Why Does E=mc2?: (And Why Should We Care?) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306818769)

The international bestseller: an introduction to the theory of relativity by the eminent physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw

What does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-first century science to unpack Einstein's famous equation. Explaining and simplifying notions of energy, mass, and light-while exploding commonly held misconceptions-they demonstrate how the structure of nature itself is contained within this equation. Along the way, we visit the site of one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted: the now-famous Large Hadron Collider, a gigantic particle accelerator capable of re-creating conditions that existed fractions of a second after the Big Bang. A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in the United Kingdom and a distinguished popular physicist, Why Does E=mc2? is one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of the theory of relativity.

Author: Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
ISBN-10: 0306818760
ISBN-13: 9780306818769
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 07/13/2010
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d