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Quirky quarks, a cartoon guide to the fascinating realm of physics, Benjamin Bahr, Boris Lemmer, Rina Piccolo

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Quirky quarks, a cartoon guide to the fascinating realm of physics, Benjamin Bahr, Boris Lemmer, Rina Piccolo

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eng

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illustrations

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no index present

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non fiction

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Quirky quarks

Oclc number

936532982

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Benjamin Bahr, Boris Lemmer, Rina Piccolo

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a cartoon guide to the fascinating realm of physics

Summary

Do you love quantum physics, cosmology, and the humor behind the popular television show The Big Bang Theory? Have you been on the lookout for a fun, non-technical explanation of the science behind things like time travel, antimatter, and dark energy? Start reading, and you'll find that hard science doesn't have to be hard--it is delivered in an engaging and entertaining cartoon world inhabited by two dogs, a cat, and some very quirky quarks. --, adapted from back cover

Table Of Contents

Rocket science. Auroras ; Light ; Invisibility cloaks ; The Doppler shift ; Lasers ; Vacuum and air pressure ; Fluid flow and turbulences ; Why does a plane fly? ; Surface tension ; Non-Newtonian fluid ; Rocket maneuvers ; Kepler's laws ; Conservation laws ; The Voyager probes ; Birth of the solar system ; Genesis of the moon ; Extrasolar planets -- The cosmos. Spectral classification ; Red giants and planetary nebulae ; Supernovae ; White dwarfs and type la supernovae ; Black holes ; The Big Bang ; Timeline of our universe ; The cosmic microwave background ; Large scale structure of the universe ; Galaxy types ; Relative space and time ; The theory of general relativity ; Curved space time ; Gravitational lensing ; Dark matter ; Dark energy -- Quantum mechanics. Wave-particle duality ; The double slit experiment ; Heisenberg uncertainty ; Schrödinger's cat ; Feynman paths ; Quantum tunneling ; Radioactive decay ; Alpha, beta and gamma rays ; Nuclear fusion ; Superconductors ; Superfluidity ; Spin ; Entanglement ; Quantum teleportation ; Qubits -- Particle physics. Atoms vs. elementary particles ; The neutrino ; Standard model of elementary particles ; Antimatter ; Particle decays ; Feynman diagrams ; The strong interaction ; The weak interaction ; E=mc² ; The Higgs mechanism ; The structure of the proton ; Particle accelerators ; Particle detectors ; Cosmic radiation ; Neutrino oscillations ; Radiation therapy -- Beyond the boundaries of our knowledge. Exotic matter ; Before the Big Bang ; Quantum gravity ; Black hole evaporation ; Wormholes ; Warp drive ; Supersymmetry ; String theory ; Extra dimensions ; Many worlds ; The end of the universe

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Cartoon guide to the fascinating realm of physics

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