Modern physics

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Modern physics

Hans C. Ohanian

Prentice-Hall, 1995

2nd ed

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Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Suitable for second courses in physics following calculus-based introductory physics. This text provides a smooth transition from introductory into modern physics-the physics of the 20th century. The mathematics is kept simple, so students can better concentrate on the important physical concepts.

Table of Contents

1. Particles and Waves in Classical Physics. 2. The Theory of Special Relativity. 3. Quanta of Energy. 4. Atomic Structure and Spectral Lines. 5. Wave Mechanics I-Free Particles. 6. Wave Mechanics II-Particles in Potentials. 7. Spin and the Exclusion Principle. 8. Statistical Physics. 9. Electrons in Solids. 10. Nuclear Structure. 11. Nuclear Transmutations. 12. Elementary Particles. Apendices. Problem Answers. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA25076196
  • ISBN
    • 0131244396
  • LCCN
    94038687
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 497 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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