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The term modern physics refers to the post-Newtonian concept of physics, i.e. the end of the dominance of the classical description of physical phenomena, and therefore the accurate "modern" description of reality requires theories that include elements of quantum mechanics or Einstein's relativity or both, and this term is usually used to refer to any branch of physics It was developed at or after the beginning of the twentieth century or was greatly influenced by the physics of the beginning of the twentieth century. Modern physics often includes extreme cases such as quantum mechanics guaranteeing distances close to the atomic dimensions (10−9 meters), and relativity guaranteeing speeds close to the speed of light (108 m/s). , since large distances and small speeds are involved in classical mechanics.
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Cover of Nature's patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts by Philip Ball

Nature's patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts

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Philip Ball

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Cover of Einstein's miraculous year: five papers that changed the face of physics by Albert Einstein

Einstein's miraculous year: five papers that changed the face of physics

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Albert Einstein

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Cover of Flow: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts by Philip Ball

Flow: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts

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Philip Ball

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Cover of Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler by Philip Ball

Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics under Hitler

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Philip Ball

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Cover of On Being: A Scientist's Exploration of the Great Questions of Existence by Peter William Atkins

On Being: A Scientist's Exploration of the Great Questions of Existence

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Peter William Atkins

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Cover of Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Nanotechnology and Information Science by Yshai Avishai

Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Nanotechnology and Information Science

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Yshai Avishai

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Cover of The New World of Mr Tompkins by Russell Stannard

The New World of Mr Tompkins

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Russell Stannard

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Cover of The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe by Frank Close

The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe

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Frank Close

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Cover of The New Cosmic Onion: Quarks and the Nature of the Universe by Frank Close

The New Cosmic Onion: Quarks and the Nature of the Universe

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Frank Close

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Cover of Tables for group theory by Peter William Atkins

Tables for group theory

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Peter William Atkins

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Cover of The ABC of Relativity by Bertrand Russell

The ABC of Relativity

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Bertrand Russell

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Cover of The Black Hole War by Leonard Susskind

The Black Hole War

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Leonard Susskind

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Cover of Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship by John Polkinghorne

Quantum Physics and Theology: An Unexpected Kinship

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John Polkinghorne

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Cover of Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement by Albert Einstein

Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement

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Albert Einstein

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Cover of Ultrafast Phenomena VII: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference by Ahmed Zewail

Ultrafast Phenomena VII: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference

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Ahmed Zewail

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Cover of Electromagnetic interactions and hadronic structure by Frank Close

Electromagnetic interactions and hadronic structure

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Frank Close

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Cover of Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory by Leonard Susskind

Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory

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Leonard Susskind

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Cover of Collected Papers on Wave Mechanics by Irwin Schrodinger

Collected Papers on Wave Mechanics

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Irwin Schrodinger

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Cover of Expanding Universes by Irwin Schrodinger

Expanding Universes

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Cover of Ultrafine particles in the atmosphere by Roy Michael Harrison

Ultrafine particles in the atmosphere

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Roy Michael Harrison

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