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008			160602s2017 njua 001 0 eng c
020			_a9789813142510 (pb)
082	0	0	_a530 NAT/Phy
100	1		_aNatarajan, Vasant _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPhysics Matters _c.
260			_aNew Jersey: _bWorld Scientific, _c2017.
300			_axvii, 128 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aOscillations -- The myth of cell phone radiation -- What Einstein meant when he said "God does not play dice ..." -- Einstein as armchair detective--the case of stimulated radiation -- Standard for units -- The twin paradox in relativity -- Robert Dicke and atomic physics -- The 1997 Nobel Prize in physics--Laser cooling and trapping -- The 2001 Nobel Prize in physics--Bose-Einstein condensation -- The 2005 Nobel Prize in physics--Laser physics -- The 2009 Nobel Prize in physics--Achievements in that have changed modern life -- The 2012 Nobel Prize in physics--Manipulation of single particles.
520			_a"This is a collection of essays on physics topics. It is written as a textbook for non-physics science and arts students, at the undergraduate level. Topics covered include cellphone radiation, lasers, the twin paradox, and more"--
650		0	_aPhysics.