Einstein's relativity & the quantum revolution /
"Professor Wolfson begins with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or 'classical' physics. Then he outlines the logic that led to Einstein's theory of special relativity, and the simple yet far-reaching insight on...
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| Format: | CD Audio Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, VA :
Teaching Co.,
[2001]
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| Series: | Great courses (Compact disc)
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| Summary: | "Professor Wolfson begins with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or 'classical' physics. Then he outlines the logic that led to Einstein's theory of special relativity, and the simple yet far-reaching insight on which it rests. With that insight in mind, you move on to consider Einstein's theory of general relativity and its interpretation of gravitation in terms of the curvature of space and time. Professor Wolfson then shows how inquiry into matter at the atomic and subatomic scales led to quandaries that are resolved--or at least clarified--by quantum mechanics, a vision of physical reality so at odds with our experience that it nearly defies language. Bringing relativity and quantum mechanics into the same picture leads to hypotheses about the origin, development, and possible futures of the entire universe, and the possibility that physics can produce a 'theory of everything' to account for all aspects of the physical world"--Teaching Co. Web site. |
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| Item Description: | Title taken from container label. Teaching Co. Course number 153 (on guidebooks: 151-152). Compact discs. In 2 containers (26 cm.); 6 sound discs and 1 course guidebook in each container. Sound recording. |
| Physical Description: | 12 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (22 cm.). |
| Bibliography: | Course guidebooks include bibliographical references. |