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Angular momentum : an illustrated guide to rotational symmetries for physical systems / William J. Thompson.
Math/Physics/Astronomy Library QC793.3.A5 T48 1994 1 v. + disk
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, William J. (William Jackson), 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Angular momentum (Nuclear physics).
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 461 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wiley, [1994]
- System Details:
- System requirements for accompanying computer disk: Macintosh computer; System software.
- Summary:
- Develops angular momentum theory in a pedagogically consistent way, starting from the geometrical concept of rotational invariance. Uses modern notation and terminology in an algebraic approach to derivations. Each chapter includes examples of applications of angular momentum theory to subjects of current interest and to demonstrate the connections between various scientific fields which are provided through rotations. Includes "Mathematica" and C language programs.
- Notes:
- "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-448) and index.
- ISBN:
- 047155264X
- OCLC:
- 29519356
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