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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Chapter One Matter
Stuff
Brownian Motion
Atomic Structure
Isotopes and Neutrons
Forget the Planets
Antimatter
Quarks
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Plasma
The Particle Zoo
String Theory
Expanding Universe
Dark Matter
Dark Energy
The Big Bang
Multiverses and Bouncing Branes
Chapter Two Quantum Theory
Quanta
The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
Einstein and the Photoelectric Effect
Wave/Particle Duality
Problems with Probability
The Uncertainty Principle
Tunneling
Superposition and Quantum Cats
The Copenhagen Interpretation
Many Worlds
Electronics
Entanglement
QED
Quantum Reality
Black Holes
Chapter Three Light
The Mechanics of Sight
Early Ideas of Light
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Color
Light Waves
Photons
Reflection
Refraction
Lenses
Principle of Least Action
The Speed of Light
The First Telescopes
Telescopes Come of Age
Telescopes Reaching Farther
Microscopes
Quantum Lenses
Polarization
Redshift
Lasers
Holograms
Stopping Light
Faster than Light
Chapter Four Relativity
Galileo’s Relativity
Special Relativity
The Twins Paradox
Simultaneity
Time Travel
Where Are the Time Travelers?
E = mc2
Equivalence
General Relativity
Chapter Five Forces
Force
Fields or Particles?
Action at a Distance
Gravity
Orbits and Centrifugal Force
Electromagnetism
Static Electricity
Electrical Currents
Magnets
Strong Nuclear Force
Weak Nuclear Force
Radioactivity
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Chapter Six Energy
Work and Energy
Power
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Going Places: Movement, Speed, and Velocity
Momentum
Acceleration
A Throw of a Ball
Friction
Levers
Springs and Swings
Temperature
Heat
The Greenhouse Effect
Thermal Expansion
Changing Phase
Thermodynamics
Heat Engines
Entropy
Sound
Energy Density
Solar Energy
Appendix A: Recommended Reading
Appendix B: Physics Online
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