A Dictionary of Physics

ISBN-13: 9780198821472 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 704 str.

Richard Rennie; Jonathan Law

Opis

Now with over 4,000 entries, 125 of which are new, the eighth edition of this popular dictionary has been fully updated to reflect progress in physics and related fields, with particular expansion to the areas of cosmology, astrophysics, and quantum technology.

O autorze

Richard Rennie, BSc, MSc, PhD has conducted research at the Universities of Aberdeen, Oxford, Cambridge, and California, Santa Barbara. His main interest is in the theory of the structure of matter. He has written a number of articles and reviews. He has contributed to several other reference books, including the Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry. He wrote the Facts on File Dictionary of Atomic and Nuclear Physics which was published in 2003. He has taught mathematics, physics, and chemistry at various Sixth Form Colleges and is a Senior Invigilator for the University of Cambridge.