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for Scientists and Engineers
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By
John Morrison, Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Louisville, KY, USA
Description
Intended for a first course in modern physics, following an introductory course in physics with calculus, Modern Physics for
Scientists and Engineers begins with a brief and focused account of the historical events leading to the formulation of modern quantum
theory, while later chapters delve into the underlying physics. Streamlined content, chapters on semiconductors, Dirac Equation and Quantum
Field Theory, and a robust pedagogy and ancillary package including an accompanying website with computer applets assists students in
learning the essential material.
Contents
- The Wave-Particle Duality
- The Schrodinger Wave Equation
- Operators and Waves
- Hydrogen Aton
- Many-Electron
Atoms
- The Emergence of Masers and Lasers
- Statistical Physics
- Electronic Structure of Solids
- Charge
Carriers in Semiconductors
- Semiconductor Lasers
- Relativity I
- Relativity II
- Particles Physics
- Nuclear Physics
Appendix A: Natural Constants and Conversion Constants
Appendix B: Table of Atomic Masses
Appendix C: Solution of the Oscillator Equation
Appendix D: The Average Value of the Momentum
Appendix E: The Hartree-Fock
Applet
Appendix F: Integrals that Arise in Statistical Physics
Appendix G: The ABINIT Applet
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Hardbound, 488 pages, publication date: JAN-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-375112-6
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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