介绍20世纪物理学奇妙思想的好书比比皆是，但伽莫夫之外再也无人能让一般大众这么深入地去看离他们那么远的物理世界，这是感受20世纪最重要的科学思想的最好地方。...

在《果壳中的宇宙》这部新作中，霍金把读者带到理论物理的最前沿，真理在那里甚至比幻想更令人眼花缭乱。他利用通俗的语言解释制约着宇宙的原理。

《时间简史》讲述是探索时间和空间核心秘密的故事，是关于宇宙本性的最前沿知识，包括我们的宇宙图像、空间和时间、膨胀的宇宙不确定性原理、基本粒子和自然的力、黑洞、黑洞不是这么黑、时间箭头等内容。第一版中的许多理论预言，后来在对微观或宏观宇宙世界观测中得到证实。 自1988年首版以来，《时间简史》已成为全球科学著作的里程碑。它被翻译成40种文字，销售了近1000万册。此版更新了内容，把许多观测揭示的新知识，以及霍金最新的研究纳入，并配以250幅照片和电脑制作的三维和四维空间图。

《时间简史》(普及版)是一本探索时间本质和宇宙最前沿的通俗读物，是一本当代有关宇宙科学思想最重要的经典著作，它改变了人类对宇宙的观念。史蒂芬·霍金这本畅销世界的《时间简史》已成为科学著述的里程碑。这不仅归因于作者迷人的表达方式，还归因于他讨论的令人敬畏的主题：空间和时间的本性，上帝在创生中的作用，宇宙的历史和将来。但是，在它问世后的岁月里，有些读者一直不断地向霍金教授诉说，该书某些最重要的概念理解起来非常困难。 这就是写作《时间简史》(普及版)的缘起和理由：作者希望读者更容易接受它的内容——同时还纳入最新的科学观测和发现。 虽然本书在篇幅上的确是“更简明”些，但它实际上却扩大了原书伟大的论题。删除了纯粹技术性的概念，诸如混沌的边界条件的数学等等。相反，包括相对论、弯曲空间以及量子论的课题，它们虽然具有无穷的趣味，但却由于散布于原书而很难理解，现在则各自分章论述。在重新组织《时间简史》(普及版)之际，作者得以扩展特别有兴趣的领域并收入最新的进展，从弦论的最新发展，到寻求物理学中各种力的完备统一理论令人神往的进展。如同本书早先的版本——甚至有过之而无不及——在寻找时间和空间核心可望而不可及的秘密这一未竞之业中，《时间简史》(普及版)将引导世界各地的普通读者。 37幅色彩缤纷的插图为文字增辉，使《时间简史》(普及版)令人振奋地傲然屹立于科学文献之林。

From One of the Most Brilliant Minds of Our Time Comes a Book that Clarifies His Most Important Ideas Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time , remains one of the landmark volumes in scientific writing of our time. But for years readers have asked for a more accessible formulation of its key concepts—the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universe. Professor Hawking’s response is this new work that will guide nonscientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space.… Although “briefer,” this book is much more than a mere explanation of Hawking’s earlier work. A Briefer History of Time both clarifies and expands on the great subjects of the original, and records the latest developments in the field—from string theory to the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics. Thirty-seven full-color illustrations enhance the text and make A Briefer History of Time an exhilarating and must-have addition in its own right to the great literature of science and ideas.

Mr Tompkins is back! The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span and vivid imagination has inspired, charmed and informed young and old alike since the publication of the hugely successful Mr Tompkins in Paperback (by George Gamow) in 1965. In this 1999 book, he returns in a new set of adventures exploring the extreme edges of the universe - the smallest, the largest, the fastest, the farthest. Through his experiences and his dreams, you are there at Mr Tompkins' shoulder watching and taking part in the merry dance of cosmic mysteries: Einstein's relativity, bizarre effects near light-speed, the birth and death of the universe, black holes, quarks, space warps and antimatter, the fuzzy world of the quantum, and that ultimate cosmic mystery of all ...love. This text is revised, updated and expanded by best-selling popular-science author Russell Stannard (who wrote the much-acclaimed Uncle Albert series of books for children).

[Greene] develops one fresh new insight after another...In the great tradition of physicists writing for the masses, The Elegant Universe sets a standard that will be hard to beat. --George Johnson, The New York Times Book Review In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of 11 dimensions where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter-from the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovas-is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy. Green uses everything from an amusement park ride to ants on a garden hose to illustrate the beautiful yet bizarre realities that modern physics is unveiling. Dazzling in its brilliance, unprecedented in its ability to both illuminate and entertain, The Elegant Universe is a tour de force of science writing-a delightful, lucid voyage through modern physics that brings us closer than ever to understanding how the universe works.

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In this illuminating book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics -- the search for the laws of nature -- losing its way. Ambitious ideas about extra dimensions, exotic particles, multiple universes, and strings have captured the public's imagination -- and the imagination of experts. But these ideas have not been tested experimentally, and some, like string theory, seem to offer no possibility of being tested. Yet these speculations dominate the field, attracting the best talent and much of the funding and creating a climate in which emerging physicists are often penalized for pursuing other avenues. As Smolin points out, the situation threatens to impede the very progress of science. With clarity, passion, and authority, Smolin offers an unblinking assessment of the troubles that face modern physics -- and an encouraging view of where the search for the next big idea may lead.

这是一段尘封的历史，这也是一曲悲怆的挽歌，这是一个天才物理学家命运的纪实，这也是我国一代知识分子所经历的风霜刀剑、血泪坎坷的缩影。被人们称为“中国的爱因斯坦”的束星北曾是诺贝尔奖得主李政道的启蒙老师，也是堪称世界级的科学大师，但由于历史原因，这位科学大师却不被大多数中国人所熟悉。该书作者的冷峻、客观、几乎不加任何评判的文字做向导，将束星北档案从我们眼前一一翻过，具有震撼力。

《电动力学(第3版)》是作者在所编《电动力学》（1997年第二版）的基础上，根据学科的发展和教学实践的需要修订而成的。这次修订，在保持原书整体结构精炼、严谨，叙述简明、流畅，便于教学的特色下，改写了部分内容，新增了部分内容，力求做到既重视基本理论，又扩展学生视野，引导学生关注学科前沿的发展动态，训练学生提出问题和解决问题的能力，激励学生的创新精神。全书共分7章，内容包括：电磁现象的普遍规律、静电场、静磁场、电磁波的传播、电磁波的辐射、狭义相对论、带电粒子和电磁场的相互作用。《电动力学(第3版)》可作为高等学校物理类各专业的教材，也可供其他有关人员参考。 （两种封面随机发放）