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008			170710t20182018nyu e b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2017942099
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020			_a0198813376 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9780198813378 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)993057110
092			_a530 _bA874
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aAtkins, P. W. _q(Peter William), _d1940- _eauthor. _9169690
245	1	0	_aConjuring the universe : _bthe origins of the laws of nature / _cPeter Atkins.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _c2018.
264		4	_c©2018
300			_avi, 187 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520	8		_aThe marvellous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny. There is a deep structure to the world which at the same time is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Where did these laws and these constants come from? And why are the laws so fruitful when written in the language of mathematics? Peter Atkins considers the minimum effort needed to equip the Universe with its laws and its constants. He explores the origin of the conservation of energy, of electromagnetism, of classical and quantum mechanics, and of thermodynamics, showing how all these laws spring from deep symmetries. The revolutionary result is a short but immensely rich weaving together of the fundamental ideas of physics. With his characteristic wit, erudition, and economy, Atkins sketches out how the laws of Nature can spring from very little. Or arguably from nothing at all.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 169-181) and index.
505	0	0	_tBack to eternity: the nature of laws -- _tMuch ado about nothing: how laws might emerge from nothing -- _tAnarchy rules: how some laws emerge from no laws -- _tThe heat of the moment: laws relating to temperature -- _tBeyond anarchy: why anything happens -- _tThe creative power of ignorance: how matter responds to change -- _tThe charge of the light brigade: the laws of electricity and magnetism -- _tMeasure for measure: the origin of the fundamental constants -- _tThe cry from the depths: why mathematics works.
650		0	_aCosmic physics. _9360253
650		0	_aGeophysics. _9164953
650		0	_aCosmology. _926736
650		0	_aPhysical laws. _9169692
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