Einstein's physics : atoms, quanta, and relativity derived, explained, and appraised / Ta-Pei Cheng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheng, Ta-Pei, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Einstein, Albert.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (831 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton. What exactly did he do that is so important in physics? We provide an introduction to his physics at a level accessible to an undergraduate physics student. All equations are worked out in detail from the beginning. Einstein's doctoral thesis and his Brownian motion paper were decisive contributions to our understanding of matter as composed of molecules and atoms. Einstein was one of the founding fathers of quantum theory: his photon proposal through the investigation of blackbody radiation, his quantum theory of photoelectri

Contents:

pt. I. Atomic nature of matter

pt. II. Quantum theory

pt. III. Special relativity

pt. IV. General relativity

pt. V. Walking in Einstein's steps

pt. VI. Appendices.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-174448-4

0-19-164877-9

1-299-18459-6

0-19-164876-0

OCLC:

828198149