Why Does E=mc[squared] (And Why Should We Care?)

The international bestseller: an introduction to the theory of relativity by the eminent physicists Brian Cox and Jeff ForshawWhat does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-first century science to unpack Einstein's famous equation. Explaining and simplifying notions of energy, mass, and light-while exploding commonly held misconceptions-they demonstrate how the structure of nature itself is contained within this equation. Along the way, we visit the site of one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted: the now-famous Large Hadron Collider, a gigantic particle accelerator capable of re-creating conditions that existed fractions of a second after the Big Bang. A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in the United Kingdom and a distinguished popular physicist, Why Does E=mc2? is one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of the theory of relativity.

ISBN:	9780306819117
Publisher:	Little, Brown
Imprint:	Da Capo Press
Published date:	09 Mar 2010
DEWEY:	530.11
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	249
Weight:	312g
Height:	197mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	21mm

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