02217cam a22002892 b45000010008000000030008000080050017000160060019000330070015000520080041000670200015001080200021001230400029001440820015001731000023001882100048002112450068002592500020003272600053003473650015004005000019004155201170004349420012016049990017016169520149016339520145017828682537BD-DhUL20201202103809.0m d cr n 050105e20011201xxka |||||||| 2|eng|d a085274014X a0852740158 (pbk) aBIP USdBD-DhULcBD-DhUL00a530.1bLAU1 aLawrie, D.eAuthor10aA Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics12aA Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics /cby Ian D. Lawrie a2nd ed.,Revised aFlorence ;aAbingdon : bTaylor & Francis,c1990 aGBPb37.99 aincludes index8 aAnnotationbA 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. 2ddccBK c10358d10358 00102ddc406530_100000000000000_LAU708NFIC918380aDUSLbDUSLcGENd2007-06-03epurchasedo530.1 LAUp422355r2014-09-14t01w2014-09-14yBK 00102ddc406530_100000000000000_LAU708NFIC918388aDUSLbDUSLcGENd1991-05-23epurchasedo530.1 LAUp337114r2014-09-14w2014-09-14yBK