Download or read book Motion Mountain - Vol. 4 - the Adventure of Physics written by Christoph Schiller and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-07 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This physics text presents the foundations of quantum physics in a simple way, with few formulae, but using many puzzles and observations taken from everyday life. The volume shows that colours, atoms and living beings only exist because nature features a quantum of action, also called Planck's constant. The quantum of action leads to wave functions, probabilities, tunnelling and colours. This fourth volume (268 pages, of December 2013) of the Motion Mountain physics text provides a simple, modern and surprising introduction to quantum effects in matter and light, with many figures and photographs. The text, printed in black and white, is written in an easy style, uses little mathematics, and is accessible to undergraduates, teachers and anybody who is interested in the precise description of nature. Enjoy the reading!