The Handy Physics Answer Book, Second Edition
by Paul W. Zitzewitz
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The Handy Physics Answer Book, Second Edition
What really happens in the Large Hadron Collider? How do squirrels avoid electrocution on power lines? Physics has the power to excite our imaginations and provoke endless questions (like these) along the way. Now you can find quick, accessible answers to 700 of them in the pages of The Handy Physics Answer Book, Second Edition.
Paul Zitzewitz ranges widely, tackling the mysteries of gravity, magnetism, sound, and the meaning of E=mc2. You’ll learn, for example, which famous scientist was placed under house arrest for agreeing with Copernicus; why tires have treads; and how a curve ball curves. He also explains whether a compass truly points north, what a sonic boom is, and what a black hole does to light. Why do people appear to have red eyes in photographs? As Zitzewitz explains, the flash on a camera is bright enough, however, to cause a reflection off of the retina; what you see is the red color from the blood vessels nourishing the eye. What does chaos mean in physics? As we see, it refers to the behavior of dynamical systems that are exquisitely sensitive to initial conditions. What do physicists believe will eventually happen to the universe? Many theorists point to the presence of dark energy to suggest that the cosmic expansion will continue to accelerate, pushing galaxies apart.
By the way: the Large Hadron Collider collides protons to answer key questions about the nature of matter at extremely high energies and squirrels, by avoiding contact with the ground, avoid giving electricity the means to zap them. If you’re looking for the answers to questions about physics, look no further than The Handy Physics Answer Book, Second Edition.
Softcover : 384 pages
Publisher: Visible Ink Press, LLC ( February 01, 2011 )
Item #: 13-359056
ISBN: 9781578593057
Product Dimensions: 7.25 x 9.25 inches
Product Weight: 22.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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