Navigating: Quantum Physics
Published on 8. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-917226-09-7 (ISBN)
Description
What with anti-matter and positrons, quarks and neutrinos, entanglement and parallel universes, the landscape of quantum physics is a bewildering and mindboggling place to explore. So, how are you expected to navigate this uncertain world?
Navigating Quantum Physics provides the map you need to start exploring seriously big ideas. A wealth of provocative questions prompt replies written by an expert author, with each one the setting-off point for instructions to help you plot your path through the atomic and sub-atomic maze.
With 'one-stop' graphics signposting a memorable idea for each topic, and 'route map' glossaries explaining key terms and their connections, Navigating Quantum Physics is your expert guide to understanding the building blocks of the universe.
Navigating Quantum Physics provides the map you need to start exploring seriously big ideas. A wealth of provocative questions prompt replies written by an expert author, with each one the setting-off point for instructions to help you plot your path through the atomic and sub-atomic maze.
With 'one-stop' graphics signposting a memorable idea for each topic, and 'route map' glossaries explaining key terms and their connections, Navigating Quantum Physics is your expert guide to understanding the building blocks of the universe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Illustrations
50 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917226-09-7 (9781917226097)
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Gemma Lavender is communications and outreach expert at the European Space Agency and was formerly the Content Director of Knowledge & Education at Future Plc. She holds a PhD in astrophysics, degrees in astrophysics and the physical sciences, and is a researcher in physics education at Cardiff University, UK.