Uncorking the Physics of Wine : Springer : 9783662687581 : 3662687585 : 27 Jun 2024 : A still sealed wine bottle, a corkscrew, and a smartphone are undoubtedly a promising combination. Notify good friends with one device and extract the cork from the bottle with the other - what more could one want? Perhaps, in addition to quenching the thirst, the "mind" also craves satisfaction! With this book, you practice your physics mindfulness during the enjoyment of wine: you learn how to determine the speed of sound with the characteristic pop sound when opening the bottle, how to properly decant wine, what peculiarities red wine shows in laser light, and what Pythagoras has to do with wine. Uncorking the Physics of Wine creates the wonderful connection between science and wine. An inspiring non-fiction book - with experiments to participate in and replicate, or simply to savor. The authors Lutz Kasper studied physics and mathematics at University of Hannover to become a teacher and comple