Modern Physics DeMYSTiFied
Published on 1. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-07-163018-4 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding modern physics just got relatively easy! Students struggling through all the complex topics offered in modern physics courses will appreciate the guidance of the tried-and-true Demystified format and style--with hundreds of equations and sample problems. Many of these topics featured in Modern Physics Demystified have not been covered before in any Demystified book, such as statistical physics, solid state physics, models of the atom, nuclear reactions, reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, and molecular physics. Veteran Demystified author David McMahon makes it easy to understand the challenging material.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
75 Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-07-163018-4 (9780071630184)
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Person
David McMahon has worked for several years as a physicist and researcher at one of the National Laboratories. He is the author of Linear Algebra Demystified, Quantum Mechanics Demystified, Relativity Demystified, MATLAB Demystified, and String Theory Demystified, among other successful titles.
Content
1. The Special Theory of Relativity Galilean transformations Invariance of equations Einstein's postulates The Michelson-Morley Experiment Lorentz Coordinate transformations Length contraction and time dilation Velocity transformations Mass, energy, and momentum 2. Photons Review of electromagnetic waves The photoelectric effect The Compton effect Blackbody radiation Pair production, annihilation and absorption of photons 3. The Wavelike Properties of Particles De Broglie's hypothesis Particle waves Uncertainty relations in classical waves Probability interpretation of De Broglie waves The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Wavepackets 4. Models of the Atom The Thompson Model The Rutherford Model The Bohr Model The Hydrogen Spectrum Bohr's theory and the emission of radiation Energy levels in atoms 5. Electrons Orbital angular momentum Magnetic dipole moments Magnetic Dipole moments in external magnetic fields The Zeeman effect Quantization of orbital angular momentum Electron spin Spin-Orbit coupling Fine structure of the atom 6. The Schrodinger Equation What is the Schrodinger equation Wave functions and the particle in a box 7. The Pauli Exclusion Principle Atoms with multiple electrons The Pauli Exclusion principle Multiple particles in a box Bosons versus Fermions 8 The Periodic Table of the Elements 9. Applying the Schrodinger Equation to the Atom 10. Molecules 11. The Nucleus 12. Radioactive Decay 13. Nuclear Reactions 14. Nuclear Power 15. Nuclear Fusion 16. Particle Physics 17. Kinetic Theory of Gases 18. Quantum Statistical Mechanics 19. Solid State Physics 20. Basic Optics Probabilities and normalization The Simple Harmonic Oscillator