ABSOLUTELY SMALL: HOW QUANTUM THEORY EXPLAINS OUR EVERYDAY WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 00431010B34625
English Summary/英文概要： Physics is a complex, even daunting topic, but it is also deeply satisfying—even thrilling. And liberated from its mathematical underpinnings, physics suddenly becomes accessible to anyone with the curiosity and imagination to explore its beauty. Science without math? It’s not that unusual. For example, we can understand the concept of gravity without solving a single equation. So for all those who may have pondered what makes blueberries blue and strawberries red; for those who have wondered if sound really travels in waves; and why light behaves so differenty from any other phenomenon in the universe, it’s all a matter of quantum physics. Absolutely Small presents (and demystifies) the world of quantum science like no book before. It explores scientific concepts—from particles of light, to probability, to states of matter, to what makes greenhouse gases bad—in considerable depth, but using examples from the everyday world. Challenging without being intimidating, accessible but not condescending, Absolutely Small develops the reader’s intuition for the very nature of things at their most basic and intriguing levels.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 對物理學有點好奇心跟想像力的人來說，這本書是將帶你越過數理世界的種種高度障礙，一窺物理之美
物理兩個字聽起來….很遙遠，「量子理論」這四個字聽起來還有點嚇人…
但對物理學有點好奇心跟想像力的人來說，這本書將帶你越過數理世界的種種高度障礙，一窺物理之美。
如：不用解任何一道方程式即可了解「地球引力」概念；
為何藍莓是藍色，草莓則是紅色(絕對不是只是名字裡面有個藍字或紅字)；
聲音真的是波段傳輸嗎
作者透過日常生活中的常見例子，讓我們了解量子理論是如何影響著我們的日常生活，其應用其實就存在我們四周。
e.g. 讀完此書後下次你在看壁球比賽轉播時，鐵定會有截然不同的觀賞角度。(Kate Cheng)
Awards/获奖情况：“…appeal to anyone with a curious mind who has ever wondered what all the quantum mechanics fuss is about, and to those who simply want to understand the everyday world."--- ForeWord
"... illustrates the ways in which ’the natural world is driven by quantum phenomena’ with a serious, accessible treatment of a complex and fascinating subject." ---Publishers Weekly
“Favouring everyday examples over formulae, he makes quantum mechanics palatable, from wave–particle duality to the uncertainty principle… book provides a useful overview.”--- Nature magazine
“From why everyday mysteries have quantum roots to how to understand quantum mechanics without the math… an invaluable guide…” --- The Midwest Book Review
"Finally, someone caught up with the importance of explaining Quantum Theory in layman’s terms…Fayer does a marvelous job at uniting the various aspects of matter and energy.” --- Sacramento Book Review
“…one of the most intriguing books about quantum science currently on the market…must-read for those who want to learn more about quantum theory.”---NSTA Recommends
"...lively with amusing and useful examples, analogies, and descriptions of scientists and experiments...introduce nonscientists to quantum mechanics...useful for advanced graduate students and professional scientists...Highly recommended." ---Choice
About the Author/作者介绍： MICHAEL D. FAYER 為史丹福化學系教授和國家科學協會會員。他在物理、化學、分子光譜等領域皆獲得該領域重要獎項。同時並著有Elements of Quantum Mechanics一書。
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