Measuring time : frequency measurements and related developments in physics / Masatoshi Kajita.

By: Kajita, Masatoshi [author.]Contributor(s): Institute of Physics, IOP - EBA (Great Britain) [publisher.]Material type: TextTextSeries: IOP (Series)Release 5 | IOP expanding physicsPublisher: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780750321242 ebookOther title: Frequency measurements and related developments in physicsSubject(s): Time measurements | Physics -- History | Scientific standards | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / MeasurementAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 529/.7 LOC classification: QB213 .K346 2018ebOnline resources: e-book Full-text access Also available in print.
Contents:
1. Standards of physical quantities -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The time and frequency standard -- 1.3. The length standard -- 1.4. The mass standard -- 1.5. From macro to micro
2. Historical role of precision measurements of time and frequency for the development of physics -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Change from Ptolemaic theory to Copernican theory -- 2.3. Measurement of the speed of light -- 2.4. Theory of relativi
3. The fundamentals of an atomic clock -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Attainable accuracy of atomic clocks -- 3.3. Accuracy and stability -- 3.4. Atomic clock operating in the microwave region -- 3.5. Optical atomic clocks -- 3.6. Precision measur
4. The role of precision measurements in future developments in physics -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Confirmation of theory of relativity -- 4.3. Search for symmetry violations in particles and anti-particles -- 4.4. Search for the variation in
5. Role of atomic clocks for human life -- 5.1. Position measurement by GPS -- 5.2. Very long baseline interferometry -- 5.3. Establishment of a national standard time and its distribution to users -- 5.4. Contribution to communication technolog
Abstract: In this fascinating book Masatoshi Kajita 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, culminating in the dev

"Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Standards of physical quantities -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The time and frequency standard -- 1.3. The length standard -- 1.4. The mass standard -- 1.5. From macro to micro

2. Historical role of precision measurements of time and frequency for the development of physics -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Change from Ptolemaic theory to Copernican theory -- 2.3. Measurement of the speed of light -- 2.4. Theory of relativi

3. The fundamentals of an atomic clock -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Attainable accuracy of atomic clocks -- 3.3. Accuracy and stability -- 3.4. Atomic clock operating in the microwave region -- 3.5. Optical atomic clocks -- 3.6. Precision measur

4. The role of precision measurements in future developments in physics -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Confirmation of theory of relativity -- 4.3. Search for symmetry violations in particles and anti-particles -- 4.4. Search for the variation in

5. Role of atomic clocks for human life -- 5.1. Position measurement by GPS -- 5.2. Very long baseline interferometry -- 5.3. Establishment of a national standard time and its distribution to users -- 5.4. Contribution to communication technolog

In this fascinating book Masatoshi Kajita 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, culminating in the dev

Physicists and engineers.

Also available in print.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

Born and raised in Nagoya, Japan, Dr Kajita graduated from the Department of Applied Physics, 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

Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 16, 2018).