Modern Physical Theory

Author : Mendel Sachs
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781908979216

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Concepts of Modern Physics by Mendel Sachs Pdf

This book highlights foundational issues in theoretical physics in an informal, open style of lecture. It expresses the flow of ideas in physics — from the period of Galileo and Newton to the contemporary ideas of the quantum and relativity theories, astrophysics and cosmology — as explanations for the laws of matter. Rather than presenting the ideas of physics as a fait accompli, the book leaves it up to the reader to decide which of these 20th-century ideas in science will carry over to the 21st century for our further comprehension of the laws of nature in all domains, from that of elementary particles to cosmology. It is the contention of the author that our future progress in physics comprehension will only take place when the foundational controversies between the quantum and relativity theories are recognized and discussion is given to their resolution. The book, therefore, presents an attitude not normally taken in other present-day books on subjects in contemporary theoretical physics and cosmology. Contents:Philosophy of ScienceClassical Precursors for the Concepts of Modern PhysicsNineteenth Century Physics: Atomism and ContinuityEarly Anomalies and Elementary ParticlesFrom the Old Quantum Theory to Quantum MechanicsQuantum Mechanics: Heisenberg's Matrix Mechanics and the Copenhagen SchoolConcepts of the Theory of RelativityFrom Special to General RelativityThe UniverseConflicts in the Foundations of the Quantum and Relativity Theories Readership: Academics, undergraduates, and graduates in physics and philosophy; interested general readers. Keywords:Quantum Theory;Relativity;Astrophysics;Cosmology;Philosophy of PhysicsKey Features:Differs from other books on theoretical physics in its concentration on contemporary ideas of physics, rather than on its mathematical expressionAddresses those lay readers of science who are interested in the ideas of modern physics at a foundational level, as well as students (both undergraduate and graduate) and professional scientists in physics and astrophysics, with the intention of inducing further dialogue on these subjectsReviews:“Sachs does a good job of explaining the problems and will certainly get you thinking.”Physics World “This is an interesting collection for two reasons. First, relativity and quantum mechanics are discussed … Second, and importantly, this is fundamentally a philosophical treatise … This thoughtful book would work very well as a supplement to an upper-division physics course or as the basis for a philosophy of science class.”Choice

Author : Max Planck
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547194088

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The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics by Max Planck Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics" by Max Planck. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Menas Kafatos,Robert Nadeau
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781468403602

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The Conscious Universe by Menas Kafatos,Robert Nadeau Pdf

This discussion resulted from a dialogue which began some seven years ago between a physicist who specializes in astrophysics, general relativity, and the foundations of quantum theory, and a student of cultural history who had done post-doctoral work in the history and philosophy of science. Both of us at that time were awaiting the results of some experiments being conducted under the direction of the physicist Alain Aspect at the University of Paris-South. ! The experiments were the last in a series designed to test some predictions based on a mathematical 2 theorem published in 1964 by John Bell. There was no expectation that the results of these experiments would provide the basis for developing new technologies. The questions which the experiments were designed to answer concerned the relation ship between physical reality and physical theory in the branch of physics known as quantum mechanics. Like most questions raised by physicists which lead to startling new insights, they were disarmingly simple and direct. Is quantum physics, asked Bell, a self-consistent theory whose predictions would hold in a new class of experiments, or would the results reveal that the apparent challenges of quantum physics to the understanding in classical physics of the relationship between physical theory and physical reality were merely illusory? Answering this question in actual experiments could also, suggested Bell, lead to another, quite dramatic, result.

Author : John Dirk Walecka
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814436915

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Topics in Modern Physics by John Dirk Walecka Pdf

While the two previous books entitled Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations and Advanced Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations exposed the reader to the foundations and frontiers of today's physics, the goal of this third volume is to cover in some detail several topics omitted in the essentially linear progression of the first two. This book is divided into three parts. Part 1 is on quantum mechanics. Analytic solutions to the Schrödinger equation are developed for some basic systems. The analysis is then formalized, concluding with a set of postulates for the theory. Part 2 is on applications of quantum mechanics: approximation methods for bound states, scattering theory, time-dependent perturbation theory, and electromagnetic radiation and quantum electrodynamics. Part 3 covers some selected topics in relativistic quantum field theory: discrete symmetries, the Heisenberg picture, and the Feynman rules for quantum chromodynamics. The three volumes in this series taken together provide a clear, logical, self-contained, and comprehensive base from which the very best students can learn modern physics. When finished, readers should have an elementary working knowledge in the principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century.

Author : John Mcgervey
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323161336

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Introduction to Modern Physics by John Mcgervey Pdf

Introduction to Modern Physics, Second Edition is a 16-chapter text that discusses the principles of modern physics. This book deals first with the basic topics of modern science including the atomic nature of matter and electricity; the theory of relativity; the old quantum theory; waves and particles; and the Schrödinger equation. The subsequent chapters cover other general topics of molecular spectra, superconductivity, and the biological effects of radiation, illustrating the fundamental quantum theory of angular momentum and the harmonic oscillator. The remaining chapters explore the properties of nucleus, nuclear transformation, and interactions of particles. This book is an invaluable source for undergraduate quantum mechanics students.

Author : Carlo Maria Becchi,Massimo D'Elia
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788847016163

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Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Modern Physics by Carlo Maria Becchi,Massimo D'Elia Pdf

These notes are designed as a text book for a course on the Modern Physics Theory for undergraduate students. The purpose is providing a rigorous and self-contained presentation of the simplest theoretical framework using elementary mathematical tools. A number of examples of relevant applications and an appropriate list of exercises and answered questions are also given.

Author : Charles F. Stevens
Publisher : Bradford Book
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Mathematical physics
ISBN : 0262284391

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The Six Core Theories of Modern Physics by Charles F. Stevens Pdf

""The Six Core Theories of Modern Physics" is a useful and amazingly compact compendium of the central equations and concepts of modern physics, treating broad areas while stressing their underlying unity. It stands as an ideal summary of all that a beginning graduate student should have learned, and that other scientists with a physics background will want to recall." -- Dr. Daniel Gardner, Cornell University Medical College Charles Stevens, a prominent neurobiologist who originally trained as a biophysicist (with George Uhlenbeck and Mark Kac), wrote this book almost by accident. Each summer he found himself reviewing key areas of physics that he had once known and understood well, for use in his present biological research. Since there was no book, he created his own set of notes, which formed the basis for this brief, clear, and self-contained summary of the basic theoretical structures of classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, statistical physics, special relativity, and quantum field theory. "The Six Core Theories of Modern Physics" can be used by advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students as a supplement to the standard texts or for an uncluttered, succinct review of the key areas. Professionals in such quantitative sciences as chemistry, engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, and biophysics who need to brush up on the essentials of a particular area will find most of the required background material, including the mathematics.

Author : John Bernhard Stallo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015011898676

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The Concepts and Theories of Modern Physics by John Bernhard Stallo Pdf

Author : Robert Oerter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781101126745

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The Theory of Almost Everything by Robert Oerter Pdf

There are two scientific theories that, taken together, explain the entire universe. The first, which describes the force of gravity, is widely known: Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. But the theory that explains everything else—the Standard Model of Elementary Particles—is virtually unknown among the general public. In The Theory of Almost Everything, Robert Oerter shows how what were once thought to be separate forces of nature were combined into a single theory by some of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. Rich with accessible analogies and lucid prose, The Theory of Almost Everything celebrates a heretofore unsung achievement in human knowledge—and reveals the sublime structure that underlies the world as we know it.

Author : J. E. Baggott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 0198525362

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Beyond Measure by J. E. Baggott Pdf

Presents the problems of quantum theory from the perspective of mathematical formalism. -- Back cover.

Author : Henry Margenau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X002473494

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The Nature of Physical Reality by Henry Margenau Pdf

Author : William Demopoulos,Itamar Pitowsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402048760

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Physical Theory and its Interpretation by William Demopoulos,Itamar Pitowsky Pdf

The essays in this volume were written by leading researchers on classical mechanics, statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and relativity. They detail central topics in the foundations of physics, including the role of symmetry principles in classical and quantum physics, Einstein's hole argument in general relativity, quantum mechanics and special relativity, quantum correlations, quantum logic, and quantum probability and information.

Author : Jean-Louis Basdevant,Jean Dalibard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662042779

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The Quantum Mechanics Solver by Jean-Louis Basdevant,Jean Dalibard Pdf

The Quantum Mechanics Solver is unique as it illustrates the application of quantum mechanical concepts to various fields of modern physics. It aims at encouraging the reader to apply quantum mechanics to research problems in fields such as molecular physics, condensed matter physics or laser physics. Advanced undergraduates and graduate students will find a rich and challenging source of material for further exploration.

Author : Jean-Louis Basdevant,Jean Dalibard
Publisher : Springer
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030137243

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The Quantum Mechanics Solver by Jean-Louis Basdevant,Jean Dalibard Pdf

Motivates students by challenging them with real-life applications of the somtimes esoteric aspects of quantum mechanics that they are learning. Offers completely original excerices developed at teh Ecole Polytechnique in France, which is know for its innovative and original teaching methods. Problems from modern physics to help the student apply just-learnt theory to fields such as molecular physics, condensed matter physics or laser physics.

Author : E. B. Manoukian
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031511998

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How Energy Considerations Have Shaped Our Fundamental Modern Theories of Physics by E. B. Manoukian Pdf