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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Fundamental Constants -- Contents -- 1 Special Theory of Relativity -- 1.1 INERTIAL FRAMES OF REFERENCE -- 1.2 GALILEAN TRANSFORMATIONS -- 1.3 VELOCITY OF LIGHT -- 1.4 POSTULATES OF SPECIAL RELATIVITY -- 1.5 LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS -- 1.6 SIMULTANEITY AND TIME DILATION -- 1.7 LENGTH CONTRACTION -- 1.8 TRANSFORMATION OF VELOCITIES -- 1.9 LORENTZ FOUR-VECTORS -- 1.10. ENERGY-MOMENTUM FOUR-VECTOR AND RELATIVISTIC DYNAMICS -- 1.11 ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTION -- 1.12 ZERO-MASS PARTICLES AND DOPPLER SHIFT -- 1.13 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS -- 2 Introduction to Quantum Ideas |
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2.1 BLACK-BODY RADIATION -- 2.2 PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT -- 2.3 COMPTON EFFECT -- 2.4 WAVE NATURE OF PARTICLES -- 2.5 ATOMIC SPECTRA -- 2.6 NUCLEAR MODEL OF THE ATOM -- 2.7 BOHR MODEL -- 2.8 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS -- 3 Elements of Quantum Theory -- 3.1 A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT -- 3.2 THE WAVE FUNCTION -- 3.3 POSTULATES OF QUANTUM MECHANICS -- 3.4 SOME PROPERTIES OF OBSERVABLES AND WAVE FUNCTIONS -- 3.5 FREE PARTICLE -- 3.6 WAVE PACKET AND THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE -- 3.7 STEP POTENTIAL -- 3.8 PARTICLE IN A BOX -- 3.9 SIMPLE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR -- 3.10 SMALL PERTURBATIONS -- 3.11 ANGULAR MOMENTUM |
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3.12 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS -- 4 The One-Electron Atom -- 4.1 SOLUTIONS OF THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION -- 4.2 ELECTRON SPIN -- 4.3 TOTAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM -- 4.4 FINE STRUCTURE OF ONE-ELECTRON ATOMIC SPECTRA -- 4.5 HYPERFINE STRUCTURE -- 4.6 EXAMPLES OF ONE-ELECTRON ATOMS -- 4.7 SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION FOR SPIN 1/2 PARTICLES -- 4.8 DIRAC EQUATION -- 4.9 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS -- 5 Atoms and Molecules -- 5.1 EXCHANGE SYMMETRY OF WAVE FUNCTIONS -- 5.2 SHELLS AND SUBSHELLS IN ATOMS -- 5.3 PERIODIC TABLE -- 5.4 ATOMIC SPECTRA -- 5.5 X-RAY SPECTRA -- 5.6 MOLECULAR BONDING -- 5.7 MOLECULAR SPECTRA -- 5.8 EXAMPLES |
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PROBLEMS -- 6 Interaction with External Fields -- 6.1 THE HAMILTONIAN -- 6.2 ATOMS IN A MAGNETIC FIELD -- 6.3 INTERACTION WITH RADIATION -- 6.4 SPONTANEOUS TRANSITIONS -- 6.5 LASERS AND MASERS -- 6.6 APPLICATIONS OF LASERS -- 6.7 SOME EXPERIMENTAL METHODS -- 6.8 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS -- 7 Quantum Statistics -- 7.1 DISTINGUISHABLE ARRANGEMENTS -- 7.2 STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS -- 7.3 APPLICATIONS OF MAXWELL-BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION -- 7.4. APPLICATIONS OF BOSE-EINSTEIN DISTRIBUTION -- 7.5 APPLICATIONS OF FERMI-DIRAC DISTRIBUTION -- 7.6 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY -- 7.7 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS |
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8 Solid State Physics -- 8.1 BINDING FORCES IN SOLIDS -- 8.2 CRYSTAL STRUCTURES -- 8.3 BAND THEORY OF SOLIDS -- 8.4 SEMICONDUCTORS -- 8.5 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES -- 8.6 MAGNETIC PROPERTIES -- 8.7 DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES -- 8.8 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS -- 9 The Nucleus -- 9.1 PROPERTIES OF THE NUCLEUS -- 9.2 NUCLEAR FORCES -- 9.3 MODELS OF THE NUCLEUS -- 9.4 WEIZSACKER'S MASS FORMULA -- 9.5 NUCLEAR STABILITY -- 9.6 NUCLEAR REACTIONS -- 9.7 FISSION REACTORS -- 9.8 THERMONUCLEAR FUSION -- 9.9 EXAMPLES -- PROBLEMS -- 10 Elementary Particles -- 10.1 ELEMENTARY PARTICLES -- 10.2 STRONG INTERACTION |
| Summary |
This book covers important concepts and applications of contemporary physics. The book emphasizes logical development of the subject and attempts to maintain rigor in the analytical discussions. The text has been presented in a concise and lucid manner. A modern description of properties and interaction of particle is given along with discussions on topics such as cosmology, laser and applications. The concepts are illustrated by numerous worked examples. Selected problems given at the end of each chapter help students to evaluate their skills. The book with its simple style, comprehensive and up-to-date coverage is highly useful for physics students. The detailed coverage and pedagogical tools make this an ideal book also for the engineering students studying core courses in physics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 31, 2021) |
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Physics.
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Physics
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physics.
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Physics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030701437 |
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3030701433 |
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9783030701444 |
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3030701441 |
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9783030701451 |
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303070145X |
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