PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics by Masatoshi Kajita (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan) at Abbey's Bookshop,
Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics
— —
Masatoshi Kajita (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan)

Measuring Time

Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

Masatoshi Kajita (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan)

$308.95   $247.52

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?
English
Institute of Physics Publishing
24 September 2018
Scientific standards
Series: IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology
This fascinating book recounts the importance of precise measurements and their inherent uncertainty, before telling the story of humankind’s efforts to define and measure time with increasing accuracy and the effect this has on science. The effort to master time culminated in the development of modern atomic clocks. The most accurate clocks ever constructed. These advanced devices are accurate to one second in 15 billion years and now act as the primary standard for time and frequency measurement. Our improvements in the accurate measurement of time have played a pivotal role in the development of modern science, including the confirmation of Einstein’s theory of relativity and the recent detection of gravity waves. Furthermore, the precise measurement of time and frequency afforded by atomic clocks, and other mechanisms, is being used to examine key questions about the fundamentals of our universe, such as the possibility of symmetry violation or the idea that there may be variation of the fundamental constants over time.
By:  
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   180g
ISBN:   9780750321228
ISBN 10:   0750321229
Series:   IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Pages:   94
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
1. Standards of physical quantitles 2. Historical role of precision measurements of time and frequency for the development of physics 3. Fundamentals of atomic clocks 4. Role of precision measurements in future developments in physics 5. Role of atomic clocks 6. Conclusion Appendix: Laser cooling

Masatoshi Kajita graduated from the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Tokyo in 1981 and obtained his PhD from the Department of Physics at the University of Tokyo in 1986. After working at the Institute for Molecular Science, he joined the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), formally Communications Research Laboratory (CRL), in 1989. In 2009 he was guest professor at the Université de Provence in Marseille, France.

See Also

Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

1st Grade Math Workbooks

Basic Measurements Math Worksheets...

Baby Professor

Paperback

$23.95  $21.77

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

Novel Architecture of Analog to...

Narula Swina

Paperback

$53.95  $45.81

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

Principles of Scientific Methods...

Mark Chang

Paperback

$103 

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

Measurement, Uncertainty and Lasers...

Masatoshi Kajita (National Institute...

Hardback

$308.95  $247.52

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

A Geometric Analysis of the Platonic...

With an Introduction to the Phi...

Kenneth J M MacLean

Hardback

$76.95  $65.41

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +
Measuring Time: Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

Measurement Uncertainty

Simona Salicone

Hardback

$143.95  $115.50

Not in-store but you can order this

ADD +