Basic concepts in physics : from the cosmos to quarks / Masud Chaichian, Hugo Perez Rojas, Anca Tureanu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaichian, M. (Masud), 1941- author.

Perez Rojas, Hugo, author.

Tureanu, Anca, author.

Series:

Undergraduate lecture notes in physics

Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics.

Physics--History.

History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 pages).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Springer, [2021]

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book is the second edition of an excellent undergraduate-level overview of classical and modern physics, intended for students of physics and related subjects, and also perfectly suited for the education of physics teachers. The twelve-chapter book begins with Newtons laws of motion and subsequently covers topics such as thermodynamics and statistical physics, electrodynamics, special and general relativity, quantum mechanics and cosmology , the standard model and quantum chromodynamics. The writing is lucid, and the theoretical discussions are easy to follow for anyone comfortable with standard mathematics. An important addition in this second edition is a set of exercises and problems, distributed throughout the book. Some of the problems aim to complement the text, others to provide readers with additional useful tools for tackling new or more advanced topics. Furthermore, new topics have been added in several chapters; for example, the discovery of extra-solar planets from the wobble of their mother stars, a discussion of the Landauer principle relating information erasure to an increase of entropy, quantum logic, first order quantum corrections to the ideal gas equation of state due to the Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics. Both gravitational lensing and the time-correction in geo-positioning satellites are explained as theoretical applications of special and general relativity. The discovery of gravitational waves, one of the most important achievements of physical sciences, is presented as well. Professional scientists, teachers, and researchers will also want to have this book on their bookshelves, as it provides an excellent refresher on a wide range of topics and serves as an ideal starting point for expanding ones knowledge of new or unfamiliar fields. Readers of this book will not only learn much about physics, they will also learn to love it.

Contents:

Gravitation and Newton Laws

Entropy, Statistical Physics and Information

Electromagnetism and Maxwell's Equations

Electromagnetic Waves

Special Theory of Relativity

Atoms and Quantum Theory

Quantum Electrodynamics

Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein Statistics

Four Fundamental Forces

General Relativity and Cosmology

Unification of the Forces of Nature

Physics and Life.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Chaichian, Masud Basic Concepts in Physics

ISBN:

9783662623138

3662623137

9783662623145

3662623145

9783662623152

3662623153

OCLC:

1255224745

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