Basic concepts in physics : from the cosmos to quarks / Masud Chaichian, Hugo Perez Rojas, Anca Tureanu.
Chaichian, M. (Masud), 1941- author.; Perez Rojas, Hugo, author.; Tureanu, Anca, author.
2021
QC21.3 .C49 2021
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Title Basic concepts in physics : from the cosmos to quarks / Masud Chaichian, Hugo Perez Rojas, Anca Tureanu.
Author Chaichian, M. (Masud), 1941- author.
Edition Second edition.
ISBN 9783662623138 (electronic book)
3662623137 (electronic book)
9783662623145 (print)
3662623145
9783662623152 (print)
3662623153
9783662623121
3662623129
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62313-8
Published Berlin, Germany : Springer, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (455 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-662-62313-8 doi
Call Number QC21.3 .C49 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 530.1
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2021).
Added Author Perez Rojas, Hugo, author.
Tureanu, Anca, author.
Series Undergraduate lecture notes in physics.
Available in Other Form Basic Concepts in Physics.
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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.

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