Essays in physics : thirty-two thoughtful essays on topics in undergraduate-level physics / Geoffrey Brooker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooker, Geoffrey, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

'Essays in Physics' is a consideration of the more puzzling and exciting aspects of physics, including discussions of many errors and misconceptions in the field.

Contents:

Electromagnetic energy

Electromagnetism: microscopic and macroscopic fields

Vector theorems

Longitudinal and transverse waves

Transmission lines, the universe and everything

Counting quantum states and field modes

Four-vectors in relativity

The Lorentz transformation

Diffraction integrals and the Kirchhoff approximation

Diffraction at a slit

Symmetry in quantum mechanics

Successive approximation; perturbation theory in quantum mechanics

The hydrogen atom

Identical particles and the helium atom

Helium: energies for singlets and triplets

LS coupling; Hund's rules

Terms in LS coupling

The Zeeman effect

The Einstein A and B coefficients

The Boltzmann distribution and molecular gases

Free energy

Energy of a magnetic body: -m · ơB or + B · ơm?

The Debye theory of solid-state heat capacities

Umklapp collisions and thermal conductivity

Electrons and holes in semiconductors

Heat capacity of electrons

Electrons in a square lattice

Negative feedback

Stability of negative feedback

Quantization of waves: the stretched string

Spontaneous emission of radiation.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-189028-6

0-19-259934-8

OCLC:

1269095508