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The wonders of physics / Andrey Varlamov, Italian National Research Council, Italy, Lev Aslamazov, Moscow Technological University, Russia ; scientific editor, A.A. Abrikosov, Jr. ; translators, A.A. Abrikosov, Jr., J. Vydryg & D. Znamenski.
Author:
Aslamazov, L. G. (Lev Grigor'evich)
Edition Statement:3rd edition.
Imprint:Hackensack, New Jersey : World Scientific, [2012]
Descriptionxiv, 312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Note:Rev. ed. of: Wonders of physics / L.G. Aslamazov, A.A. Varlamov ; scientific editor, A.A. Abrikosov, Jr. ; translators, A.A. Abrikosov, Jr. & D. Znamenski. c2004.
Note:Includes index.
Note:pt. 1. Outdoor physics -- Meandering down to the sea -- Rivers from lakes -- The oceanic phone booth -- In the blue -- The moon-glades -- The Fucault pendulum and the Baer law -- The moon-brake -- pt. 2. Saturday night physics -- Why the violin sings -- The chiming and silent goblets -- The bubble and the droplet -- The mysteries of the magic lamp -- The water mike or about one invention of Alexander Bell's -- How the waves transmit information -- Why electric power lines are droning -- The footprints on the sand -- How to prevent snowdrifts -- The incident on the train -- pt. 3. Physics in the kitchen -- Ab(out) ovo -- Macaroni, spaghetti, and physics -- Waiting for the tea-kettle to boil -- The physics of good coffee -- "Nunc est bibendum" : physicist talk around glasses of wine -- pt. 4. Windows to the quantum world -- The uncertainty principle -- On snowballs, nuts, bubbles and ... liquid helium -- Superconductivity passion at the end of the Millenium -- What is a SQUID? -- Superconducting magnets -- What is the magnetic resonance imaging? -- Towards quantum computer.
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