang. Chapter 8: Extraterrestrials. Chapter 9: The Future. Index.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-49651-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 26/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 0
• Idioma: Inglés