A dictionary of physics / edited by Jonathan Law and Richard Rennie.
Fully revised, with many new entries and biographies of key scientists, this work covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts in physics, as well as key terms from maths, astrophysics and physical chemistry. It sees expansion to the areas of cosmology, astrophysics, condensed matter, quan...
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Full Text (via Oxford Reference) |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Oxford] :
Oxford University Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | Eighth edition. |
| Series: | Oxford quick reference.
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| Summary: | Fully revised, with many new entries and biographies of key scientists, this work covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts in physics, as well as key terms from maths, astrophysics and physical chemistry. It sees expansion to the areas of cosmology, astrophysics, condensed matter, quantum technology, and nanotechnology, with 125 new entries including, Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, kilonova, leptoquark, and muscovium. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9780191860805 0191860808 9780192554611 0192554611 |