Symmetry and the Beautiful Universe 2nd Edition by Leon M Lederman, Christopher T Hill ISBN 1591022428 9781591022428

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ISBN 10: 1591022428 
ISBN 13: 9781591022428
Author: Leon M Lederman, Christopher T Hill

When scientists peer through a telescope at the distant stars in outer space or use a particle-accelerator to analyze the smallest components of matter, they discover that the same laws of physics govern the whole universe at all times and all places. Physicists call the eternal, ubiquitous constancy of the laws of physics symmetry. Symmetry is the basic underlying principle that defines the laws of nature and hence controls the universe. This all-important insight is one of the great conceptual breakthroughs in modern physics and is the basis of contemporary efforts to discover a grand unified theory to explain all the laws of physics. Nobel Laureate Leon M. Lederman and physicist Christopher T. Hill explain the supremely elegant concept of symmetry and all its profound ramifications to life on Earth and the universe at large in this eloquent, accessible popular science book. They not only clearly describe concepts normally reserved only for physicists and mathematicians, but they also instill an appreciation for the profound beauty of the universe’s inherent design. Central to the story of symmetry is an obscure, unpretentious, but extremely gifted German mathematician named Emmy Noether. Though still little known to the world, she impressed no less a scientist than Albert Einstein, who praised her “penetrating mathematical thinking.” In some of her earliest work she proved that the law of the conservation of energy was connected to the idea of symmetry and thus laid the mathematical groundwork for what may be the most important concept of modern physics. Lederman and Hill reveal concepts about the universe, based on Noether’s work, that are largely unknown to the public and have wide-reaching implications in connection with the Big Bang, Einstein’s theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and many other areas of physics. Through ingenious analogies and illustrations, they bring these astounding notions to life. This book will open your eyes to a universe you never knew existed.

Symmetry and the Beautiful Universe 2nd Table of contents:

CHAPTER 1: CHILDREN OF THE TITANS
The Evolution of the Universe and Its Metaphors
The Titans
Götterdämmerung: Twilight of the Titans
Earth
Oklo
Stability of the Laws of Physics
CHAPTER 2: TIME AND ENERGY
It Can’t Happen Here
But What Is Energy?
The Looming Energy Crisis
CHAPTER 3: EMMY NOETHER
Mathematics versus Physics
The Life and Times of Emmy Noether
Symmetry and Physics
CHAPTER 4: SYMMETRY, SPACE, AND TIME
Gedankenlab
Spatial Translations
Time Translations
Rotations
The Symmetry of Motion
“Global” versus “Local”
CHAPTER 5: NOETHER’S THEOREM
Conservation Laws in Elementary Physics
Conservation of Momentum
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Angular Momentum
CHAPTER 6: INERTIA
A Brief History of Inertia, Symmetry, and Our Solar System
Noticing Inertia
The Union of Symmetry, Inertia, and the Laws of Physics
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Acceleration
Gravity
CHAPTER 7: RELATIVITY
The Speed of Light
The Speed of Light as Seen by Moving Observers
The Principle of Relativity
The Overthrow of the Relativity of Galileo
The Relativity of Einstein
The Bizarre Effects of Special Relativity
Energy and Momentum in Special Relativity
General Relativity
CHAPTER 8: REFLECTIONS
Reflection Symmetry
Parity Symmetry and the Laws of Physics
The Overthrow of Parity Symmetry
Time Reversal Symmetry
Time Reversal Invariance and Antimatter
Putting It All Together: CPT
CHAPTER 9: BROKEN SYMMETRY
A Pencil on Its Tip
Magnets
Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking throughout Nature
Cosmic Inflation
CHAPTER 10: QUANTUM MECHANICS
Is Light a Particle or a Wave?
Quantum Theory Becomes Ever More Curious
The Uncertainty Principle
The Wave Function
A Bound State
Spin and Orbital Angular Momentum in Quantum Theory
The Symmetry of Identical Particles
Exchange Symmetry, Stability of Matter and All of Chemistry
Quantum Theory Meets Special Relativity: Antimatter
CHAPTER 11: THE HIDDEN SYMMETRY OF LIGHT
Hints of a Symmetry
Local Gauge Invariance
The Quantum Process of Radiation: QED
Feynman Diagrams
Toward Unifying All Forces in Nature
CHAPTER 12: QUARKS AND LEPTONS
Inside the Atom of the Mid-twentieth Century
Quarks
The Standard Model of Particles and Forces
The Strong Force Is a Gauge Symmetry
The Weak Force
Enter the Higgs Field
Beyond the Higgs Boson: Supersymmetry?
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