Waves and particles : two essays on fundamental physics / Roger G. Newton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newton, Roger G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wave mechanics.

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Quantum theory.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book consists of two separate parts, the first part is on waves and the second part on particles. In part 1, after describing the awesome power of tsunami and the history of their occurrences, the book turns to the history of explaining phenomena by means of mathematical equations. Then it describes other wave phenomena and the laws governing them: the vibration of strings and drums in musical instruments, the sound waves making them audible, ultrasound and its uses, sonar, and shock waves; electromagnetic waves: light waves, refraction, diffraction, why the sky is blue, the rainbow, and t

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; Part I Tsunami and other Waves; Introduction to Part I; 1. The Story of a Tsunami; 2. Science and Mathematics; 3. The Sound of Music; 4. Electromagnetic Waves; Let There be Light...; ...Microwaves and Radio Waves; ...and the Radio; 5. Wave Mechanics and Gravity Waves; Wave Mechanics; Gravitational Waves; 6. Water Waves; Waves in Shallow Water; Waves in Deep Water; 7. And Back to Tsunami; References; Part II. Particles; Introduction to Part II; 8. Atoms; Early Atomism; Evidence for Atoms; The Reality of Atoms; What are Atoms like?; Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus

9. Nuclear Physics10. Another New Particle; 11. Particle Accelerators; The Cyclotron; The Synchrotron and the Big Machines; 12. An Abundance of New Particles; Preliminaries; The New Particles; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 8, 2014).

ISBN:

981-4449-68-7