- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks (Dec 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192891863
- ISBN-13: 978-0192891860
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 991,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In The Problems of Physics, first published in 1987, Anthony Leggett presents an overview of the frontiers of physics at the time, aimed at the general reader. (CERN Courier, Vol 47 No 6, July/August 2007 )
First published in 1987 this reissue remains topical as it focuses on problems faced by physicists, rather than answers they provide. For instance, observation of the Higgs boson would not be the end of the story. (Nature Physics, Vol.2 November 2006. ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
First published in 1987 this reissue remains topical as it focuses on problems faced by physicists, rather than answers they provide. For instance, observation of the Higgs boson would not be the end of the story. (Nature Physics, Vol.2 November 2006. ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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This book attempts to give the non-specialist reader a general view of what physicists do, and of the problems which are still to be solved in contemporary physics. In contrast to many popular books on the subject, it concentrates not on the achievements of physicists, but on the exciting frontier areas of modern physics, and the fascinating work which is still to be done in the field. Readership: sixth-formers planning to study physics at a higher level; first-year physics students and academics in related disciplines; some general readers with a particular interest in physics.
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Wonderful Insight of a Nobel-Prize Winner
9 Oct 2003
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The first edition of this book was published in 1988, and this second edition appeared after six years. So, it may be time for the author to publish another new edition. I suppose however that most of the problems described in this edition remain to be challenging and that the book is still worth reading even in the early years of the 21st century, because the author treated the problems of the kind related to deep mysteries of nature. I read this book with great interest and learned much.
The author, Anthony J. Leggett, shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics with two low-temperature theorists. Thus this book is also good to learn how wonderful insight one of Nobel-Physics-Prize winners has not only into the field of his specialty but also into all the fields of physics.
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