Modern physics : a critical approach / edited by Canio Noce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Noce, C. (Canio), editor.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP ebooks.

IOP ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2020]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

Biography/History:

Professor Canio Noce studied Physics at the University of Salerno and earned a PhD in Physics at the University of Naples "Federico II". Since 1991, he has worked at the University of Salerno, where he is currently Professor of Theoretical Physics, and the director of the specialized Master's course 'New Teaching Methods in Modern Physics', devoted to advanced graduate students and high-school teachers.

Summary:

Intended for science and engineering students with a background in introductory physics and calculus, this textbook creates a bridge between classical and modern physics, filling the gap between descriptive elementary texts and formal graduate textbooks. The book presents the main topics and concepts of special relativity and quantum mechanics, starting from the basic aspects of classical physics and analysing these topics within a modern physics frame. The classical experiments that gave rise to modern physics are also critically discussed, and special emphasis is devoted to solid state physics and its relationship with modern physics.

Contents:

part I. From classical to modern physics. 1. The basic concepts of classical physics as a useful path towards modern physics / Delia Guerra, Ileana Rabuffo and Alfonso Romano

2. Transition from classical physics to quantum physics : the role of interference / Lazzaro Immediata and Sergio Pagano

3. Special relativity : an introduction / Roberto De Luca, Marcello Sette and Alessandro Sorgente

4. What happens to light when it passes through a prism? The early history of spectroscopy / Francesco Avitabile and Angela Nigro

5. Electrical resistivity measurements reveal transport properties / Lazzaro Immediata and Carmine Attanasio

6. The electromagnetic theory of thermal radiation / Roberto De Luca and Alessandro Sorgente

7. The dawn of quantum mechanics / Delia Guerra and Maria Teresa Mercaldo

8. Key concepts in quantum mechanics / Marco Figliolia, Martina Moccaldi and Canio Noce

9. Early attempts to make many-particle physics simple / Marco Figliolia and Alfonso Romano

10. How to look deep inside matter : scanning electron microscopy / Francesco Avitabile and Antonio Vecchione

11. The second revolution of quantum mechanics : a path for beginners from superconductivity to quantum computers / Mario Cuoco and Marcello Sette

12. A new quantum era : from quantum optics to quantum technologies / Antonio Capolupo and Canio Noce

part II. The modern physics behind experiments. 13. The Thomson experiment : cathode rays are still hot / Antonio Leo

14. The Millikan oil drop experiment / Marco Di Mauro

15. The Davisson-Germer experiment / Veronica Granata

16. Current transport and light emission in semiconductors : a simple way to determine the Planck constant / Sergio Pagano and Martina Moccaldi

part III. Learning modern physics through exercises and applets. 17. Graded exercises and problems in modern physics / Antonio Stabile and Canio Noce

18. Using applets to learn modern physics / Marco Figliolia, Antonio Stabile and Canio Noce.

Notes:

"Version: 20200801"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 3, 2020).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780750326773

0750326778

9780750326780

0750326786

OCLC:

1193061846