Knocking on heaven's door : how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world by Randall, Lisa instant download

Knocking on heaven's door : how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world by Randall, Lisa instant download

xxi, 442 p. : 24 cm, \"From the one of Time magazine's \"100 Most Influential People in the World\"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas in physics and a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives\"--Provided by publisher, Includes bibliographical references (p. [420]-425) and index, pt. I. Scaling reality. What's so small to you is so large to me ; Unlocking secrets ; Living in a material world ; Looking for answers -- pt. II. Scaling matter. The magical mystery tour ; \"Seeing\" is believing ; The edge of the universe -- pt. III. Machinery, measurements, and probability. One ring to rule them all ; The return of the ring ; Black holes that will devour the world ; Risky business ; Measurement and uncertainty ; The CMS and ATLAS experiments ; Identifying particles -- pt. IV. Modeling, predicting, and anticipating results. Truth, beauty, and other scientific misconceptions ; The Higgs boson ; The world's next top model ; Bottom-up versus top-down -- pt. V. Scaling the universe. Inside out ; What's so large to you is so small to me ; Visitors from the dark side -- pt. VI. Roundup. Think globally and act locally ; Conclusion