Available for the first time in paperback, The Quantum Theory ofFields is a self-contained, comprehensive, and up-to-dateintroduction to quantum field theory from Nobel Laureate StevenWeinberg. The first volume introduces the foundations of quantumfield theory, the second volume examines modern applications, andfinally, the third volume presents supersymmetry, an area oftheoretical physics likely to be at the center of progress in thephysics of elementary particles and gravitation. The development isfresh and logical throughout, with each step carefully motivated bywhat has preceded. The presentation of modern mathematical methodsis interwoven with accounts of applications in both elementaryparticle and condensed matter physics. The three volumes containmuch original material, and are enhanced with examples and insightsdrawn from the author's experience as a leader of elementaryparticle research. Hb ISBN (1995) Vol.1 0-521-55001-7 Hb ISBN(1996) Vol.2 0-521-55002-5 Hb ISBN (1996) Vols. 1 and 2 Set0-521-58555-
Fritjof Capra, bestselling author of The Tao of Physics and The Web of Life , here explores another frontier in thehuman significance of scientific ideas—applying complexity theoryto large-scale social interaction. In the 1980s, complexity theory emerged as a powerful alternativeto classic, linear thought. A forerunner of that revolution,Fritjof Capra now continues to expand the scope of that theory byestablishing a framework in which we can understand and solve someof the most important issues of our time. Capra posits that inorder to sustain life, the principles underlying our socialinstitutions must be consistent with the broader organization ofnature. Discussing pertinent contemporary issues ranging from thecontroversial practices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) tothe Human Genome Project, he concludes with an authoritative, oftenprovocative plan for designing ecologically sustainable communitiesand technologies as alternatives to the current economicglobalization.
Subwavelength and Nanometer Diameter Optical Fibers providesacomprehensive and up-to-date coverage of research onnanoscaleoptical fibers including the basic physics and engineeringaspects ofthe fabrication, properties and applications. The bookdiscusses opti-cal micro/nanofibers that represent a perfect fusionof optical fibersand nanotechnology on subwavelength scale andcovers a broadrange of topics in modern optical engineering,photonics and nano-technology spanning from fiber optics,near-field optics, nonlinearoptics, atom optics to nanofabricationand microphotonic compo-nents/devices. It is intended forresearchers and graduate students inthe fields of photonics,nanotechnology, optical engineering and ma-terials science.
One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takeshis ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractablequestions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods , Bill Bryson trekked the AppalachianTrail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country , heconfronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer.Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: tounderstand -- and, if possible, answer -- the oldest, biggestquestions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking asterritory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization,Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing atall to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to ahost of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed)archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling totheir offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or triedto read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticedhimself to their powerful mi
Tile dynamics underlying tile major problems of ourtime--,cancer,crime, pollution, nuclear powej', inflation, theenergy shortage are alltile same. We have reach~d.a time ofdramatic and potentiallydangerous change, a turning point for theplanet as a whole. We need a new vision of reality, one that allowstile forces transforming our world to flow together as a positivemovement for social change. Now (listinguished scientist FritjofCapra gives us that vision, a holisticpara(ligm of science andspirit.
