The problems of physics

This book aims to give the non-specialist reader a general overview of what physicists think they do and do not know in some representative frontier areas of contemporary physics. It focuses on the fundamental problems at the heart of the subject, and emphasizes the provisional nature of our present...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leggett, A. J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 1987, 1987
Series:Oxford classic texts in the physical sciences / Oxford classic texts in the physical sciences
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book aims to give the non-specialist reader a general overview of what physicists think they do and do not know in some representative frontier areas of contemporary physics. It focuses on the fundamental problems at the heart of the subject, and emphasizes the provisional nature of our present understanding of things
Physical Description:viii, 192 p. ill
ISBN:9780191706837
0191706833