Vector : a surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation
Arianrhod, Robyn2024
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"Vector takes readers on an extraordinary, five-thousand-year journey through the human imagination. The stars of this book, vectors and tensors, are unlikely celebrities. Yet mathematician and science writer Robyn Arianrhod shows how they enabled physicists and mathematicians to think in a brand-new way. They inspired James Clerk Maxwell to usher in the wireless electromagnetic age; Einstein to predict the curving of space-time and the existence of gravitational waves; Paul Dirac to create quantum field theory; and Emmy Noether to connect mathematical symmetry and the conservation of energy. Today, you're likely relying on vectors or tensors each time you pick up your mobile phone, use a GPS, or search online. In Vector, Robyn Arianrhod shows the genius required to reimagine the world - and how a clever mathematical construct can dramatically change discovery's direction."-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Vector : a surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation / Robyn Arianrhod.
Author:
Arianrhod, Robyn, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : UNSW Press, NewSouth Publishing, 2024.©2024
Collation:
xxvii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781761170089 (pbk)9781761170089
Dewey class:
515.63
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
570637
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 515.63 ARI | Coming soon: at our suppliers (Set: 02 Oct 2024) |