road reality roger penrose (9 resultados)

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Creased cover. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; (xxviii, 1099 p. ) ill. Notes; Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 1050-1085) and index. Contents; The roots of science -- An ancient theorem and a modern question -- Kinds of number in the physical world -- Magical complex numbers -- Geometry of logarithms, powers, and roots -- Real-number calculus -- Complex-number calculus -- Riemann surfaces and complex mappings -- Fourier decomposition and hyperfunctions -- Surfaces -- Hypercomplex numbers -- Manifolds of n dimensions -- Symmetry groups -- Calculus on manifolds -- Fibre bundles and gauge connections -- The ladder of infinity -- Spacetime -- Minkowskian geometry -- The classical fields of Maxwell and Einstein -- Lagrangians and Hamiltonians -- The quantum particle -- Quamtum algebra, geometry, and spin -- The entangled quantum world -- Dirac's electron and antiparticles -- The standard model of particle physics -- Quantum field theory -- The big bang and its thermodynamic legacy -- Speculative theories of the early universe -- The measurement paradox -- Gravity's role in quantum state reduction -- Supersymmetry, supra-dimensionality, and strings -- Einstein's narrower path; loop variables -- More radical perspectives; twistor theory -- Where lies the road to reality? Subjects; Universe. Mathematical physics. Physical laws. Physical sciences. Physical sciences ; Popular works. Natural Science Disciplines. Cosmology. Space and time. Mathematical & Computational. Quantum theory. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Creased cover. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; (xxviii, 1099 p. ) ill. Notes; Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 1050-1085) and index. Contents; The roots of science -- An ancient theorem and a modern question -- Kinds of number in the physical world -- Magical complex numbers -- Geometry of logarithms, powers, and roots -- Real-number calculus -- Complex-number calculus -- Riemann surfaces and complex mappings -- Fourier decomposition and hyperfunctions -- Surfaces -- Hypercomplex numbers -- Manifolds of n dimensions -- Symmetry groups -- Calculus on manifolds -- Fibre bundles and gauge connections -- The ladder of infinity -- Spacetime -- Minkowskian geometry -- The classical fields of Maxwell and Einstein -- Lagrangians and Hamiltonians -- The quantum particle -- Quamtum algebra, geometry, and spin -- The entangled quantum world -- Dirac's electron and antiparticles -- The standard model of particle physics -- Quantum field theory -- The big bang and its thermodynamic legacy -- Speculative theories of the early universe -- The measurement paradox -- Gravity's role in quantum state reduction -- Supersymmetry, supra-dimensionality, and strings -- Einstein's narrower path; loop variables -- More radical perspectives; twistor theory -- Where lies the road to reality? Subjects; Universe. Mathematical physics. Physical laws. Physical sciences. Physical sciences ; Popular works. Natural Science Disciplines. Cosmology. Space and time. Mathematical & Computational. Quantum theory. 1 Kg.

Condición: Good. Used Item. Does not include New Access Codes , Cd's or one time use items that come when New. This item is Used.

Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No jacket. Copernicus Center Press, 2015. Hardback, 8vo, xii,279pp. Boards a little bumped, snagged and shelfworn. A fair copy. 9788378861690/0.7po . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

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First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xxviii, 1094 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Physical sciences Mathematical models. Physical sciences. Mathematical physics. Physics Philosophy. Cosmology. Quantum theory. 1 Kg.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xxviii, 1094 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Physical sciences Mathematical models. Physical sciences. Mathematical physics. Physics Philosophy. Cosmology. Quantum theory. 1 Kg.

Condición: fair. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe [Paperback] Penrose, Roger.