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Summary:

"In the second book of this already internationally acclaimed series, Sean Carroll, the most trusted explainer of the most mind-boggling concepts, digs deep into matter itself. What is the universe made of? In his quest to redefine the "popular" treatment of the biggest ideas in the universe, Sean Carroll is creating a profoundly new approach to physics and math as reviewer after reviewer has attested. Adventuring in the math of fields, he now intrepidly guides readers into the fantastic depths of The Standard Model of particle physics illuminating the mysteries of quantum reality. The universe is made of atoms and Sean Carroll explains exactly what that means and how we know it"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Wave functions
• Measurement
• Entanglement
• Fields
• Interactions
• Effective field theory
• Scale
• Symmetry
• Gauge theory
• Phases
• Matter
• Atoms
• Appendix: Fourier transforms.

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Sean M., 1966- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Quanta and fields: the biggest ideas in the universe [by Carroll, S.M.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Quanta and fields [by Carroll, S.M.] (New York : Dutton, [2024] — ISBN 9780593186619; LCCN 2023052128)

Subjects:

Quantum theory — Popular works

Physics — Popular works

General Notes:

Includes index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

QC174.123 .C37 2024

ISBNs:

9780593186619 (electronic bk.)
0593186613 (electronic bk.)
9780593186602 [Invalid]
0593186605 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1423772329

Other Control Numbers:

3663714 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp306374773