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" A unified grand tour of theoretical physics / "
Ian D. Lawrie
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BL
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| Record Number
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584894
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GBA1-W3799b414113
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| Main Entry
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Lawrie, Ian D
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| Title & Author
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A unified grand tour of theoretical physics /\ Ian D. Lawrie
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed
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xvi, 564 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0750306033
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: 0750306041
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| Notes
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First edition published: 1990
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 548-554) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : the ways of nature -- Geometry -- Classical physics in Galilean and Minkowski spacetimes -- General relativity and gravitation -- Quantum theory -- Second quantization and quantum field theory -- Relativistic wave equations and field theories -- Forces, connections and gauge fields -- Interacting relativistic field theories -- Equilibrium statistical mechanics -- Phase transitions -- Unified gauge theories of the fundamental interactions -- Solitons and so on -- The early universe -- An introduction to string theory -- Appendix A : Some mathematical notes -- Appendix B : Some elements of group theory -- Appendix C : Natural units -- Appendix D : Scattering cross-sections and particle decay rates
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Mathematical physics
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| Dewey Classification
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530.1
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| LC Classification
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QC20.L27 2002
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