THEORETICAL PHYSICS FOR THE MASSES

Written for the general reader, this book provides an overview of modern theoretical physics, focusing on the history and development of theoretical physics over the past century, while providing supplemental mathematical derivations for the more advanced reader.

It tells the ongoing challenges to unify theories for the fundamental forces of nature, and reveals the interplay of the foundations of classical mechanics and Maxwell's equations, special and general relativity theory, quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, the standard model of particle physics, the theoretical framework of string theory, the cosmological theory for the evolution of the universe, and the theory of black holes.

This subject matter brings forth the most interesting and revolutionary ideas in modern theoretical physics, taking the reader through a fascinating journey with a broad overview of the evolving universe that we live in.

Contents:
PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction:History of Modern Theoretical PhysicsOrganization of BookRelativity:Special RelativityGeneral RelativityQuantum Theory:Quantum MechanicsQuantum Field TheoryLoop Quantum GravityThe Standard Model:Fundamental Forces of NatureParticle PhysicsString Theory:Fundamentals of String TheoryClassification of Strings and DualitiesApplication and Experimental TestingCosmology:HistoricalObservational EvidenceEvolution of the UniverseBlack Holes:Historical DevelopmentsCharacteristics of Black HolesEpilogueAppendices: Supplemental Mathematics:Classical TheoryTheory of RelativityQuantum TheoryThe Standard ModelString TheoryCosmologyBlack HolesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
Readership: General readers, undergraduates, graduates and researchers interested in modern theoretical physics.

Key Features: Concise overview of modern theoretical physics and theories of our universe, presented in a non-mathematical format with no equations in the first part of the book Provides a separate addendum of supplemental mathematical derivations of the subject material for the more advanced reader Of interest to readers with no mathematical background: physicists, engineers and scientists in other disciplines, and researchers in particle physics or cosmology