23,879円 Exploring how the subtleties of quantum coherence can be consistently incorporated into Einstein's theory of gravitation, this book is ideal for researchers interested in the foundations of relativity and quantum physics. The book examines those properties of coherent gravitating systems that are...

6,633円 Why did Einstein tirelessly study unified field theory for more than thirty years? In this book, the author argues that Einstein believed he could find a unified theory of all of nature's forces by repeating the methods he thought he had used when he formulated general relativity. The book discus...

450円 Galaxies are huge clusters of stars held together by mutual attraction, so as to constitute a system self-gravitating.The discovery of clusters of galaxies is very important from the cosmological point of view, because it helps you learn more about the value of the density of matter in the cosmos...

1,088円 Hailed by The New York Times for writing “with wonderful clarity about science . . . that effortlessly teaches as it zips along,” nationally bestselling author Robert M. Hazen offers a radical new approach to Earth history in this intertwined tale of the planet’s living and nonliving spheres. Wit...

1,126円 What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our v...

10,943円 This comprehensive book outlines the life and works of an important revolutionary intellectual of the 16th Century. This book follows Bruno’s life and the development of his thought in the order in which he declared it. Giordano Bruno was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, mathematician and...

702円 Darf ich Sie einladen? Ich würde Sie gern auf eine spannende Reise durch unsere weite Heimat entführen. Wir biegen beim Virgo-Superhaufen von der intergalaktischen Autobahn ab, fahren bis zur lokalen Gruppe und suchen den Orionarm der Milchstraße. Zwischen Alpha Centauri, Barnards Stern und Wolf ...

7,031円 The ancient Chinese were profoundly influenced by the Sun, Moon and stars, making persistent efforts to mirror astral phenomena in shaping their civilization. In this pioneering text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudied field, illustrating how astronomy shaped the cu...

526円 May I introduce: the universe. Born 13.75 billion years ago. Constantly growing. Nearly empty. Electrically neutral. Poor in antimatter. Populated by 100 billion galaxies, including 130 sextillion stars with approximately just as many planets. Consisting of only 4 percent known forms of matter. T...

450円 Alcuni scienziati hanno rilevato come la definizione attuale di buco nero provochi alcuni paradossi: uno di questi è quello della perdita di informazioni. Questo paradosso consiste nel fatto che un buco nero, che contiene al suo interno un enorme quantità di informazioni, evapori emettendo la rad...

933円 **NATIONAL BESTSELLER Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inward for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolutio...

31,713円 This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter I), and it continues b...