New Releases by Jeff Forshaw

只用畢氏定理，也能讀懂相對論！ ◎了解愛因斯坦最大發現的入門書 愛因斯坦於1905年提出的公式E=mc²，揭示了能量（E）與質量（m）可以相互轉換，然而，為什麼能量等於質量乘以光速（c）的平方？背後蘊藏的物理原理如何奠定了近代物理學的基石，又如何影響我們對宇宙的理解？ 推導愛因斯坦的公式，只需要畢氏定理 物理學家考克斯與福肖從時間與空間的定義開始，一步一步帶我們建構愛因斯坦想像中的宇宙，了解光速為什麼會成為「宇宙速限」。接著，他們用簡單的圖表重新演繹愛因斯坦的狹義相對論，並只用畢氏定理（a2 + b2 = c2）推導出E=mc²。 了解質能互換，然後呢？ 狹義相對論與質能互換公式為近代物理學打下基礎，不論是微觀粒子物理與宏觀宇宙結構，都看得到相對論的影子。從微觀而言，「物質為何會有質量？」這個問題可能得從希格斯粒子上尋求答案，而大型強子對撞機的研究很有可能會提供那個關鍵線索。在巨觀尺度下，愛因斯坦後續推出的廣義相對論說明重力是由時空彎曲引起的，讓我們更能夠理解天體運行，也成為宇宙學的基礎假設。 本書是一部適合所有人的科學讀物，無需專業背景也能讀懂其中奧秘。透過詼諧的語言和清晰的敘述，作者揭開了公式背後的哲學意涵和科學浪漫。無論是對科學懷抱好奇，還是希望深入理解自然規律，這本書都能滿足你的求知欲。透過了解E=mc²，將能掌握這一公式對現代科技和宇宙觀的深遠影響。 專業推薦 林秀豪 清華大學物理系教授 張峻輔 高雄中學物理科老師 鑾丕綱 中央大學光電科學與工程學系副教授

Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw révèlent dans cet ouvrage la signification profonde de la physique quantique. Ils montrent pourquoi elle fournit une description de la Nature avec un immense pouvoir prédictif et explicatif, couvrant une vaste gamme de phénomènes, des puces de silicium aux fonctionnement des étoiles. L'histoire commence au tournant du XXe siècle, avec l'hypothèse de Max Planck qui postule que le rayonnement lumineux dégagé par un corps chaud est constituée de petits paquets d'énergie qu'il nomme "quanta". Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw explorent ensuite plus d'un siècle de découvertes et de questionnements, jusqu'au fameux boson de higgs, clé de voûte du modèle standard décrivant la matière à son niveau le plus élémentaire.

Schwarze Löcher gehören zu den Topthemen der Astronomie und sind aus der Forschung nicht mehr wegzudenken. Das renommierte Autorenduo Brian Cox und Jeff Forshaw (bereits bei KOSMOS erschienen: "Warum ist E = mc2?", "Mensch und Universum", "Was wiegt das Universum?") erklären gewohnt unaufgeregt, leicht verständlich und wissenschaftlich fundiert, was hinter Schwarzen Löchern steckt und wie sie uns dabei helfen könnten, unseren Platz im Universum zu finden.

BESTSELLER GAUDEAMUS 2023 Traducere de Iulian Comănescu Dacă figura lui Einstein, de savant cu părul vâlvoi, simbol al înțelepciunii și nonconformismului, fascinează de mult marele public, teoriile lui continuă să fie privite cu un respect temător, lăsând impresia că țin de domeniul ezotericului și că numai aceia care au studiat fizica ani de zile își pot face o idee despre ele. Brian Cox și Jeff Forshaw reușesc în De ce E = mc2? să demistifice asemenea prejudecăți. Pentru a le urmări raționamentele – care sunt de fapt chiar raționamentele lui Einstein reduse la esență –, cititorului îi este de-ajuns să cunoască teorema lui Pitagora. E o performanță remarcabilă să explici riguros, dar cu atât de puțină matematică, cum se poate ajunge la cea mai celebră formulă din știință. Apoi, pentru a lămuri semnificația noțiunii de masă, Cox și Forshaw ajung să explice într-un mod plastic și inteligibil chestiuni subtile de fizică fundamentală – bazele Modelului Standard, invarianța la etalonare și mecanismul Higgs – la care ți-ai închipui că numai specialiștii au acces. În fine, în ultimul capitol ni se oferă o imagine intuitivă a relativității generale, cea mai bună teorie a gravitației de care dispunem în prezent, la peste un secol de la elaborarea ei. Citindu-i pe Cox și Forshaw, descoperim că știința nu-i chiar atât de dificilă pe cât credem, iar Einstein n-a fost vreun supra­om, ci un om plin de imaginație, mânat de curiozitate, preocupat de întrebări aparent simple și având tenacitatea de a deduce până la capăt consecințele ideilor lui.

By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe. Of all the many scientific marvels occurring in our universe, perhaps none have been more consistently intriguing and mysterious than black holes. What are they, exactly? How do they form? And what can they tell us about the nature and future of our universe? Renowned physicist Brian Cox has dedicated his career to presenting complicated scientific ideas in an engaging way, from his popular BBC podcast "The Infinite Monkey Cage," to his frequently sold-out speaking events, to his bestselling books written with fellow physicist Jeff Forshaw. Now the two team up once again with Horizons, an exploration of these amazing objects--and why they continue to confirm that Einstein's theory of general relativity is such a brilliant explanation of the universe around us.

Con accattivante chiarezza e un entusiasmo contagioso gli autori, Brian Cox e Jeff Forshaw, si confrontano con la meccanica quantistica, una delle teorie fisiche più affascinanti, ma notoriamente ostica al grande pubblico. Semplicemente: cos'è la meccanica quantistica? Come si lega con le teorie di Newton e Einstein? E soprattutto, come facciamo a essere certi che sia una teoria valida? Il regno subatomico vanta una reputazione ambigua, sospesa tra la capacità di previsioni concrete e sbalorditive sul mondo che ci circonda, e la genesi di innumerevoli malintesi. Nell'Universo quantistico svelato, Cox e Foshaw fanno piazza pulita di ogni confusione, offrendo un approccio illuminante e accessibile al mondo della meccanica quantistica, mostrando non solo cos'è e come funziona, ma anche perché è così importante.

◎看懂質能互換的第一本書 我們可能都曾看過這個公式： E=mc^2 一九○五年，愛因斯坦發表了相對論，寫下了這個公式，揭示了時間與空間的相對概念、質量與能量互換的可能性，也為後來核能的發展奠下了重要的基石。然而，到了現在，還是很少人能夠深入探討這個公式的本質，並用讓人容易理解的方式解說。 本書作者考克斯是歐洲核子研究組織（CERN）希格斯粒子研究團隊的成員，也是英國超人氣科普節目主持人。曾經是搖滾樂隊鍵盤手的他人稱「物理界的搖滾巨星」。這次他與尖端天文物理學家福肖挑戰用輕鬆、幽默的筆調與淺顯易懂的比喻，解釋光速的極限與相對論。更重要的是，正面迎擊愛因斯坦的著名公式——E=mc^2，一步一步揭開這個公式背後的真正意義。 出版社 貓頭鷹出版社 (城邦)

Savez-vous que vous voyagez à la vitesse de la lumière ? Bien sûr, nous ne parlons pas ici d'un voyage dans l'espace en trois dimensions, mais dans la structure profonde de l'Univers : l'espace-temps. Vous trouvez cela difficile à croire ? Pourtant, c'est bien ce que nous dit la fameuse équation d'Einstein : E = mc2 ! En talentueux passeurs de savoirs, Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw nous révèlent dans ce livre les mystères de la théorie de la relativité. Grâce à eux, même sans bagage mathématique, vous pourrez percer les secrets de l'équation la plus célèbre du monde !

An awe-inspiring, unforgettable journey of scientific exploration from Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, the international bestselling authors of Why Does E=MC2? and The Quantum Universe, with 55 black-&-white and 45 full-color pages featuring photographs, diagrams, maps, tables, and graphs. We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the entire universe was compressed into a space smaller than an atom. And now, as Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw show, we can do more than imagine: we can understand. Universal takes us on an epic journey of scientific exploration. It reveals how we can all come to grips with some of the most fundamental questions about our Earth, Sun, and solar system--and the star-filled galaxies beyond. How big is our solar system? How quickly is space expanding? How big is the universe? What is it made of? Some of these questions can be answered on the basis of observations you can make in your own backyard. Other answers draw on the astonishing information now being gathered by teams of astronomers operating at the frontiers of the known universe. At the heart of all this lies the scientific method. Science reveals a deeper beauty and connects us to each other, to our world, and to our universe. Science reaches out into the unknown. As Universal demonstrates, if we dare to imagine, we can do the same.

International bestselling authors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw's fascinating, entertaining, and clear introduction to quantum mechanics In The Quantum Universe, Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw approach the world of quantum mechanics in the same way they did in Why Does E=mc2? and make fundamental scientific principles accessible-and fascinating-to everyone.The subatomic realm has a reputation for weirdness, spawning any number of profound misunderstandings, journeys into Eastern mysticism, and woolly pronouncements on the interconnectedness of all things. Cox and Forshaw's contention? There is no need for quantum mechanics to be viewed this way. There is a lot of mileage in the "weirdness" of the quantum world, and it often leads to confusion and, frankly, bad science. The Quantum Universe cuts through the Wu Li and asks what observations of the natural world made it necessary, how it was constructed, and why we are confident that, for all its apparent strangeness, it is a good theory. The quantum mechanics of The Quantum Universe provide a concrete model of nature that is comparable in its essence to Newton's laws of motion, Maxwell's theory of electricity and magnetism, and Einstein's theory of relativity.

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.