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Thermodynamics is a theory which establishes the relationship between the physical quantities that characterise the macroscopic properties of a system. In our book, Principles of Thermodynamics, thermodynamics is presented as a physical theory which is based upon two fundamental laws pertaining to energy and entropy, which can be applied to many different systems in chemistry […]
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by Tiberiu Harko, author of Extensions of f(R) Gravity, 2018
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On June 2, 2018, the optics world lost one of its great scientists, as Emil Wolf passed away at the age of 95. He left as his legacy not only an incredible body of work, including over 300 papers and classic texts on optics, but generations of students and colleagues who benefited not only from […]
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To explore the issues surrounding energy flow and consumption in the modern day, you must first understand the basic science of energy. Washington Taylor and Robert L. Jaffe are Professors of Physics at MIT, and have written a textbook on the topic.
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For the 100th anniversary of Richard Feynman's birth Tony Hey author of The New Quantum Universe 2nd Edition, 2003 looks at the accomplishments and legacy of this infamous physicist as well as his personal and professional history with Richard Feynman
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In this blog post, Senior Commissioning Editor for Physics and Astronomy, Vince Higgs, explains what makes Conquering the Physics GRE 3rd Edition, 2018 stand out as an exciting new acquisition for Cambridge University Press.
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Studies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) have provided measurements of some of the most fundamental properties of the universe itself: its mass, composition, and geometry. The CMB is relic microwave radiation that was produced 13.4 billion years ago, shortly after the Big Bang, and has been traveling toward us nearly unperturbed. Although its temperature […]
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William Nellis author of Ultracondensed Matter by Dynamic Compression, 2017, discusses how the discoveries of NASA's Voyager Mission changed what we thought we knew about the magnetic fields of gas giants Neptune and Uranus.
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