01455nam a22002057a 4500 OSt 20260424154329.0 260424b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781804186442 AACR-II 530.1 BHA Bharmal, Zahaan 18932 Art of physics: eight elegant ideas to make sense of almost everything London Ithaka 2024 238 p. 'Exceptionally interesting' - Alain de Botton Why are some relationships unstable, while others last a lifetime? Why do the rich keep getting richer, and can it ever be any other way? And why do we all make seemingly irrational decisions? People are messy. Science is methodical. Could ideas from physics allow us to solve our most urgent problems? ?This book is about the hidden, surprising, and sometimes beautiful ways in which physics could help you make sense of a chaotic and unpredictable world. Drawing on cutting-edge research and eye-opening insights from quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, chaos and complexity theory, materials science and more, The Art of Physics shows that science offers a rich vocabulary for tackling contradictions that seem to be the hallmarks of daily life. Not only does physics explain many aspects of our experience, it transforms our understanding of them. Philosophy and theory 18933 General works on physics 18934 ddc B 0 0 ddc 0 0 LBSNAA LBSNAA 2026-04-24 550.00 1 530.1 BHA 185897 2026-05-27 2026-05-12 2026-05-12 2026-04-24 B 360779 360779