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BL
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879866
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| Main Entry
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Anastopoulos, Charis,1971-
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| Title & Author
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Particle or wave : : the evolution of the concept of matter in modern physics /\ Charis Anastopoulos.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, N.J. :: Princeton University Press,, ©2008.
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xx, 410 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0691135126
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: 9780691135120
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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From myth to machine: images of matter from antiquity to Newtonian mechanics -- Progress!: from Newtonian mechanics to nineteenth-century physics -- A new arena is built: special relativity and the notion of space time -- The symmetry beneath: symmetry in physics: spacetime symmetries -- The machine breaks down: the development of quantum mechanics -- So familiar and yet so different: spin, quantum phases, and quantum statistics -- Forging the perfect tool: the development of quantum field theory -- Pieces of a puzzle: the physics of elementary particles -- Reaching the limits: the Gauge principle and the standard model -- Outlook: unanswered questions and open problems.
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| Abstract
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'Particle or Wave' explains the origins and development of modern physical concepts about matter and the controversies surrounding them.
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Matter.
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Physics-- History-- 20th century.
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Fysik-- historia-- 1900-talet.
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Materia.
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Materie
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Matter.
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Physics.
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Physik
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Welle-Teilchen-Dualismus
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Physik.
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| Dewey Classification
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530
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| LC Classification
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QC171.2.A53 2008
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33.23bcl
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UB 2385rvk
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UB 2440rvk
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