{"product_id":"9783319643601","title":"Do Colors Exist?: And Other Profound Physics Questions","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDo Colors Exist?: And Other Profound Physics Questions\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCottrell, Seth Stannard\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy do polished stones look wet? How does the Twin Paradox work? What if Jupiter were a star? How can we be sure that pi never repeats? How does a quantum computer break encryption? Discover the answers to these, and other profound physics questions!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book presents a collection of articles based on conversations and correspondences between the author and complete strangers about physics and math. The author, a researcher in mathematical physics, responds to dozens of questions posed by inquiring minds from all over the world, ranging from the everyday to the profound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nRather than unnecessarily complex explanations mired in mysterious terminology and symbols, the reader is presented with the reasoning, experiments, and mathematics in a casual, conversational, and often comical style. Neither over-simplified nor over-technical, the lucid and entertaining writing will guide the reader from each innocent question to a better understanding of the weirdand beautiful universe around us.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eDo Colors Exist?:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Every high school science teacher should have a copy of this book. The individual articles offer enrichment to those students who wish to go beyond a typical \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘dry curriculum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e’. The articles are very fun. I probably laughed out loud every 2-3 minutes. This is not easy to do. In fact, my children are interested in the book because they heard me laughing so much.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e – Ken Ono, Emory University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-05-18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319643601\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-64361-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 278\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46547980222604,"sku":"9783319643601","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319643601.jpg?v=1776013191","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319643601","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}