01899cam a22002652 b4500 8682537 BD-DhUL 20201202103809.0 m d cr n 050105e20011201xxka |||||||| 2|eng|d 085274014X 0852740158 (pbk) BIP US BD-DhUL BD-DhUL 530.1 LAU Lawrie, D. Author A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics / by Ian D. Lawrie 2nd ed.,Revised Florence ; Abingdon : Taylor & Francis, 1990 GBP 37.99 includes index Annotation A unified account of the principles of theoretical physics, A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics, Second Edition stresses the inter-relationships between areas that are usually treated as independent. The profound unifying influence of geometrical ideas, the powerful formal similarities between statistical mechanics and quantum field theory, and the ubiquitous role of symmetries in determining the essential structure of physical theories are emphasized throughout.This second edition conducts a grand tour of the fundamental theories that shape our modern understanding of the physical world. The book covers the central themes of space-time geometry and the general relativistic account of gravity, quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, gauge theories and the fundamental forces of nature, statistical mechanics, and the theory of phase transitions. The basic structure of each theory is explained in explicit mathematical detail with emphasis on conceptual understanding rather than on the technical details of specialized applications. The book gives straightforward accounts of the standard models of particle physics and cosmology. ddc BK 10358 10358 0 0 ddc 0 530_100000000000000_LAU 0 NFIC 18380 DUSL DUSL GEN 2007-06-03 purchased 530.1 LAU 422355 2014-09-14 01 2014-09-14 BK 0 0 ddc 0 530_100000000000000_LAU 0 NFIC 18388 DUSL DUSL GEN 1991-05-23 purchased 530.1 LAU 337114 2014-09-14 2014-09-14 BK