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Hidden Wonders The Subtle Dialogue Between Physics and Elegance

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Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

23.02.2021

Abbildungen

172 COLOR IMAGES

Verlag

Mit Press

Seitenzahl

324

Maße (L/B/H)

21.1/16.3/2.7 cm

Gewicht

811 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-262-53989-0

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"Hidden Wonders fills a major gap in popular science books. Guyon and co-authors convey to their readers a modern and interdisciplinary approach to physics in a style rarely seen in the genre with special homage to recent developments in soft-matter physics and engineering sciences. Their effort is much needed, and we scientists should look to inspire the next generation, because there are still plenty of mysteries and wonders to be discovered."  Marcelo A. Dias, Nature Physics

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

23.02.2021

Abbildungen

172 COLOR IMAGES

Verlag

Mit Press

Seitenzahl

324

Maße (L/B/H)

21.1/16.3/2.7 cm

Gewicht

811 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-262-53989-0

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Hidden Wonders
  • Preface ................................................................................... vi
    I. BUILDERS ...........................................................1
    The Elegance of Small and Slender Things................................2
    Azay-le-Rideau or Roofs of Beauty........................................... 10
    The Eiffel Tower......................................................................... 18
    Inner Balance..............................................................................26
    Surface Tension ..........................................................................34
    II. CREATING SHAPES.............................43
    And We Think of Bubbles as Fragile!.......................................44
    The Tragedy of Foam .................................................................52
    Necklaces and Catenaries..........................................................60
    Elegant Stone Arches.................................................................68
    Shells and Mille-Feuilles ........................................................ 76
    III. BUILDING WITH THREAD ........85
    An Eight-Legged Builder..........................................................86
    Wet Hair.....................................................................................94
    Birds as Architects ...................................................................104
    An Impressive Bridge of Grasses..............................................114
    Folders and Tailors: Masters of Volume.................................. 122
    Weaving and Braiding ............................................................. 132
    Folding and Crumpling Paper Balls........................................ 142
    IV. FROM SAND TO GLASS............... 153
    Seeing a World in a Grain of Sand.......................................... 154
    The Secret of Sandcastles......................................................... 162
    Earthen Architecture............................................................... 172
    Liquid Stone: Concrete ............................................................ 180
    The Saga of Fusing Granular Matter....................................... 188
    States of Glass .......................................................................... 196
    V. MATTER IN MOTION......................... 205
    Beams Bend but Do Not Break...............................................206
    Vaulting into the Air................................................................ 216
    The Choreography of Pine Cones............................................. 224
    Flying Seeds............................................................................. 232
    Quaking Bows.......................................................................... 242
    Uppity Grains of Sand ............................................................. 252
    VI. FRACTURES .............................................261
    Prehistoric Gems ..................................................................... 262
    Pointed Tears ........................................................................... 270
    The Geometry of Lettuce ....................................................... 278
    Eloquent Craquelures ..............................................................286
    Walking on Eggs ....................................................................294
    Glass Teardrops .......................................................................302
    Glossary .................................................................................... 310
    Reading List............................................................................. 312
    Acknowledgments.................................................................... 313