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This book comes as a result of the research work developed in the framework of two international projects: the European Science Foundation supported program NATEMIS (Nonlinear Acoustic Techniques for Micro-Scale Damage Diagnostics) and a Los Alamos-based international network. The main topics of both the programs and the book cover the phenomenology, theory and applications of Nonclassical Nonlinearity (NCNL). NCNL techniques have been found in recent years to be extremely powerful (up to 1000 times more than the corresponding linear techniques) in a wide range of applications, including Material Characterization, Ultrasonics, Geophysics and Maintenance and Restoration of artifacts. These techniques are being adopted as the main inspection and research tool in another European program: AERONEWS (Health monitoring of aircraft by nonlinear elastic wave propagation). In the future, the proposed Universality of NCNL is expected to extend the range of applications to numerous other fields and scientific disciplines outside acoustics and NDE.

Optics. Quantum optics --- kwantumleer

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With the aid of entertaining short stories, anecdotes, lucid explanations and straight-forward figures, this book challenges the perception that the world of physics is inaccessible to the non-expert. Beginning with Neanderthal man, it traces the evolution of human reason and understanding from paradoxes and optical illusions to gravitational waves, black holes and dark energy. On the way, it provides insights into the mind-boggling advances at the frontiers of physics and cosmology. Unsolved problems and contradictions are highlighted, and contentious issues in modern physics are discussed in a non-dogmatic way in a language comprehensible to the non-scientist. It has something for everyone.

Cosmology. --- Quantum physics. --- Mathematical physics. --- Physics. --- Quantum Physics. --- Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics. --- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Physical mathematics --- Physics --- Quantum dynamics --- Quantum mechanics --- Quantum physics --- Mechanics --- Thermodynamics --- Astronomy --- Deism --- Metaphysics --- Mathematics

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This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no math - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) and Complexity Theory. En route it delves into the historical landmarks and revolutions that brought about our current understanding of the universe. The book is written mainly for those with little scientific background, both college students and lay readers alike, who are curious about the world of modern physics. Unsolved problems are highlighted and the philosophical implications of the sometimes astounding modern discoveries are discussed. Along the way the reader gains an insight into the mindset and methodology of a physicist.

Physics. --- Quantum physics. --- Continuum physics. --- Astronomy. --- Astrophysics. --- Cosmology. --- Elementary particles (Physics). --- Quantum field theory. --- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. --- History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. --- Quantum Physics. --- Popular Science in Physics. --- Classical Continuum Physics. --- Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory. --- Relativistic quantum field theory --- Elementary particles (Physics) --- High energy physics --- Nuclear particles --- Nucleons --- Astronomical physics --- Classical field theory --- Continuum physics --- Quantum dynamics --- Quantum mechanics --- Quantum physics --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Quantum theory. --- Classical and Continuum Physics. --- Physics --- Mechanics --- Thermodynamics --- Field theory (Physics) --- Quantum theory --- Relativity (Physics) --- Nuclear physics --- Continuum mechanics --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics

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This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no math - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) and Complexity Theory. En route it delves into the historical landmarks and revolutions that brought about our current understanding of the universe. The book is written mainly for those with little scientific background, both college students and lay readers alike, who are curious about the world of modern physics. Unsolved problems are highlighted and the philosophical implications of the sometimes astounding modern discoveries are discussed. Along the way the reader gains an insight into the mindset and methodology of a physicist.

Science --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Astrophysics --- History of physics --- Quantum mechanics. Quantumfield theory --- Fluid mechanics --- Elementary particles --- Matter physics --- Physics --- elementaire deeltjes --- eenheden --- quantumfysica --- astrofysica --- kwantumleer --- wetenschap --- fysica --- ruimte (astronomie) --- mechanica --- kosmologie