The Poetry of Physics: From a Quark to a Quasar 1st Edition

Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Welcome
	Light is a bridge between physics and poetry
	References
Chapter 2: Living physics
	Introduction
	Recreating ancient music
		The science
		The poem
	Digitally unfolding Renaissance letters
		The science
		The poem
	Measuring whale sharks with radiation
		The science
		The poem
	Making materials from silk and cellulose
		The science
		The poem
	Seeing into the ultraviolet
		The science
		The poem
	How tree snails use sunlight to survive
		The science
		The poem
	Using satellites to help African elephants
		The science
		The poem
	How insect swarms charge the atmosphere
		The science
		The poem
	Measuring earthquakes with deep-sea fish
		The science
		The poem
	Imaging the Earth’s subsurface with whale songs
		The science
		The poem
Chapter 3: Environmental physics
	Introduction
	Shifting weather patterns
		The science
		The poem
	The future of rainfall
		The science
		The poem
	Machine learning predicts extreme weather
		The science
		The poem
	Rising seas transform coastal forests
		The science
		The poem
	Methane emissions move with the tide
		The science
		The poem
	Alpine glaciers melting faster than expected
		The science
		The poem
	Heat and violence in a warming world
		The science
		The poem
	Nanoparticles in the Alps
		The science
		The poem
	The hidden cost of fireworks
		The science
		The poem
	Radiation exposure in the northern Marshall Islands
		The science
		The poem
	Bulging volcanoes
		The science
		The poem
	The rise of nocturnal power emissions
		The science
		The poem
	Arctic fires that come back to life
		The science
		The poem
	Reviving forgotten fire management
		The science
		The poem
Chapter 4: Celestial physics
	Introduction
	Eavesdropping on the Sun
		The science
		The poem
	The cosmic devastation of Tall el-Hammam
		The science
		The poem
	The origins of cosmic dust
		The science
		The poem
	A catalogue of life in ice
		The science
		The poem
	The lunar Anthropocene
		The science
		The poem
	Radar observations on Mars
		The science
		The poem
	Saturn’s giant storms
		The science
		The poem
	Finding Earth-sized planets
		The science
		The poem
	In search of superhabitable planets
		The science
		The poem
	Refining star distances with asteroseismology
		The science
		The poem
	The cannibalism of stars
		The science
		The poem
	How neutron stars inspire safer nuclear waste
		The science
		The poem
	Mapping the cosmic web with slime
		The science
		The poem
	Unveiling hidden galaxies
		The science
		The poem
Chapter 5: Writing physics poems
	Introduction
	The process of writing science poetry
	The importance of poetic form
		Haiku
			Basic structure
			Scientific connection
			Characteristics
			Example
		Sonnet
			Basic structure
			Scientific connection
			Characteristics
			Example
		Ghazal
			Basic structure
			Scientific connection
			Characteristics
			Example
	Final words
	References
Index