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• Volume 1. Statistical physics
• Volume 2. Optics
• Volume 3. Elasticity & fluid dynamics
• Volume 4. Plasma physics
• Volume 5. Relativity & cosmology

"Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford's monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on statistical physics; optics; elasticity and fluid dynamics; plasma physics; and relativity and cosmology. Each volume teaches the fundamental concepts, emphasizes modern, real-world applications, and gives students a physical and intuitive understanding of the subject. Relativity and Cosmology is an essential introduction to the subject, including remarkable recent advances. Written by award-winning physicists who have made fundamental contributions to the field and taught it for decades, the book differs from most others on the subject in important ways. It highlights recent transformations in our understanding of black holes, gravitational waves, and the cosmos; it emphasizes the physical interpretation of general relativity in terms of measurements made by observers; it explains the physics of the Riemann tensor in terms of tidal forces, differential frame dragging, and associated field lines; it presents an astrophysically oriented description of spinning black holes; it gives a detailed analysis of an incoming gravitational wave's interaction with a detector such as LIGO; and it provides a comprehensive, in-depth account of the universe's evolution, from its earliest moments to the present. While the book is designed to be used for a one-quarter or full-semester course, it goes deep enough to provide a foundation for understanding and participating in some areas of cutting-edge research. Includes many exercise problems Features color figures, suggestions for further reading, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index Optional "Track 2" sections make this an ideal book for a one-quarter or one-semester course An online illustration package is available to professors The five volumes, which are available individually as paperbacks and ebooks, are Statistical Physics; Optics; Elasticity and Fluid Dynamics; Plasma Physics; and Relativity and Cosmology." --Amazon.com

The essential primer for physics students who want to build their physical intuition Presented in A. Zee's incomparably engaging style, this book introduces physics students to the practice of using physical reasoning and judicious guesses to get at the crux of a problem. An essential primer for advanced undergraduates and beyond, Fly by Night Physics reveals the simple and effective techniques that researchers use to think through a problem to its solution-or failing that, to smartly guess the answer-before starting any calculations. In typical physics classrooms, students seek to master an enormous toolbox of mathematical methods, which are necessary to do the precise calculations used in physics. Consequently, students often develop the unfortunate impression that physics consists of well-defined problems that can be solved with tightly reasoned and logical steps. Idealized textbook exercises and homework problems reinforce this erroneous impression. As a result, even the best students can find themselves completely unprepared for the challenges of doing actual research. In reality, physics is replete with back of the envelope estimates, order of magnitude guesses, and fly by night leaps of logic. Including exciting problems related to cutting-edge topics in physics, from Hawking radiation to gravity waves, this indispensable book will help students more deeply understand the equations they have learned and develop the confidence to start flying by night to arrive at the answers they seek. For instructors, a solutions manual is available upon request.
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• Part I. Basic Energy Physics and Uses: 1. Introduction
• 2. Mechanical energy
• 3. Electromagnetic energy
• 4. Waves and light
• 5. Thermodynamics I: heat and thermal energy
• 6. Heat transfer
• 7. Introduction to quantum physics
• 8. Thermodynamics II: entropy and temperature
• 9. Energy in matter
• 10. Thermal energy conversion
• 11. Internal combustion engines
• 12. Phase-change energy conversion
• 13. Thermal power and heat extraction cycles
• Part II. Energy Sources: 14. The forces of nature
• 15. Quantum phenomena in energy systems
• 16. An overview of nuclear power
• 17. Structure, properties and decays of nuclei
• 18. Nuclear energy processes: fission and fusion
• 19. Nuclear fission reactors and nuclear fusion experiments
• 20. Ionizing radiation
• 21. Energy in the universe
• 22. Solar energy: solar production and radiation
• 23. Solar energy: solar radiation on Earth
• 24. Solar thermal energy
• 25. Photovoltaic solar cells
• 26. Biological energy
• 27. Ocean energy flow
• 28. Wind: a highly variable resource
• 29. Fluids - the basics
• 30. Wind turbines
• 31. Energy from moving water: hydro, wave, tidal, and marine current power
• 32. Geothermal energy
• 33. Fossil fuels
• Part III. Energy System Issues and Externalities: 34. Energy and climate
• 35. Earth's climate: past, present, and future
• 36. Energy efficiency, conservation, and changing energy sources
• 37. Energy storage
• 38. Electricity generation and transmission.
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The Physics of Energy provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the scientific principles governing energy sources, uses, and systems. This definitive textbook traces the flow of energy from sources such as solar power, nuclear power, wind power, water power, and fossil fuels through its transformation in devices such as heat engines and electrical generators, to its uses including transportation, heating, cooling, and other applications. The flow of energy through the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, and systems issues including storage, electric grids, and efficiency and conservation are presented in a scientific context along with topics such as radiation from nuclear power and climate change from the use of fossil fuels. Students, scientists, engineers, energy industry professionals, and concerned citizens with some mathematical and scientific background who wish to understand energy systems and issues quantitatively will find this textbook of great interest.
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• Prologue: listening to the universe
• Mathematics drives away the cloud
• Shining the torch on electricity and magnetism
• Shining the torch on gravity again
• Quantum mathematics
• The long divorce
• Revolution
• Bad company?
• Jokes and magic lead to the string
• Strung together
• Thinking their way to the Millenium
• Diamonds in the rough
• The best possible times.

How math helps us solve the universe's deepest mysteries One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern mathematics. These physicists are sometimes accused of doing 'fairy-tale physics', unrelated to the real world. But in The Universe Speaks in Numbers, award-winning science writer and biographer Farmelo argues that the physics they are doing is based squarely on the well-established principles of quantum theory and relativity, and part of a tradition dating back to Isaac Newton. With unprecedented access to some of the world's greatest scientific minds, Farmelo offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the blossoming relationship between mathematics and physics and the research that could revolutionize our understanding of reality. A masterful account of the some of the most groundbreaking ideas in physics in the past four decades. The Universe Speaks in Numbers is essential reading for anyone interested in the quest to discover the fundamental laws of nature.
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• Preface Acknowledgments Author biography
• 1. Models of Nature
• 2. Randomness
• 3. Bayesian and frequentist approaches to scientific inference
• 4. The principles of inferential statistics
• 5. Parametric inference
• 6. Prior distributions and equiprobable events in the physical sciences
• 7. Conclusionsthe statistical nature of scientific knowledge Appendix AShort review of some basic concepts Appendix BAbbreviations.
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Science often deals with hard-to-see phenomena, and they only stand out and become real when viewed through the lens of complex statistical tools. This book is not a textbook about statistics applied to science - there are already many excellent books to choose from - rather, it tries to give an overview of the basic principles that physical scientists use to analyze their data and bring out the order of Nature from the fog of background noise.
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• 1. Light
• 2. Wave Mechanics
• 3. The Time-Independent Schrodinger Equation
• 4. One-Dimensional Potentials
• 5. Principles of Quantum Mechanics
• 6. Quantum Mechanics in three Dimensions
• 7. Identical Particles
• 8. Solid-State Physics
• 9. Nuclear Physics
• 10. Particle Physics A. Special Relativity B. Power-Series Solutions Index.
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This brilliantly innovative textbook is intended as a first introduction to quantum mechanics and its applications. Townsend's new text shuns the historical ordering that characterizes so-called Modern Physics textbooks and applies a truly modern approach to this subject, starting instead with contemporary single-photon and single-atom interference experiments. The text progresses naturally from a thorough introduction to wave mechanics through applications of quantum mechanics to solid-state, nuclear, and particle physics, thereby including most of the topics normally presented in a Modern Physics course. Examples of topics include blackbody radiation, Bose-Einstein condensation, the band-structure of solids and the silicon revolution, the curve of binding energy and nuclear fission and fusion, and the Standard Model of particle physics. Students can see in quantum mechanics a common thread that ties these topics into a coherent picture of how the world works, a picture that gives students confidence that quantum mechanics really works, too. The book also includes a chapter-length appendix on special relativity for the benefit of students who have not had a previous exposure to this subject.
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• Dawn of a New Age Special Relativity Waves and Particles I: Electromagnetic Radiation Behaving as Particles Waves and Particles II: Matter Behaving as Waves Bound States: Simple Cases Unbound States: Obstacles, Tunneling and Particle-Wave Propagation Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions and The Hydrogen Atom Spin and Atomic Physics Statistical Mechanics Bonding: Molecules and Solids Nuclear Physics Fundamental Particles and Interactions Appendices.
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Modern Physics, Second Edition provides a clear, precise, and contemporary introduction to the theory, experiment, and applications of modern physics. Ideal for both physics majors and engineers, this eagerly awaited second edition puts the modern back into modern physics courses. Pedagogical features throughout the text focus the reader on the core concepts and theories while offering optional, more advanced sections, examples, and cutting-edge applications to suit a variety of students and courses. Critically acclaimed for his lucid style, in the second edition, Randy Harris applies the same insights into recent developments in physics, engineering, and technology.
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• I. Newton's Laws
• 1. Concepts of Motion
• 2. Kinematics in One Dimension
• 3. Vectors and Coordinate Systems
• 4. Kinematics in Two Dimensions
• 5. Force and Motion
• 6. Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
• 7. Newton's Third Law
• 8. Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane II. Conservation Laws
• 9. Work and Kinetic Energy
• 10. Interactions and Potential Energy
• 11. Impulse and Momentum III. Applications of Newtonian Mechanics
• 12. Rotation of a Rigid Body
• 13. Newton's Theory of Gravity
• 14. Fluids and Elasticity IV. Oscillations and Waves
• 15. Oscillations
• 16. Traveling Waves
• 17. Superposition V. Thermodynamics
• 18. A Macroscopic Description of Matter
• 19. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
• 20. The Micro/Macro Connection
• 21. Heat Engines and Refrigerators VI. Electricity and Magnetism
• 22. Electric Charges and Forces
• 23. The Electric Field
• 24. Gauss's Law
• 25. The Electric Potential
• 26. Potential and Field
• 27. Current and Resistance
• 28. Fundamentals of Circuits
• 29. The Magnetic Field
• 30. Electromagnetic Induction
• 31. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
• 32. AC Circuits VII. Optics
• 33. Wave Optics
• 34. Ray Optics
• 35. Optical Instruments VIII. Relativity and Quantum Physics
• 36. Relativity.
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For courses in introductory calculus-based physics. A research-driven approach, fine-tuned for even greater ease-of-use and student success For the Fourth Edition of Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Knight continues to build on strong research-based foundations with fine-tuned and streamlined content, hallmark features, and an even more robust MasteringPhysics program, taking student learning to a new level. By extending problem-solving guidance to include a greater emphasis on modeling and significantly revised and more challenging problem sets, students gain confidence and skills in problem solving. A modified Table of Contents and the addition of advanced topics now accommodate different teaching preferences and course structures. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MasteringPhysics does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MasteringPhysics, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. 0133953149/ 9780133953145 Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics Plus MasteringPhysics with eText -- Access Card Package, (Chs 1 - 42), 4/e Package consists of: 0133942651 / 9780133942651 Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, 4/e013406982X / 9780134069821 MasteringPhysics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach0134083164 / 9780134083162 Student's Workbook for Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics.
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• Why talk to your dog about physics? : an introduction to quantum physics
• Which way? both ways : particle-wave duality
• Where's my bone? : the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
• Schrödinger's Dog : the Copenhagen interpretation
• Many worlds, many treats : the many-worlds interpretation
• Are we there yet? : the quantum Zeno effect
• No digging required : quantum tunneling
• Spooky barking at a distance : quantum entanglement
• Beam me a bunny : quantum teleportation
• Bunnies made of cheese : virtual particles and quantum electrodynamics
• Beware of evil squirrels : misuses of quantum physics.

Who better to teach the magic of quantum physics than a talking dog? Sit down with Orzel and his dog Emmy as the author explains the laws of physics.

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I. Foundations. Newtonian physics : geometric viewpoint ; Special relativity : geometric viewpoint
• Part II. Statistical physics. Kinetic theory ; Statistical mechanics ; Statistical thermodynamics ; Random processes
• Part III. Optics. Geometric optics ; Diffraction ; Interference and coherence ; Nonlinear optics
• Part IV. Elasticity. Elastostatics ; Elastodynamics
• Part V. Fluid dynamics. Foundations of fluid dynamics ; Vorticity ; Turbulence ; Waves ; Compressible and supersonic flow ; Convection ; Magnetohydrodynamics
• Part VI. Plasma physics. The particle kinetics of plasma ; Waves in cold plasmas : two-fluid formalism ; Kinetic theory of warm plasmas ; Nonlinear dynamics of plasmas
• Part VII. General relativity. From special to general relativity ; Fundamental concepts of general relativity ; Relativistic stars and black holes ; Gravitational waves and experimental tests of general relativity ; Cosmology.

This first-year, graduate-level text and reference book covers the fundamental concepts and twenty-first-century applications of six major areas of classical physics that every masters- or PhD-level physicist should be exposed to, but often isn't: statistical physics, optics (waves of all sorts), elastodynamics, fluid mechanics, plasma physics, and special and general relativity and cosmology. Growing out of a full-year course that the eminent researchers Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford taught at Caltech for almost three decades, this book is designed to broaden the training of physicists. Its six main topical sections are also designed so they can be used in separate courses, and the book provides an invaluable reference for researchers. Presents all the major fields of classical physics except three prerequisites: classical mechanics, electromagnetism, and elementary thermodynamics Elucidates the interconnections between diverse fields and explains their shared concepts and tools Focuses on fundamental concepts and modern, real-world applications Takes applications from fundamental, experimental, and applied physics; astrophysics and cosmology; geophysics, oceanography, and meteorology; biophysics and chemical physics; engineering and optical science and technology; and information science and technology Emphasizes the quantum roots of classical physics and how to use quantum techniques to elucidate classical concepts or simplify classical calculations Features hundreds of color figures, some five hundred exercises, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index An online illustration package is available to professors.
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• Popcorn and rockets
• What goes up must come down
• Small is beautiful
• A moment in time
• Making waves
• Why don't ducks get cold feet?
• Spoons, spirals and Sputnik
• When opposites attract
• A sense of perspective.

Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest toaster? Our home here on Earth is messy, mutable, and full of humdrum things that we touch and modify without much thought every day. But these familiar surroundings are just the place to look if you're interested in what makes the universe tick. In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. She guides us through the principles of gases ("Explosions in the kitchen are generally considered a bad idea. But just occasionally a small one can produce something delicious"); gravity (drop some raisins in a bottle of carbonated lemonade and watch the whoosh of bubbles and the dancing raisins at the bottom bumping into each other); size (Czerski explains the action of the water molecules that cause the crime-scene stain left by a puddle of dried coffee); and time (why it takes so long for ketchup to come out of a bottle). Along the way, she provides answers to vexing questions: How does water travel from the roots of a redwood tree to its crown? How do ducks keep their feet warm when walking on ice? Why does milk, when added to tea, look like billowing storm clouds? In an engaging voice at once warm and witty, Czerski shares her stunning breadth of knowledge to lift the veil of familiarity from the ordinary. You may never look at your toaster the same way.
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• Mechanics. Units, physical quantities, and vectors ; Motion along a straight line ; Motion in two or three dimensions ; Newton's laws of motion ; Applying Newton's laws ; Work and kinetic energy ; Potential energy and energy conservation ; Momentum, impulse, and collisions ; Rotation of rigid bodies ; Dynamics of rotational motion ; Equilibrium and elasticity ; Fluid mechanics ; Gravitation ; Periodic motion
• Waves/acoustics. Mechanical waves ; Sound and hearing
• Thermodynamics. Temperature and heat ; Thermal properties of matter ; The first law of thermodynamics ; The second law of thermodynamics
• Electromagnetism. Electric charge and electric field ; Gauss's law ; Electric potential ; Capacitance and dielectrics ; Current, resistance, and electromotive force ; Direct-current circuits ; Magnetic field and magnetic forces ; Sources of magnetic field ; Electromagnetic induction ; Inductance ; Alternating current ; Electromagnetic waves
• Optics. The nature and propagation of light ; Geometric optics ; Interference ; Diffraction
• Modern physics. Relativity ; Photons : light waves behaving as particles ; Particles behaving as waves ; Quantum mechanics I : wave functions ; Quantum mechanics II : atomic structure ; Molecules and condensed matter ; Nuclear physics ; Particle physics and cosmology
• Appendices. A: The international system of units ; B: Useful mathematical relations ; C: The Greek alphabet ; D: Periodic table of the elements ; E: Unit conversion factors ; F: Numerical constants
• Answers to odd-numbered problems.

• Acknowledgements ix Preface xi Are fashion, faith, or fantasy relevant to fundamental science? xi 1 Fashion 1 1.1 Mathematical elegance as a driving force 1 1.2 Some fashionable physics of the past 10 1.3 Particle-physics background to string theory 17 1.4 The superposition principle in QFT 20 1.5 The power of Feynman diagrams 25 1.6 The original key ideas of string theory 32 1.7 Time in Einstein's general relativity 42 1.8 Weyl's gauge theory of electromagnetism 52 1.9 Functional freedom in Kaluza-Klein and string models 59 1.10 Quantum obstructions to functional freedom? 69 1.11 Classical instability of higher-dimensional string theory 77 1.12 The fashionable status of string theory 82 1.13 M-theory 90 1.14 Supersymmetry 95 1.15 AdS/CFT 104 1.16 Brane-worlds and the landscape 117 2 Faith 121 2.1 The quantum revelation 121 2.2 Max Planck's E = hnu 126 2.3 The wave-particle paradox 133 2.4 Quantum and classical levels: C, U, and R 138 2.5 Wave function of a point-like particle 145 2.6 Wave function of a photon 153 2.7 Quantum linearity 158 2.8 Quantum measurement 164 2.9 The geometry of quantum spin 174 2.10 Quantum entanglement and EPR effects 182 2.11 Quantum functional freedom 188 2.12 Quantum reality 198 2.13 Objective quantum state reduction: a limit to the quantum faith? 204 3 Fantasy 216 3.1 The Big Bang and FLRW cosmologies 216 3.2 Black holes and local irregularities 230 3.3 The second law of thermodynamics 241 3.4 The Big Bang paradox 250 3.5 Horizons, comoving volumes, and conformal diagrams 258 3.6 The phenomenal precision in the Big Bang 270 3.7 Cosmological entropy? 275 3.8 Vacuum energy 285 3.9 Inflationary cosmology 294 3.10 The anthropic principle 310 3.11 Some more fantastical cosmologies 323 4 A New Physics for the Universe? 334 4.1 Twistor theory: an alternative to strings? 334 4.2 Whither quantum foundations? 353 4.3 Conformal crazy cosmology? 371 4.4 A personal coda 391 Appendix A Mathematical
• Appendix 397 A.1 Iterated exponents 397 A.2 Functional freedom of fields 401 A.3 Vector spaces 407 A.4 Vector bases, coordinates, and duals 413 A.5 Mathematics of manifolds 417 A.6 Manifolds in physics 425 A.7 Bundles 431 A.8 Functional freedom via bundles 439 A.9 Complex numbers 445 A.10 Complex geometry 448 A.11 Harmonic analysis 458 References 469 Index 491.
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What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and bestselling author Roger Penrose argues that researchers working at the extreme frontiers of physics are just as susceptible to these forces as anyone else. In this provocative book, he argues that fashion, faith, and fantasy, while sometimes productive and even essential in physics, may be leading today's researchers astray in three of the field's most important areas--string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology. Arguing that string theory has veered away from physical reality by positing six extra hidden dimensions, Penrose cautions that the fashionable nature of a theory can cloud our judgment of its plausibility. In the case of quantum mechanics, its stunning success in explaining the atomic universe has led to an uncritical faith that it must also apply to reasonably massive objects, and Penrose responds by suggesting possible changes in quantum theory. Turning to cosmology, he argues that most of the current fantastical ideas about the origins of the universe cannot be true, but that an even wilder reality may lie behind them. Finally, Penrose describes how fashion, faith, and fantasy have ironically also shaped his own work, from twistor theory, a possible alternative to string theory that is beginning to acquire a fashionable status, to "conformal cyclic cosmology, " an idea so fantastic that it could be called "conformal crazy cosmology." The result is an important critique of some of the most significant developments in physics today from one of its most eminent figures.
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• Part I: Amazing time. The entangled enigma ; Einstein's childhood regression ; The leaping now ; Contradictions and paradoxes ; Lightspeed limit, lightspeed loophole ; Imaginary time ; To infinity and beyond
• Part II: Broken arrow. An arrow of confusion ; Demystifying entropy ; Mystifying entropy ; Time explained ; Our unlikely universe ; The universe erupts ; The end of time ; Throwing entropy under the bus ; Alternative arrows
• Par III: Spooky physics. A cat both dead and alive ; Tickling the quantum ghost ; Einstein is spooked ; Backward time travel observed
• Part IV: Physics and reality. Beyond physics ; Cogito ergo sum ; Free will
• Part V: Now. The 4D Big Bang ; The meaning of now.

You are reading the word "now" right now. But what does that mean? What makes the ephemeral moment "now" so special? Its enigmatic character has bedeviled philosophers, priests, and modern-day physicists from Augustine to Einstein and beyond. Einstein showed that the flow of time is affected by both velocity and gravity, yet he despaired at his failure to explain the meaning of "now." Equally puzzling: why does time flow? Some physicists have given up trying to understand, and call the flow of time an illusion, but the eminent experimentalist physicist Richard A. Muller protests. He says physics should explain reality, not deny it. In Now, Muller does more than poke holes in past ideas; he crafts his own revolutionary theory, one that makes testable predictions. He begins by laying out-with the refreshing clarity that made Physics for Future Presidents so successful-a firm and remarkably clear explanation of the physics building blocks of his theory: relativity, entropy, entanglement, antimatter, and the Big Bang. With the stage then set, he reveals a startling way forward. Muller points out that the standard Big Bang theory explains the ongoing expansion of the universe as the continuous creation of new space. He argues that time is also expanding and that the leading edge of the new time is what we experience as "now." This thought-provoking vision has remarkable implications for some of our biggest questions, not only in physics but also in philosophy-including the ongoing debate about the reality of free will. Moreover, his theory is testable. Muller's monumental work will spark major debate about the most fundamental assumptions of our universe, and may crack one of physics's longest-standing enigmas.
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• Chemical Physics. Halogen Containing Simple and Complicated Block Copolyethers. Welding Modes and Their Influence on the Adhesions. Kinetics and Mechanism of Polymer Dispersion Formation on Based of (Meth) Acrylates. Films and Nonwoven Materials Based on Polyurethane, the Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymer, and Their Blends. Investigation of Polypropylene/Low-Density Polyethylene Blends. Elastic Modulus of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)/Poly(Butylene Terephthalate) Blends. Low-Toxic Nitrogen-Containing Antioxidant for Polyvinyl Chloride. Impact of Organosilicone Modifiers on the Properties of Ethylene Copolymers. UV Spectroscopy Study of 1,2-Dihydro-C60-Fullerenes in Polar Solvent. Hexagonal Structures in Physical Chemistry and Physiology. Complex Formation Between Alk4NBr and 1,1,3-Trimethyl-3-(4-Methylphenyl)Butyl Hydroperoxide on the Base of NMR 1H Investigation. Polyamides and Polyamidoether in Macromolecules Containing Triphenylmethane Groups. A Detailed Review on Nanofibers Production and Applications. Biochemical Physics. Composition of Bioregulator Obtained from Garlic Allium Sativum L. Morphological and Bioenergetical Characteristics of Mitochondria. Halophilic Microorganisms from Saline Wastes of Starobin Potash Deposit. Biochemical Characteristics of Insects Hermetia Illucens. Peptides of a Plant Origin Exerting Hepatoprotective Properties. Index.
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Written by highly regarded experts in the field, this book covers many of the major themes of chemical and biochemical physics, addressing important issues, from concept to technology to implementation. It provides new research and updates on a variety of issues in physical chemistry and biochemical physics. Many chapters include case studies and supporting technologies and explain the conceptual thinking behind current uses and potential uses not yet implemented. By providing an applied and modern approach, this volume presents a wide-ranging view of current developments in applied methodologies in chemical and biochemical physics research.
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We Can Do It! is a problem-solving guide, in the form of a graphic novel, aimed at students in college-level general physics courses. Instead of just providing brief answers to sample questions or discussions of physics concepts without showing how to apply them to difficult problems, We Can Do It! stresses how to approach problems, what to do if you get stuck, and techniques that can be applied broadly

• Metrology Measurement systems Universal units and fundamental constants Atomic units
• Preliminaries Classical harmonic oscillator Quantum harmonic oscillator Coherent states Squeezed states Radiation
• Atoms Spectroscopic notation Energy levels of one electron atoms Interaction with magnetic fields Atoms in static electric fields-Stark effect Permanent atomic electric dipole moment (EDM) Atoms in oscillating electric fields Strong oscillating fields-Dressed atoms
• Nucleus Isotope effects Hyperfine structure
• Resonance Introduction Magnetic resonance Magnetic resonance of quantized spin Resonance in a two state system Density matrix Resonance of a realistic two state system
• Interaction Interaction of EM radiation with atoms Selection rules and angular distribution Transition rates Spontaneous emission Order-of-magnitude of spontaneous emission Saturation intensities
• Multiphoton Two photon absorption Two photon de-excitation processes Raman processes Dressed atom for multiphoton processes
• Coherence Coherence in single atoms Coherence in localized ensembles Coherence in extended ensembles Mixed examples Coherent control in multilevel atoms Other effects in coherent control
• Lineshapes Low intensity and simple collisions Relativistic effects in emission and absorption Lineshape of atoms in a gas Confined particles Gaussian beam optics
• Spectroscopy Alkali atoms Experimental tools Doppler-free techniques Nonlinear magneto-optic rotation-NMOR
• Cooling and Trapping Spontaneous force Stimulated force Magnetic trapping and evaporative cooling Bose-Einstein condensation Optical tweezers Ion trapping
• Appendices A. Standards B. What is a photon? C. Einstein as armchair detective: The case of stimulated radiation D. Frequency comb
• Index
• Problems appear at the end of each chapter.
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• Metrology. Preliminaries. Atoms. Nucleus. Resonance. Interaction. Multiphoton. Coherence. Lineshapes. Spectroscopy. Cooling and Trapping. Appendices. Index.
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Much of our understanding of physics in the last 30-plus years has come from research on atoms, photons, and their interactions. Collecting information previously scattered throughout the literature, Modern Atomic Physics provides students with one unified guide to contemporary developments in the field. After reviewing metrology and preliminary material, the text explains core areas of atomic physics. Important topics discussed include the spontaneous emission of radiation, stimulated transitions and the properties of gas, the physics and applications of resonance fluorescence, coherence, cooling and trapping of charged and neutral particles, and atomic beam magnetic resonance experiments. Covering standards, a different way of looking at a photon, stimulated radiation, and frequency combs, the appendices avoid jargon and use historical notes and personal anecdotes to make the topics accessible to non-atomic physics students. Written by a leader in atomic and optical physics, this text gives a state-of-the-art account of atomic physics within a basic quantum mechanical framework. It shows students how atomic physics has played a key role in many other areas of physics.
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Much of our understanding of physics in the last 30-plus years has come from research on atoms, photons, and their interactions. Collecting information previously scattered throughout the literature, Modern Atomic Physics provides students with one unified guide to contemporary developments in the field.After reviewing metrology and preliminary mat.
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• Mathematical introduction
• Equilibrium of concurrent forces
• Kinematics in one dimension
• Newton's laws of motion
• Motion in a plane I
• Motion in a plane II
• Work and energy
• Power and simple machines
• Impulse and momentum
• Statics of rigid bodies
• Rotational motion I: kinematics and dynamics
• Rotational motion II: kinetic energy, angular impulse, angular momentum
• Matter in bulk
• Simple harmonic motion
• Hydrostatics
• Hydrodynamics
• Temperature and thermal expansion
• Heat and calorimetry
• Heat transfer
• Gas laws and kinetic theory
• The first law of thermodynamics
• The second law of thermodynamics
• Wave motion
• Sound
• Coulomb's law and electric fields
• Electric potential and capacitance
• Simple electric circuits
• The magnetic field
• Magnetic properties of matter
• Induced EMF: generators and motors
• Inductance
• Electric circuits
• Electromagnetic waves
• Light and optical phenomena
• Mirrors, lenses, and optical instruments
• Interference, diffraction, and polarization
• Special relativity
• Particles of light and waves of matter
• Modern physics: atoms, nuclei, solid-state electronics.

• Relativity Relativity II Quantization of Charge, Light, and Energy The Nuclear Atom The Wavelike Properties of Particles The Schrodinger Equation Atomic Physics Statistical Physics Molecular Structure and Spectra Solid State Physics Nuclear Physics Particle Physics Astrophysics and Cosmology.
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This book contains solutions to selected problems from each chapter, approximately one-fourth of the more than 800 problems in the book.
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• PART I: RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS: THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN PHYSICS Relativity I Relativity II Quantization of Charge, Light, and Energy The Nuclear Atom The Wavelike Properties of Particles The Schrodinger Equation Atomic Physics Statistical Physics PART II: APPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS AND RELATIVITY Molecular Structure and Spectra Solid State Physics Nuclear Physics Particle Physics Astrophysics and Cosmology Appendix A: Table of Atomic Masses Appendix B: Mathematical Aids Appendix C: Electron Configurations Appendix D: Fundamental Physical Constants Appendix E: Conversion Factors Appendix F: Nobel Laureates in Physics Answers Index.
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Tipler and Llewellyn's acclaimed text guides students through the foundations and wide ranging applications of modern physics with the utmost clarity, without sacrificing scientific integrity. With more end-of-chapter problems than any other modern physics text, and a focus on real data and quotations from original papers, this book helps turn students into scientists. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated with new discoveries and developments in Physics. Recognizing the increasing emphasis of concepts from physics in biology and medicine, applications in those areas are included in new and revised examples. In conjunction with an updated companion website, and fantastically clear art-work, the updates to this book continue to make it an essential undergraduate text. A number of new "Application Notes" have been added to the sixth edition. These brief notes in the margins of many pages point to a few of the many benefits to society that have been made possible by a discovery or development in modern physics. Also new in the sixth edition are the "For You" text boxes. These text boxes highlight current and future research and development activity toward which today's students may consider directing their own career interests. Worked-out examples are included in every chapter, and more than two dozen "Exploring" sections deal with text-related topics that captivate student interest, such as superluminal speed and giant atoms. The text's flexible organization accommodates both one- and two-term courses and allows instructors to vary the applications covered from term to term.
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Combined into one volume for the first time, the updated and clarified Exercises for the Feynman Lectures on Physics provides comprehensive, hands-on practice in all the most important areas of physics--from Newtonian mechanics through the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. A perfect complement to The Feynman Lectures on Physics, these exercises have all been assigned in Caltech's mandatory two-year introductory physics course, either when Richard Feynman was teaching it, or during the nearly two decades that followed when The Feynman Lectures on Physics was used as the textbook. With this modern, easy-to-use volume, students of physics will have a chance to apply what they have learned in the Lectures and to enhance and reinforce the concepts taught by the inimitable Richard Feynman.
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Feynman's Tips on Physics is a delightful collection of Richard P. Feynman's insights and an essential companion to his legendary Feynman Lectures on Physics With characteristic flair, insight, and humor, Feynman discusses topics physics students often struggle with and offers valuable tips on addressing them. Included here are three lectures on problem-solving and a lecture on inertial guidance omitted from The Feynman Lectures on Physics. An enlightening memoir by Matthew Sands and oral history interviews with Feynman and his Caltech colleagues provide firsthand accounts of the origins of Feynman's landmark lecture series. Also included are incisive and illuminating exercises originally developed to supplement The Feynman Lectures on Physics, by Robert B. Leighton and Rochus E. Vogt. Feynman's Tips on Physics was co-authored by Michael A. Gottlieb and Ralph Leighton to provide students, teachers, and enthusiasts alike an opportunity to learn physics from some of its greatest teachers, the creators of The Feynman Lectures on Physics.
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Wow! How? Few techniques are as effective at generating interest in science as dramatic demonstrations. This fully illustrated sourcebook describes eighty-five physics demonstrations suitable for performance both inside and outside classrooms. These demonstrations will fascinate and amaze while teaching the wonders and practical science of physics. Videos for the demonstrations are online at http://physicsdemonstrationsvideos.com/. Dr. Sprott shares demonstrations tested over many years in his popular public lectures on oThe Wonders of Physics, o which appeal to general audiences and to students from grade school to graduate school. Science teachers at all levels will find a wealth of detail showing how to present these demonstrations to students with flair. Science professionals will find indispensable information for creating educational and entertaining public programs. Organized to teach the six major areas of classical physicsumotion, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, and lightu Physics Demonstrations includes: a brief description of each demonstration materials lists, with sources for common materials preparation procedures discussions of the physics principles demonstrated potential safety hazards references for further information.
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• Introduction: Secret origins: How science saved superhero comic books
• Mechanics. Up, up, and away: Forces and motion
• Deconstructing Krypton: Newton's law of gravity
• The day Gwen Stacy died: Impulse and momentum
• Flash facts: Friction, drag, and sound
• If this be my density: Properties of matter
• So he talks to fishes, want to make something of it?: Fluid mechanics
• Can he swing from a thread?: Centripetal acceleration
• Can Ant-man punch his way out of a paper bag?: Torque and rotation
• The Human Top goes out for a spin: Angular momentum
• Is Ant-man deaf, dumb, and blind?: Simple harmonic motion
• Like a flash of lightning: Special relativity
• Energy : heat and light. The Central City diet plan: Conservation of energy
• The case of the missing work: Three laws of thermodynamics
• Mutant meteorology: Conduction and convection
• How the monstrous menace of the mysterious melter makes dinner preparation a breeze: Phase transitions
• Electro's clinging ways: Electrostatics
• Superman schools Spider-man: Electrical currents
• How Electro becomes Magneto when he runs: Ampere's law
• How Magneto becomes Electro when he runs: Magnetism and Faraday's law
• Electro and Magneto do the wave: Electromagnetism and light
• Modern physics. Journey into the microverse: Atomic physics
• Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary tale!: Quantum mechanics
• Through a wall lightly: Tunneling phenomena
• Sock it to Shellhead: Solid-state physics
• The costumes are super, too: Materials science
• What have we learned? Me am Bizarro!: Superhero bloopers
• Afterword: Lo, there shall be an ending!
• Recommended reading
• Key equations
• Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Index.

An exploration of the science behind the powers of popular comic superheroes reveals how differences between Krypton and Earth might enable some of Superman's abilities, the number of hamburgers that Flash would need to run at supersonic speeds, and more.

• VOLUME I Modern Mechanics 1 Interactions and Motion 2 The Momentum Principle 3 The Fundamental Interactions 4 Contact Interactions 5 Determining Forces from Motion 6 The Energy Principle 7 Internal Energy 8 Energy Quantization 9 Translational, Rotational, and Vibrational Energy 10 Collisions 11 Angular Momentum 12 Entropy: Limits on the Possible VOLUME II Electric and Magnetic Interactions 13 Electric Field 14 Electric Fields and Matter 15 Electric Field of Distributed Charges 16 Electric Potential 17 Magnetic Field 18 Electric Field and Circuits 19 Circuit Elements 20 Magnetic Force 21 Patterns of Field in Space 22 Faraday s Law 23 Electromagnetic Radiation The Supplements can be found at the web site, ww.wiley.com/college/chabay Supplement S1 Gases and Heat Engines S1-1 Supplement S2 Semiconductor Devices S2-1 Supplement S3 Waves S3-1.
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Matter and Interactions offers a modern curriculum for introductory physics (calculus-based). It presents physics the way practicing physicists view their discipline while integrating 20th Century physics and computational physics. The text emphasizes the small number of fundamental principles that underlie the behavior of matter, and models that can explain and predict a wide variety of physical phenomena. Matter and Interactions will be available as a single volume hardcover text and also two paperback volumes.
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• V. 1. Modern mechanics
• v. 2. Electric and magnetic interactions.

The third edition provides practicing physicists with the fundamental principles that underlie the behavior of matter while presenting a modern integration of 20th Century physics. Emphasis is placed on constructing and using physical models. Serious computer modeling is introduced in the beginning to help build a strong foundation on the use of this important tool. End-of-chapter problems delve into experiments using simple equipment to gain insight into deep scientific issues. "Stop and Think" questions are also included to engage physicists in the material.
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Matter and Interactions offers a modern curriculum for introductory physics (calculus-based). It presents physics the way practicing physicists view their discipline and integrates 20th Century physics and computational physics. The text emphasizes the small number of fundamental principles that underlie the behavior of matter, and models that can explain and predict a wide variety of physical phenomena. Matter and Interactions will be available as a single volume hardcover text and also two paperback volumes.
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• Classical Physics
• Some Contradictions
• Quantum Mechanics
• Atomic Physics
• Nuclear Physics
• Particle Physics
• Special Relativity
• Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
• General Relativity
• Quantum Fluids
• Quantum Fields.
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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century - the era of "modern physics". This book, aimed at the very best students, presents the foundations and frontiers of today's physics. It focuses on the following topics: quantum mechanics; applications in atomic, nuclear, particle, and condensed-matter physics; special relativity; relativistic quantum mechanics, including the Dirac equation and Feynman diagrams; quantum fields; and, general relativity. The aim is to cover these topics in sufficient depth such that things "make sense" to students and they can achieve an elementary working knowledge of them.Many problems are included, a great number of which take dedicated readers just as far as they want to go in modern physics. Although the book is designed so that one can, in principle, read and follow the text without doing any of the problems, the reader is urged to attempt as many of them as possible. Several appendices help bring the reader up to speed on any additional required mathematics. With very few exceptions, the reader should then find the text, together with the appendices and problems, to be self-contained.
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• [1] Chapters 1-19
• [2] chapters 20-42.

Understanding tensors is essential for any physics student dealing with phenomena where causes and effects have different directions. A horizontal electric field producing vertical polarization in dielectrics; an unbalanced car wheel wobbling in the vertical plane while spinning about a horizontal axis; an electrostatic field on Earth observed to be a magnetic field by orbiting astronauts-these are some situations where physicists employ tensors. But the true beauty of tensors lies in this fact: When coordinates are transformed from one system to another, tensors change according to the same rules as the coordinates. Tensors, therefore, allow for the convenience of coordinates while also transcending them. This makes tensors the gold standard for expressing physical relationships in physics and geometry. Undergraduate physics majors are typically introduced to tensors in special-case applications. For example, in a classical mechanics course, they meet the "inertia tensor, " and in electricity and magnetism, they encounter the "polarization tensor." However, this piecemeal approach can set students up for misconceptions when they have to learn about tensors in more advanced physics and mathematics studies (e.g., while enrolled in a graduate-level general relativity course or when studying non-Euclidean geometries in a higher mathematics class). Dwight E. Neuenschwander's Tensor Calculus for Physics is a bottom-up approach that emphasizes motivations before providing definitions. Using a clear, step-by-step approach, the book strives to embed the logic of tensors in contexts that demonstrate why that logic is worth pursuing. It is an ideal companion for courses such as mathematical methods of physics, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and relativity.
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• Test your hypothesis: the scientific method
• Make space: nature abhors a vacuum
• Keep it real: the necessity of numbers
• Don't spin: conservation of energy
• Know your type: the chemistry of attraction and bonding
• Don't answer the door in your underwear: the ideal gas law
• Know you are not alone: the equality of gravity
• Clearly state the problem: force and the free body diagram
• Use a crowbar or two: mechanical advantage
• Love your rough spots: friction
• Check your direction: motion and momentum
• Let the universe make the rules
• Prepare to float: buoyancy
• Let it flow: fluids
• Control your chaos: second law of thermodynamics
• Know when it's time to take cover: waves
• Watch a boiling pot...or don't: phase changes
• Use your power wisely: electricity and magnetism
• Cultivate mystery: the elusive electron
• Respect other points of view: relativity
• Enjoy the miles to go: the four fundamental forces.

"Anyone who's ever wondered why nature abhors a vacuum, what causes magnetic attraction, or how to jump off a moving train or do a perfect stage dive will find answers and a few laughs, too. No equations, numbers, or tricky concepts--just [a] ... romp through the basics of physics and the beauty of the organized universe"--Amazon.com.
Proud science geek McKinley offers a guided tour of the physical world, explaining everything from sound and light waves to relativity. She offers advice on how to use them in our everyday lives and more glamorous pursuits. No equations, numbers, or tricky concepts -- just a romp through the basics of physics and the beauty of the organized universe.

• Introduction
• Classical Physics
• Some Contradictions
• Quantum Mechanics
• Atomic Physics
• Nuclear Physics
• Particle Physics
• Special Relativity
• Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
• General Relativity
• Quantum Fluids
• Quantum Fields
• Appendices: Mathematica Program for Problem 2.5
• Matrices
• Fourier Series and Fourier Integrals
• Some Thermodynamics
• Some Statistical Mechanics
• Some Vector Calculus
• Black Body Flux
• Wave Functions for Identical Particles
• Transition Rate
• Neutrino Mixing
• Units.
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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century - the era of "modern physics". The book Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations, aimed at the very best students, presents the foundations and frontiers of today's physics. Typically, students have to wade through several courses to see many of these topics. The goal is to give them some idea of where they were going, and how things fit together, as they go along. The book focuses on the following topics: quantum mechanics; applications in atomic, nuclear, particle, and condensed-matter physics; special relativity; relativistic quantum mechanics, including the Dirac equation and Feynman diagrams; quantum fields; and general relativity. The aim is to cover these topics in sufficient depth that things "make sense" to students, and they achieve an elementary working knowledge of them. The book assumes a one-year, calculus-based freshman physics course, along with a one-year course in calculus. Several appendices bring the reader up to speed on any additional required mathematics. Many problems are included, a great number of which take dedicated readers just as far as they want to go in modern physics. The present book provides solutions to the over 175 problems in Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations in what we believe to be a clear and concise fashion.
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• Introduction
• Quantum Mechanics: Solutions to the Schrodinger Equation
• Formal Developments
• Applications of Quantum Mechanics: Approximation Methods for Bound States
• Scattering Theory
• Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
• Electromagnetic Radiation and Quantum Electrodynamics
• Relativistic Quantum Field Theory: Discrete Symmetries
• Heisenberg Picture
• Feynman Rules for QCD
• Problems and Appendices: The Two-Body Problem
• Charged Particle in External Electromagnetic Field--.
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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century - the era of "modern physics". Two books by the second author entitled Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations and Advanced Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations, aimed at the very best students, present the foundations and frontiers of today's physics. Many problems are included in these texts. A previous book by the current authors provides solutions to the over 175 problems in the first volume.A third volume Topics in Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations has recently appeared, which covers several subjects omitted in the essentially linear progression in the previous two. This book has three parts: part 1 is on quantum mechanics, part 2 is on applications of quantum mechanics, and part 3 covers some selected topics in relativistic quantum field theory. Parts 1 and 2 follow naturally from the initial volume. The present book provides solutions to the over 135 problems in this third volume.The three volumes in this series, together with the solutions manuals, provide a clear, logical, self-contained, and comprehensive base from which students can learn modern physics. When finished, readers should have an elementary working knowledge in the principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century.
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• Quantum Mechanics: Solutions to the Schrodinger Equation
• Formal Developments
• Applications of Quantum Mechanics: Approximation Methods for Bound States
• Scattering Theory
• Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
• Electromagnetic Radiation and Quantum Electrodynamics
• Relativistic Quantum Field Theory: Discrete Symmetries
• Heisenberg Picture
• Feynman Rules for QCD
• Problems and Appendices: Problems.
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While the two previous books entitled Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations and Advanced Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations exposed the reader to the foundations and frontiers of today's physics, the goal of this third volume is to cover in some detail several topics omitted in the essentially linear progression of the first two. This book is divided into three parts. Part 1 is on quantum mechanics. Analytic solutions to the Schrodinger equation are developed for some basic systems. The analysis is then formalized, concluding with a set of postulates for the theory. Part 2 is on applications of quantum mechanics: approximation methods for bound states, scattering theory, time-dependent perturbation theory, and electromagnetic radiation and quantum electrodynamics. Part 3 covers some selected topics in relativistic quantum field theory: discrete symmetries, the Heisenberg picture, and the Feynman rules for quantum chromodynamics. The three volumes in this series taken together provide a clear, logical, self-contained, and comprehensive base from which the very best students can learn modern physics. When finished, readers should have an elementary working knowledge in the principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century.
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• Quantum Mechanics (Revisited)
• Angular Momentum
• Scattering Theory
• Lagrangian Field Theory
• Symmetries
• Feynman Rules
• Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)
• High-Order Processes
• Path Integrals
• Canonical Transformations for Quantum Systems
• Appendices: Multipole Analysis of the Radiation Field
• Functions of a Complex Variable
• Electromagnetic Field
• Irreducible Representations of SU(n)
• Lorentz Transformations in Quantum Field Theory
• Green's Functions and Other Singular Functions
• Dimensional Regularization
• Path Integrals and the Electromagnetic Field.
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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century - the era of modern physics. This book, aimed at the very best students, extends the coverage of the theoretical groundwork of today's physics presented in the previous volume: "Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations (Vol. I)". Typically, students have to wade through several courses to see many of these topics. The goal is to give them some idea of where they are going, and how things fit together, as they go along. The present book focuses on the following topics: reformulation of quantum mechanics, angular momentum, scattering theory, lagrangian field theory, symmetries, Feynman rules, quantum electrodynamics, including higher-order contributions, path integrals, and canonical transformations for quantum systems. Many problems are included that enhance and extend the coverage. The book assumes a mastery of the material in Vol. I, and the continued development of mathematical skills, including multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Several appendices provide important details, and any additional required mathematics. The reader should then find the text, together with the appendices and problems, to be self-contained. The aim is to cover the framework of modern theoretical physics in sufficient depth that things make sense to students, and, when finished, the reader should have an elementary working knowledge in the principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century.
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• PART 1 Chapter 1 Measurement Chapter 2 Motion Along a Straight Line Chapter 3 Vector Chapter 4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions Chapter 5 Force and Motion I Chapter 6 Force and Motion II Chapter 7 Kinetic Energy and Work Chapter 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy Chapter 9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum Chapter 10 Rotation Chapter 11 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
• PART 2 Chapter 12 Equilibrium and Elasticity Chapter 13 Gravitation Chapter 14 Fluids Chapter 15 Oscillations Chapter 16 Waves I Chapter 17 Waves II Chapter 18 Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics Chapter 19 The Kinetic Theory of Gases Chapter 20 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
• PART 3 Chapter 21 Electric Charge Chapter 22 Electric Fields Chapter 23 Gauss' Law Chapter 24 Electric Potential Chapter 25 Capacitance Chapter 26 Current and Resistance Chapter 27 Circuits Chapter 28 Magnetic Fields Chapter 29 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents Chapter 30 Induction and Inductance Chapter 31 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current Chapter 32 Maxwell's Equations-- Magnetism of Matter
• PART 4 Chapter 33 Electromagnetic Waves Chapter 34 Images Chapter 35 Interference Chapter 36 Diffraction.
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The new Ninth Edition of Halliday, Resnick and Walker's "Fundamentals of Physics" has been strategically revised to focus on engaging students, supporting critical thinking and moving students to the next level of physics understanding. Key to the Ninth Edition's support for critical thinking and development of understanding physics concepts is Jearl Walker's modern voice. Jearl Walker is both an active teacher, who understands the challenges faced in today's classroom, and a world renowned communicator of science to the general public. His "Flying Circus of Physics" is a cult classic among physics students and instructors and material from this book is integrated throughout the Ninth Edition to catch students' attention, engage them, and encourage them to solve the underlying real world physics phenomenon and concepts, before they begin the more quantitative portion of the content or problem.
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This book arms engineers with the tools to apply key physics concepts in the field. A number of the key figures in the new edition are revised to provide a more inviting and informative treatment. The figures are broken into component parts with supporting commentary so that they can more readily see the key ideas. Material from "The Flying Circus" is incorporated into the chapter opener puzzlers, sample problems, examples and end-of-chapter problems to make the subject more engaging. Checkpoints enable them to check their understanding of a question with some reasoning based on the narrative or sample problem they just read. Sample Problems also demonstrate how engineers can solve problems with reasoned solutions.
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The new Ninth Edition of Halliday, Resnick and Walker's "Principles of Physics" has been strategically revised to focus on engaging students, supporting critical thinking and moving students to the next level of physics understanding. Key to the Ninth Edition's support for critical thinking and development of understanding physics concepts is Jearl Walker's modern voice. Jearl Walker is both an active teacher, who understands the challenges faced in today's classroom, and a world renowned communicator of science to the general public. His "Flying Circus of Physics" is a cult classic among physics students and instructors and material from this book is integrated throughout the Ninth Edition to catch students' attention, engage them, and encourage them to solve the underlying real world physics phenomenon and concepts, before they begin the more quantitative portion of the content or problem. Succeed with WileyPLUS This online teaching and learning environment integrates the entire digital textbook with the most effective instructor and student resources to fit every learning style. WileyPLUS' industry-leading service offerings provide all the help, resources and personal support you need: Students achieve concept mastery in a rich structured environment that's available 24/7. Context-sensitive help in the form of direct links to the online text, hints, solutions, and tutorials - right from the online book. Immediate feedback on self-assessment and homework with the ability to track progress. Integrated, multi-media resources provide multiple study-paths to fit every student's learning style. Principles of Physics, 9th Edition (ISV) is available in the following parts: Principles of Physics, 9th Edition, Regular Version (Ch 1-37) ISBN 9780470524633 Principles of Physics, 9th Edition, Extended Version (Ch 1-44) ISBN 9780470561584 Principles of Physics, 9th Edition, Vol. 1 (Ch 1-20). ISBN 9780470568378 Principles of Physics, 9th Edition, Vol. 2 (Ch 21-44) ISBN 9780470568361 .
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The 10th edition of Halliday's Fundamentals of Physics building upon previous issues by offering several new features and additions. Examples include a new print component will revised to conform to the Version 5 design; chapter sections organized and numbered to match the Concept Modules; Learning Objectives have been added; illustrations changed to reflect (and advertise) multimedia versions available in WileyPLUS; and new problems provide a means of assigning the multimedia assets. The new edition offers most accurate, extensive and varied set of assessment questions of any course management program in addition to all questions including some form of question assistance -- including answer specific feedback -- to facilitate success. The text also offers multimedia presentations (videos and animations) of much of the material that provide an alternative pathway through the material for those who struggle with reading scientific exposition. Furthermore, the book includes math review content in both a self-study module for more in-depth review and also in just-in-time math videos for a quick refresher on a specific topic. The Halliday content is widely accepted as clear, correct, and complete. The end-of-chapters problems are without peer. The new design, which was introduced in 9e continues with 10e, making this new edition of Halliday the most accessible and reader-friendly book on the market.
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• 1. Programming overview
• 2. Ordinary differential equations
• 3. Root-finding
• 4. Partial differential equations
• 5. Time dependent problems
• 6. Integration
• 7. Fourier transform
• 8. Harmonic oscillators
• 9. Matrix inversion
• 10. The eigenvalue problem
• 11. Iterative methods
• 12. Minimization
• 13. Chaos
• 14. Neural networks
• 15. Galerkin methods
• References
• Index.
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There is an increasing need for undergraduate students in physics to have a core set of computational tools. Most problems in physics benefit from numerical methods, and many of them resist analytical solution altogether. This textbook presents numerical techniques for solving familiar physical problems where a complete solution is inaccessible using traditional mathematical methods. The numerical techniques for solving the problems are clearly laid out, with a focus on the logic and applicability of the method. The same problems are revisited multiple times using different numerical techniques, so readers can easily compare the methods. The book features over 250 end-of-chapter exercises. A website hosted by the author features a complete set of programs used to generate the examples and figures, which can be used as a starting point for further investigation. A link to this can be found at www.cambridge.org/9781107034303.
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• Prologue
• If a Person Falls Freely
• The Most Valuable Discovery
• Correct Mathematics, Abominable Physics
• Collapsing Stars
• Completely Cuckoo
• Radio Days
• Wheelerisms
• Singularities
• Unification Woes
• Seeing Gravity
• The Dark Universe
• The End of Spacetime
• A Spectacular Extrapolation
• Something Is Going to Happen.

"At the core of Einstein's general theory of relativity are a set of equations that explain the relationship among gravity, space, and time--possibly the most perfect intellectual achievement of modern physics. For over a century, physicists have been exploring, debating, and at times neglecting Einstein's theory in their quest to uncover the history of the universe, the origin of time, and the evolution of solar systems, stars, and galaxies. In this sweeping narrative of science and culture, Pedro Ferreira explains the theory through the human drama surrounding it: the personal feuds and intellectual battles of the biggest names in twentieth-century physics, from Einstein and Eddington to Hawking and Penrose. We are in the midst of a momentous transformation in modern physics. As scientists look farther and more clearly into space than ever before, The Perfect Theory engagingly reveals the greater relevance of general relativity, showing us where it started, where it has led, and where it can still take us"-- Provided by publisher.

Learn about the latest discoveries in physics with MODERN PHYSICS. This book offers a contemporary and comprehensive approach to physics with a strong emphasis on applications to help you see how concepts in the book relate to the real world. Discussions on the experiments that led to certain key discoveries illustrate the process behind scientific advances and give you a historical perspective. The book also provides a solid foundation in quantum theory to help you understand more advanced physics concepts.
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• Chapter 1. The Laws of Motion, Part I. Experiment: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table 1.1.1 Skating. (inertia, force, velocity, acceleration, mass, Newton's first and second laws, inertial frames of reference, units).1.2 Falling Balls. (weight, projectile motion, vector components).1.3 Ramps. (net force, Newton's third law, energy, work, energy conservation, potential energy, ramps, mechanical advantage).
• Chapter 2. The Laws of Motion, Part II. Experiment: A Spinning Pie Dish.2.1 Seesaws. (rotational inertia, torque, angular velocity, angular acceleration, rotational mass, Newton's first and second laws of rotation, center of mass, levers).2.2 Wheels. (friction, thermal energy, wheels, bearings, kinetic energy).2.3 Bumper Cars. (momentum, impulse, momentum conservation, angular momentum, angular impulse, angular momentum conservation, Newton's third law of rotation, potential energy and acceleration).
• Chapter 3. Mechanical Objects, Part I. Experiment: Swinging Water Overhead.3.1 Spring Scales. (Equilibrium, stable equilibrium, Hooke's law, oscillation, calibration, center of gravity).3.2 Bouncing Balls. (collisions, energy transfers, vibration, elastic and inelastic collisions).3.3 Carousels and Roller Coasters. (feeling of acceleration, uniform circular motion, centripetal acceleration).
• Chapter 4. Mechanical Objects, Part II. Experiment: High Flying Balls.4.1 Bicycles. (unstable equilibrium, static and dynamic stability, precession).4.2 Rockets and Space Travel. (reaction forces, Newton's law of gravitation, elliptical orbits, Kepler's laws, special and general relativity, equivalence principle).
• Chapter 5. Fluids. Experiment: A Cartesian Diver.5.1 Balloons. (pressure, density, temperature, Archimedes' principle, buoyant force, ideal gas law).5.2 Water Distribution. (hydrostatics, Pascal's principle, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, steady state flow, Bernoulli's equation).
• Chapter 6. Fluids and Motion. Experiment: A Vortex Cannon.6.1 Garden Watering. (viscous forces, laminar and turbulent flows, speed and pressure in a fluid, Reynolds number, chaos, momentum in a fluid).6.2 Balls and Air. (aerodynamic lift and drag, viscous drag, pressure drag, boundary layers, Magnus and wake deflection forces).6.3 Airplanes. (streamlining, lifting wing, angle of attack, induced drag, stalled wing, thrust).
• Chapter 7. Heat and Phase Transitions. Experiment: A Ruler Thermometer.7.1 Woodstoves. (thermal energy, heat, temperature, chemical bonds and reactions, conduction, thermal conductivity, convection, radiation, heat capacity).7.2 Water, Steam, and Ice. (phases of matter, phase transitions, melting, freezing, condensation, evaporation, relative humidity, latent heats of melting and evporation, sublimation, deposition, boiling, nucleation, superheating).7.3 Incandescent Lightbulbs. (electromagnetic spectrum, light, blackbody spectrum, emissivity, Stefan-Boltzmann law, thermal expansion).
• Chapter 8. Thermodynamics. Experiment: Making Fog in a Bottle.8.1 Air Conditioners. (laws of thermodynamics, temperature, heat, entropy, heat pumps and thermodynamic efficiency).8.2 Automobiles. (heat engines and thermodynamic efficiency).
• Chapter 9. Resonance and Mechanical Waves. Experiment: A Singing Wineglass.9.1 Clocks. (time and space, natural resonance, harmonic oscillators, simple harmonic motion, frequency).9.2 Musical Instruments. (sound, music, vibrations in strings, air, and surfaces, higher-order modes, harmonic and nonharmonic overtones, sympathetic vibration, standing and traveling waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, velocity, frequency, and wavelength in mechanical waves, superposition, Doppler effect).9.3 The Sea. (tidal forces, surface waves, dispersion, refraction, reflection, and interference in mechanical waves).
• Chapter 10. Electricity. Experiment: Moving Water Without Touching It.10.1 Static Electricity. (electric charge, electrostatic forces, Coulomb's law, electrostatic potential energy, voltage, charging by contact, electric polarization, electrical conductors and insulators).10.2 Xerographic Copiers. (electric fields and voltage gradients, relationships between shape and field, discharges, electric current, direction of current flow, charging by induction).10.3 Flashlights. (electric circuits, electrical resistance, voltage rises, voltage drops, relationship between current, voltage, and power, Ohm's law).
• Chapter 11. Magnetism and Electrodynamics. Experiment: A Nail and Wire Electromagnet.11.1 Household Magnets. (magnetic pole, magnetostatic forces, Coulomb's law for magnetism, magnetic fields, ferromagnetism, magnetic polarization, magnetic domains, magnetic materials, magnetic flux lines, relationship between currents and magnetic fields).11.2 Electric Power Distribution. (superconductivity, direct and alternating currents, induction, transformers, magnetic field energy, relationship between changing magnetic fields and electric fields, induced emf, Lenz's law, electrical safety).11.3 Electric Generators and Motors. (electromagnetic forces, energy, and work, Lorenz force).
• Chapter 12. Electronics. Experiment: Building an Electronic Kit.12.1 Power Adapters. (quantum physics, wave-particle duality, Pauli exclusion principle, band structure, Fermi level, metals, insulators, and semiconductors, p-n junction, diodes, capacitors).12.2 Audio Players. (analog vs. digital representations, resistors, MOSFETs, logic elements, series and parallel circuits, amplifiers).
• Chapter 13. Electromagnetic Waves. Experiment: Boiling Water in an Ice Cup.13.1 Radio. (electric field energy, relationship between changing electric fields and magnetic fields, tank circuits, speed of light, wave polarization, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, bandwidth).13.2 Microwave Ovens. (speed, frequency, and wavelength in electromagnetic waves, polar and nonpolar molecules, cyclotron motion).
• Chapter 14. Light. Experiment: Splitting the Colors of Sunlight.14.1 Sunlight. (Rayleigh scattering, impedance, refraction, reflection, dispersion, and interference in electromagnetic waves, index of refraction, polarized reflection).14.2 Discharge Lamps. (color vision, primary colors of light and pigment, gas discharges, periodic chart, atomic structure and emission, radiative transitions, Planck's constant, fluorescence, radiation trapping).14.3 Lasers and LEDs. (incoherent and coherent light, spontaneous and stimulated emission, population inversion, laser amplification and oscillation, diffraction, laser safety).
• Chapter 15. Optics. Experiment: Focusing Sunlight.15.1 Cameras. (refracting optics, converging lenses, real images, focus, focal lengths, f-numbers, the lens equation, diverging lenses, virtual images, light sensors, vision and vision correction).15.2 Optical Recording and Communication. (diffraction limit, plane and circular polarization, total internal reflection).
• Chapter 16. Modern Physics. Experiment: Radiation Damaged Paper.16.1 Nuclear Weapons. (nuclear structure, isotopes, radioactivity, uncertainty principle, tunneling, half-life, alpha decay, fission, chain reaction, fusion, transmutation of elements, fallout).16.2 Medical Imaging and Radiation. (X rays, gamma rays, X-ray fluorescence, Bremsstrahlung, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, beta decay, anitimatter, accelerators, magnetic resonance).Appendices.A. Vectors.B. Units, Conversion of Units.Glossary.Solutions to Selected Exercises and Problems.Index.
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This book is an unconventional introduction to physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. It's written for students who seek a connection between science and the world in which they live. "How Things Work" brings science to the reader rather than the reverse. Like the course in which it developed, this book has always been for nonscientists and is written with their interests in mind. Nonetheless, it has attracted students from the sciences, engineering, architecture, and other technical fields who wish to put scientific concepts into context. This book is written in English and organized in a case-study fashion. It conveys an understanding and appreciation for physics by finding physics concepts and principles within the familiar objects of everyday experience. Because its structure is defined by real-life examples, this book necessarily discusses concepts as they're needed and then revisits them later on when they reappear in other objects. Lou Bloomfield is a highly dedicated teacher and one of the most popular professors at University of Virginia, and was the recipient of the 1998 State of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award. Lou has given talks all over the country on teaching physics through everyday objects. He has extreme attention to detail and knowledge of technical physics. He is very tech savvy and has been able to provide many of the photos and illustrations for the text himself.
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This book uses familiar objects to introduce basic physics concepts, demonstrating the excitement and relevance to professionals in a variety of technical fields. Because its structure is defined by real-life examples, this book explores concepts as they are needed and then revisits them later on when they reappear in other objects. It integrates case studies throughout the chapters to easily convey an understanding and appreciation for physics. For example, discussions of skating, falling balls, and bumper cars are included to explain the Laws of Motion. Air conditioners and automobiles are used to explore thermodynamics. Engineers, architects, and professionals in other technical fields will benefit from the material that connects science to our everyday world.
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• * Introduction, Measurement, Estimating * Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension * Kinematics in Two Dimensions
• Vectors * Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion * Circular Motion
• Gravitation * Work and Energy * Linear Momentum * Rotational Motion * Static Equilibrium
• Elasticity and Fracture * Fluids * Oscillations and Waves * Sound * Temperature and Kinetic Theory * Heat * The Laws of Thermodynamics.
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• Introduction, Measurement, Estimating </li> Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension </li> Kinematics in Two Dimensions
• Vectors </li> Dynamics: Newton&#8217--s Laws of Motion </li> Circular Motion
• Gravitation </li> Work and Energy </li> Linear Momentum </li> Rotational Motion </li> Static Equilibrium
• Elasticity and Fracture </li> Fluids </li> Oscillations and Waves </li> Sound </li> Temperature and Kinetic Theory </li> Heat </li> The Laws of Thermodynamics </li> Electric Charge and Electric Field </li> Electric Potential </li> Electric Currents </li> DC Circuits </li> Magnetism </li> Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday&#8217--s Law </li> Electromagnetic Waves </li> Light: Geometric Optics </li> The Wave Nature of Light </li> Optical Instruments </li> The Special Theory of Relativity </li> Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom </li> Quantum Mechanics of Atoms </li> Molecules and Solids </li> Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity </li> Nuclear Energy
• Effects and Uses of Radiation </li> Elementary Particles </li> Astrophysics and Cosmology</li>.
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Elegant, engaging, exacting, and concise, Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, Seventh Edition, helps you view the world through eyes that know physics. Giancoli's text is a trusted classic, known for its elegant writing, clear presentation, and quality of content. Using concrete observations and experiences you can relate to, the text features an approach that reflects how science is actually practiced: it starts with the specifics, then moves to the great generalizations and the more formal aspects of a topic to show you why we believe what we believe. Written with the goal of giving you a thorough understanding of the basic concepts of physics in all its aspects, the text uses interesting applications to biology, medicine, architecture, and digital technology to show you how useful physics is to your everyday life and in your future profession.
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• Introducing Light
• How Light is Reflected: How Light Always Chooses the Quickest Path
• How Light is Deflected: The Quickest Path Applied to Optical Instruments
• Light from Afar - Astronomy from the Greeks to the Present
• Light from the Past - Astrophysics, Retracing Back to the Beginning of the Universe
• Introducing Waves
• Sound Waves
• Light as a Wave
• Making Images - From Photographs to Holograms
• Then There was Light: How Maxwell Predicted Light Would Propagate
• Atoms of Light - The Birth of Quantum Theory
• The Quantum World - A New Philosophy
• Atoms of Light Acting as Particles: Photons Showing Their Particle Nature
• Atoms of Light Acting as Waves: Individual Photons with Wave Properties
• Relativity - How it Began. Einstein's Logical Steps from a Clean Slate
• Living with Relativity: Verifiable Consequences
• Epilogue - The W Particle of Heavy Light. The Unity of Natural Laws.
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• Introducing Light
• Light as a Ray: Reflection
• Light as a Ray: Refraction
• Light from Afar - Astronomy
• Light from the Past - Astrophysics
• Introducing Waves
• Sound Waves
• Light as a Wave
• Making Images
• There was Electricity, There was Magnetism, and Then There was Light -
• 'Atoms of Light' - The Birth of Quantum Theory
• The Development of Quantum Mechanics
• Atoms of Light Acting as Particles
• Atoms of Light Behaving as Waves
• Relativity - Part 1: How It Began
• Relativity - Part 2: Verifiable Predictions
• The Road to 'Heavy Light'.
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This book is the first of its kind devoted to the key role played by light and electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Readers are introduced to philosophical hypotheses such as the economy, symmetry and the universality of natural laws, and are then guided to practical consequences such as the rules of geometrical optics and even Einstein's well-known but mysterious relationship, E = mc2. Most chapters feature a pen picture of the life and character of a relevant scientific figure. These 'Historical Interludes' include, among others, Galileo's conflicts with the Inquisition, Fourier's taunting of the guillotine, Neils Bohr and World War II, and the unique character of Richard Feynman. This second edition has been revised to present information in a more accessible style. Most of the mathematical jargon and equations from the first edition have been transformed into layman's terms. More historical materials have been included to account for the application and understanding of the phenomena of light from pre-historic to present times. The book will be of interest to students and teachers, as well as general readers interested in physics.
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