| Help

My Shopping Basket

Your basket is empty

Books

Why Does E=Mc2? - Brian Cox ; Jeff Forshaw
Enlarge Image
£8.99 Free Delivery

RRP: £12.99 | You save: £4.00 (30%)

Temporarily out of stock. This item will be dispatched as soon as it arrives.

Review

 

This is an engaging and accessible explanation of Einstein's equation that explores the principles of physics through everyday life. In this riveting, deeply informative exploration of Einstein's famous equation, Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of 21st century science to consider the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols. Breaking down the symbols themselves, they pose a series of questions: What is energy? What is mass? What has the speed of light got to do with energy and mass? In answering these questions, they take us to the site of one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted.Lying beneath the city of Geneva, straddling the Franco-Swiss boarder, is a 27 km particle accelerator, known as the Large Hadron Collider. Using this gigantic machine - which can recreate conditions in the early Universe fractions of a second after the Big Bang - Cox and Forshaw will observe the origin of mass in action, and record their findings.Alongside questions of energy and mass, they will consider the third, and perhaps, most intriguing element of the equation: 'c' - or the speed of light. Why is it that the speed of light is the exchange rate? Answering this question is at the heart of the investigation as the authors demonstrate how, in order to truly understand why E=mc2, we first must understand why we must move forward in time and not backwards and how objects in our 3-dimensional world actually move in 4-dimensional space-time. In other words, how the very fabric of our world is constructed.A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in the UK, and a distinguished, popular physicist, "Why Does E=MC2?" promises to be one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of the theory of relativity in recent years.



Details

 

Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw

The Perseus Books Group (UNITED STATES)

2009

9780306817588

HARDBACK - 320 Pages

illustrations

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on Why Does E=Mc2? - Brian Cox ; Jeff Forshaw: 5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (2 reviews)

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Structured, Interesting & Charming

NorthLiam | 05/08/2009 | See all NorthLiam's reviews (22) »

Being new to particle physics I wasn't sure, but thought I would give it a try as I find science brilliant.

I found reading the book challenging but rewarding. Due to the well structure it was constantly moving forward and developing my thinking cap.

If you are vaguely interesting in the subject then I would say, buy this now.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Well explained and interesting

Enkidu | 27/07/2009 | See all Enkidu's reviews (14) »

Makes the science of this equation enjoyable to read about, giving great background and nice bits of humour where needed. Very thorough and even has diagrams to help with the explanation. Simple but very thorough.