Physics Books
Ebury Publishing You Are the Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic
Book SynopsisTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this book, that combines cutting edge science with real world applications, Chopra and Kafatos redefine our nature of reality and what is possible.Here they ask 9 questions: What Came Before the Big Bang? Why Does the Universe Fit Together So Perfectly? Where Did Time Come From? What Is the Universe Made Of? Is There Design in the Universe?Is the Quantum World Linked to Everyday Life?Do We Live in a Conscious Universe?How Did Life First Begin? Does the brain create the mind?You Are The Universe offers answers that open up new possibilities for all of us to lead more fruitful, peaceful and successful lives.Trade ReviewWorth reading because here’s a medical doctor working hard to marry up Eastern mysticism with Western pragmatism * Jeanette Winterson *The rock star of the new spirituality * Guardian *I highly recommend this for those who are curiously alive * FRED ALAN WOLF, author of The Spiritual Universe *It addresses all the most important questions we can ask ourselves and of science * Ervin Laszlo, author of What is Reality: The New Map of Cosmos *A riveting and absolutely fascinating adventure that will blow your mind wide open! * Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi *
£12.59
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Cosmic Origins: Science’s Long Quest to
Book SynopsisCosmic Origins tells the story of how physicists and astronomers have struggled for more than a century to understand the beginnings of our universe, from its origins in the Big Bang to the modern day. The book will introduce the science as a narrative, by telling the story of the scientists who made each major discovery. It will also address and explain aspects of our theories that some cosmologists are still hesitant to accept, as well as gaps in our knowledge and even apparent inconsistencies in our measurements. Clearly written by a master of scientific exposition, this book will fascinate the curious general reader as well as providing essential background reading for college-level courses on physics and astronomy.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The Expanding Universe.- The Discovery of the Big Bang.- Behind the Veil.- The Dark Universe.- The Age of Precision Cosmology.
£23.99
Princeton University Press Philosophy of Physics
Book SynopsisThis concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory. Tim Maudlin's broad historical overview examines Aristotelian and Newtonian accounts of space and time, and trTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013 "Taking up the conceptual foundations of classical and modern physics, Maudlin explains in a clear manner how Einstein's special and general theories of relativity emerged from Newtonian mechanics and Galilean relativity... This is a solid work that deserves careful study and rewards readers accordingly."--Choice "I would highly recommend Philosophy of Physics to anyone who wants to get a deeper historical and philosophical perspective on the nature of space and time, as well as to any physics student who has been confused by the twin paradox."--Robert M. Wald, Physics Today "Maudlin has successfully undertaken a very difficult task: to write a book about the physical theories of space and time, accessible to every learned person with genuine interest in philosophy and the foundations of physics, with little mathematical prerequisites but without betraying the physical theories. We are really anxious to read the second volume of his work."--Chrysovalantis Stergiou, Metascience "An accessible and highly engaging introduction to the major issues in the physics of space and time."--Matt Farr, Philosophy in ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: The Aim and Structure of These Volumes xi Chapter One Classical Accounts of Space and Time 1 The Birth of Physics 1 Newton's First Law and Absolute Space 4 Absolute Time and the Persistence of Absolute Space 9 The Metaphysics of Absolute Space and Time 12 Chapter Two Evidence for Spatial and Temporal Structure 17 Newton's Second Law and the Bucket Experiment 17 Arithmetic, Geometry, and Coordinates 24 The Symmetries of Space and the Leibniz-Clarke Debate 34 Chapter Three Eliminating Unobservable Structure 47 Absolute Velocity and Galilean Relativity 47 Galilean Space-Time 54 Chapter Four Special Relativity 67 Special Relativity and Minkowski Space-Time 67 The Twins Paradox 77 Minkowski Straightedge, Minkowski Compass 83 Constructing Lorentz Coordinates 87 Chapter Five The Physics of Measurement 106 The Clock Hypothesis 106 Abstract Boosts and Physical Boosts 114 The "Constancy of the Speed of Light" 120 Deeper Accounts of Physical Principles 124 Chapter Six General Relativity 126 Curved Space and Curved Space-Time 126 Geometrizing Away Gravity 131 Black Holes and the Big Bang 140 The Hole Argument 146 Suggested Readings on General Relativity 152 Chapter Seven The Direction and Topology of Time 153 The Geometry of Time 153 Time Travel as a Technical Problem 162 The Direction of Time 165 Appendix: Some Problems in Special Relativistic Physics 171 References 177 Index 181
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Kittels Introduction to Solid State Physics
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: Crystal Structure 1 Periodic Arrays of Atoms 3 Lattice Translation Vectors 4 Basis and the Crystal Structure 5 Primitive Lattice Cell 6 Fundamental Types of Lattices 6 Two-Dimensional Lattice Types 8 Three-Dimensional Lattice Types 9 Index Systems for Crystal Planes 11 Simple Crystal Structures 13 Sodium Chloride Structure 13 Cesium Chloride Structure 14 Hexagonal Close-Packed Structure (hcp) 15 Diamond Structure 16 Cubic Zinc Sulfide Structure 17 Direct Imaging of Atomic Structure 18 Nonideal Crystal Structures 18 Random Stacking and Polytypism 19 Crystal Structure Data 19 Summary 22 Problems 22 Chapter 2: Wave Diffraction And The Reciprocal Lattice 25 Diffraction of Waves by Crystals 27 The Bragg Law 27 Scattered Wave Amplitude 28 Fourier Analysis 29 Reciprocal Lattice Vectors 31 Diffraction Conditions 32 Laue Equations 34 Brillouin Zones 35 Reciprocal Lattice to sc Lattice 36 Reciprocal Lattice to bcc Lattice 38 Reciprocal Lattice to fcc Lattice 39 Fourier Analysis of the Basis 41 Structure Factor of the bcc Lattice 42 Structure Factor of the fcc Lattice 42 Atomic Form Factor 43 Summary 45 Problems 45 Chapter 3: Crystal Binding And Elastic Constants 49 Crystals of Inert Gases 51 Van der Waals–London Interaction 55 Repulsive Interaction 58 Equilibrium Lattice Constants 60 Cohesive Energy 61 Ionic Crystals 62 Electrostatic or Madelung Energy 62 Evaluation of the Madelung Constant 66 Covalent Crystals 69 Metals 71 Hydrogen Bonds 72 Atomic Radii 72 Ionic Crystal Radii 74 Analysis of Elastic Strains 75 Dilation 77 Stress Components 77 Elastic Compliance and Stiffness Constants 79 Elastic Energy Density 79 Elastic Stiffness Constants of Cubic Crystals 80 Bulk Modulus and Compressibility 82 Elastic Waves in Cubic Crystals 82 Waves in the [100] Direction 83 Waves in the [110] Direction 84 Summary 87 Problems 87 Chapter 4: phonons I. Crystal vibrations 91 Vibrations of Crystals with Monatomic Basis 93 First Brillouin Zone 95 Group Velocity 96 Long Wavelength Limit 96 Derivation of Force Constants from Experiment 96 Two Atoms per Primitive Basis 97 Quantization of Elastic Waves 101 Phonon Momentum 102 Inelastic Scattering by Phonons 102 Summary 104 Problems 104 Chapter 5: phonons 11. Thermal properties 107 Phonon Heat Capacity 109 Planck Distribution 109 Normal Mode Enumeration 110 Density of States in One Dimension 110 Density of States in Three Dimensions 113 Debye Model for Density of States 114 Debye T3 Law 116 Einstein Model of the Density of States 116 General Result for D( ) 119 Anharmonic Crystal Interactions 121 Thermal Expansion 122 Thermal Conductivity 123 Thermal Resistivity of Phonon Gas 125 Umklapp Processes 127 Imperfections 128 Problems 130 Chapter 6: Free Electron Fermi Gas 133 Energy Levels in One Dimension 136 Effect of Temperature on the FermiDirac Distribution 138 Free Electron Gas in Three Dimensions 139 Heat Capacity of the Electron Gas 143 Experimental Heat Capacity of Metals 147 Heavy Fermions 149 Electrical Conductivity and Ohm’s Law 149 Experimental Electrical Resistivity of Metals 150 Umklapp Scattering 153 Motion in Magnetic Fields 154 Hall Effect 155 Thermal Conductivity of Metals 158 Ratio of Thermal to Electrical Conductivity 158 Problems 159 Chapter 7: Energy Bands 163 Nearly Free Electron Model 166 Origin of the Energy Gap 167 Magnitude of the Energy Gap 169 Bloch Functions 169 Kronig-Penney Model 170 Wave Equation of Electron in a Periodic Potential 171 Restatement of the Bloch Theorem 175 Crystal Momentum of an Electron 175 Solution of the Central Equation 176 Kronig-Penney Model in Reciprocal Space 176 Empty Lattice Approximation 178 Approximate Solution Near a Zone Boundary 179 Number of Orbitals in a Band 182 Metals and Insulators 183 Summary 184 Problems 184 Chapter 8: Semiconductor Crystals 187 Band Gap 189 Equations of Motion 193 Physical Derivation of 195 Holes 196 Effective Mass 199 Physical Interpretation of the Effective Mass 200 Effective Masses in Semiconductors 202 Silicon and Germanium 204 Intrinsic Carrier Concentration 207 Intrinsic Mobility 210 Impurity Conductivity 211 Donor States 211 Acceptor States 213 Thermal Ionization of Donors and Acceptors 215 Thermoelectric Effects 216 Semimetals 217 Superlattices 218 Bloch Oscillator 219 Zener Tunneling 219 Summary 219 Problems 220 Chapter 9: Fermi Surfaces And Metals 223 Reduced Zone Scheme 225 Periodic Zone Scheme 227 Construction of Fermi Surfaces 228 Nearly Free Electrons 230 Electron Orbits, Hole Orbits, and Open Orbits 232 Calculation of Energy Bands 234 Tight Binding Method for Energy Bands 234 Wigner-Seitz Method 238 Cohesive Energy 239 Pseudopotential Methods 241 Experimental Methods in Fermi Surface Studies 244 Quantization of Orbits in a Magnetic Field 244 De Haas-van Alphen Effect 246 Extremal Orbits 250 Fermi Surface of Copper 251 Magnetic Breakdown 253 Summary 254 Problems 254 Chapter 10: Superconductivity 259 Experimental Survey 261 Occurrence of Superconductivity 262 Destruction of Superconductivity by Magnetic Fields 264 Meissner Effect 264 Heat Capacity 266 Energy Gap 268 Microwave and Infrared Properties 270 Isotope Effect 271 Theoretical Survey 272 Thermodynamics of the Superconducting Transition 272 London Equation 275 Coherence Length 278 BCS Theory of Superconductivity 279 BCS Ground State 280 Flux Quantization in a Superconducting Ring 281 Duration of Persistent Currents 284 Type II Superconductors 285 Vortex State 286 Estimation of Hc1 and Hc2 286 Single Particle Tunneling 289 Josephson Superconductor Tunneling 291 Dc Josephson Effect 291 Ac Josephson Effect 292 Macroscopic Quantum Interference 294 High-Temperature Superconductors 295 Summary 296 Problems 296 Reference 298 Chapter 11: Diamagnetism And Paramagnetism 299 Langevin Diamagnetism Equation 301 Quantum Theory of Diamagnetism of Mononuclear Systems 303 Paramagnetism 304 Quantum Theory of Paramagnetism 304 Rare Earth Ions 307 Hund Rules 308 Iron Group Ions 309 Crystal Field Splitting 309 Quenching of the Orbital Angular Momentum 310 Spectroscopic Splitting Factor 313 Van Vleck Temperature-Independent Paramagnetism 313 Cooling by Isentropic Demagnetization 314 Nuclear Demagnetization 316 Paramagnetic Susceptibility of Conduction Electrons 317 Summary 319 Problems 320 Chapter 12: Ferromagnetism And Antiferromagnetism 323 Ferromagnetic Order 325 Curie Point and the Exchange Integral 325 Temperature Dependence of the Saturation Magnetization 328 Saturation Magnetization at Absolute Zero 330 Magnons 332 Quantization of Spin Waves 335 Thermal Excitation of Magnons 336 Neutron Magnetic Scattering 337 Ferrimagnetic Order 338 Curie Temperature and Susceptibility of Ferrimagnets 340 Iron Garnets 341 Antiferromagnetic Order 342 Susceptibility Below the Néel Temperature 345 Antiferromagnetic Magnons 346 Ferromagnetic Domains 348 Anisotropy Energy 350 Transition Region Between Domains 351 Origin of Domains 353 Coercivity and Hysteresis 354 Single-Domain Particles 356 Geomagnetism and Biomagnetism 357 Magnetic Force Microscopy 357 Summary 359 Problems 359 Chapter 13: Magnetic Resonance 363 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 365 Equations of Motion 368 Line Width 372 Motional Narrowing 373 Hyperfine Splitting 375 Examples: Paramagnetic Point Defects 377 F Centers in Alkali Halides 378 Donor Atoms in Silicon 378 Knight Shift 379 Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance 381 Ferromagnetic Resonance 381 Shape Effects in FMR 382 Spin Wave Resonance 384 Antiferromagnetic Resonance 385 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance 388 Exchange Narrowing 388 Zero-field Splitting 388 Principle of Maser Action 388 Three-Level Maser 390 Lasers 391 Summary 392 Problems 393 Chapter 14: Dielectrics And Ferroelectrics 395 Maxwell Equations 397 Polarization 397 Macroscopic Electric Field 398 Depolarization Field, E1 400 Local Electric Field at an Atom 402 Lorentz Field, E2 404 Field of Dipoles Inside Cavity, E3 404 Dielectric Constant and Polarizability 405 Electronic Polarizability 406 Classical Theory of Electronic Polarizability 408 Structural Phase Transitions 409 Ferroelectric Crystals 409 Classification of Ferroelectric Crystals 411 Displacive Transitions 413 Soft Optical Phonons 415 Landau Theory of the Phase Transition 416 Second-Order Transition 417 First-Order Transition 419 Antiferroelectricity 421 Ferroelectric Domains 421 Piezoelectricity 423 Summary 424 Problems 425 Chapter 15: Plasmons, Polaritons, And Polarons 429 Dielectric Function of the Electron Gas 431 Definitions of the Dielectric Function 431 Plasma Optics 432 Dispersion Relation for Electromagnetic Waves 433 Transverse Optical Modes in a Plasma 434 Transparency of Metals in the Ultraviolet 434 Longitudinal Plasma Oscillations 434 Plasmons 437 Electrostatic Screening 439 Screened Coulomb Potential 442 Pseudopotential Component U(0) 443 Mott Metal-Insulator Transition 443 Screening and Phonons in Metals 445 Polaritons 446 LST Relation 450 Electron-Electron Interaction 453 Fermi Liquid 453 Electron-Electron Collisions 453 Electron-Phonon Interaction: Polarons 456 Peierls Instability of Linear Metals 458 Summary 460 Problems 460 Chapter 16: Optical Processes And Excitons 465 Optical Reflectance 467 Kramers-Kronig Relations 468 Mathematical Note 470 Example: Conductivity of Collisionless Electron Gas 471 Electronic Interband Transitions 472 Excitons 473 Frenkel Excitons 475 Alkali Halides 478 Molecular Crystals 478 Weakly Bound (Mott-Wannier) Excitons 479 Exciton Condensation into Electron-Hole Drops (EHD) 479 Raman Effect in Crystals 482 Electron Spectroscopy with X-Rays 485 Energy Loss of Fast Particles in a Solid 486 Summary 487 Problems 488 Chapter 17: Surface And Interface Physics 491 Reconstruction and Relaxation 493 Surface Crystallography 494 Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction 497 Surface Electronic Structure 498 Work Function 498 Thermionic Emission 499 Surface States 499 Tangential Surface Transport 501 Magnetoresistance in a Two-Dimensional Channel 502 Integral Quantized Hall Effect (IQHE) 503 IQHE in Real Systems 504 Fractional Quantized Hall Effect (FQHE) 507 p-n Junctions 507 Rectification 508 Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Detectors 510 Schottky Barrier 510 Heterostructures 511 n-N Heterojunction 512 Semiconductor Lasers 514 Light-Emitting Diodes 515 Problems 517 Chapter 18: Nanostructures 521 Imaging Techniques for Nanostructures 525 Electron Microscopy 526 Optical Microscopy 527 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 529 Atomic Force Microscopy 532 Electronic Structure of 1D Systems 534 One-dimensional (1D) Subbands 534 Spectroscopy of Van Hove Singularities 535 1D Metals—Coulomb Interactions and Lattice Couplings 537 Electrical Transport in 1D 539 Conductance Quantization and the Landauer Formula 539 Two Barriers in Series-Resonant Tunneling 542 Incoherent Addition and Ohm’s Law 544 Localization 545 Voltage Probes and the Büttiker-Landauer Formalism 546 Electronic Structure of 0D Systems 551 Quantized Energy Levels 551 Semiconductor Nanocrystals 551 Metallic Dots 553 Discrete Charge States 555 Electrical Transport in 0D 557 Coulomb Oscillations 557 Spin, Mott Insulators, and the Kondo Effect 560 Cooper Pairing in Superconducting Dots 562 Vibrational and Thermal Properties 563 Quantized Vibrational Modes 563 Transverse Vibrations 565 Heat Capacity and Thermal Transport 567 Summary 568 Problems 568 Chapter 19: Noncrystalline Solids 573 Diffraction Pattern 575 Monatomic Amorphous Materials 576 Radial Distribution Function 577 Structure of Vitreous Silica, SiO2 578 Glasses 581 Viscosity and the Hopping Rate 582 Amorphous Ferromagnets 583 Amorphous Semiconductors 585 Low Energy Excitations in Amorphous Solids 586 Heat Capacity Calculation 586 Thermal Conductivity 587 Fiber Optics 589 Rayleigh Attenuation 590 Problems 590 Chapter 20: Point Defects 593 Lattice Vacancies 595 Diffusion 598 Metals 601 Color Centers 602 F Centers 602 Other Centers in Alkali Halides 603 Problems 605 Chapter 21: Dislocations 607 Shear Strength of Single Crystals 609 Slip 610 Dislocations 611 Burgers Vectors 614 Stress Fields of Dislocations 615 Low-angle Grain Boundaries 617 Dislocation Densities 620 Dislocation Multiplication and Slip 621 Strength of Alloys 623 Dislocations and Crystal Growth 625 Whiskers 626 Hardness of Materials 627 Problems 628 Chapter 22: Alloys 631 General Considerations 633 Substitutional Solid Solutions— Hume-Rothery Rules 636 Order-Disorder Transformation 639 Elementary Theory of Order 641 Phase Diagrams 644 Eutectics 644 Transition Metal Alloys 646 Electrical Conductivity 648 Kondo Effect 649 Problems 652 Appendix A: Temperature Dependence Of The Reflection Lines 653 Appendix B: Ewald Calculation Of Lattice Sums 656 Ewald-Kornfeld Method for Lattice Sums for Dipole Arrays 659 Appendix C: Quantization Of Elastic Waves: Phonons 660 Phonon Coordinates 661 Creation and Annihilation Operators 663 Appendix D: Fermi-Dirac Distribution Function 664 Appendix E: Derivation Of The Dk/Dt Equation 667 Appendix F: Boltzmann Transport Equation 668 Particle Diffusion 669 Classical Distribution 670 Fermi-Dirac Distribution 671 Electrical Conductivity 673 Appendix G: Vector Potential, Field Momentum, And Gauge Transformations 673 Lagrangian Equations of Motion 674 Derivation of the Hamiltonian 675 Field Momentum 675 Gauge Transformation 676 Gauge in the London Equation 677 Appendix H: Cooper Pairs 677 Appendix I: Ginzburg-Landau Equation 679 Appendix J: Electron-Phonon Collisions 683 Index 687
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Dover Publications Inc. Lectures on Quantum Mechanics
Book SynopsisFour concise, brilliant lectures on mathematical methods in quantum mechanics from Nobel Prizeâwinning quantum pioneer build on idea of visualizing quantum theory through the use of classical mechanics.
£9.49
Dover Publications Inc. Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge
Book SynopsisArticles and speeches by the Nobel Prizeâwinning physicist, dating from 1934 to 1958, offer philosophical explorations of the relevance of atomic physics to many areas of human endeavor. 1961 edition.
£7.12
Princeton University Press Machine Learning for Physics and Astronomy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award, American Astronomical Society"
£34.20
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Man Who Changed Everything
Book SynopsisContents 1. A A country boy 2. A Pins and string 3. A Philosophy 4. A Learning to juggle 5. A Blue and yellow make pink 6. A Saturn and statistics 7. A Cast of characters 8. A Spinning cells 9. A The beautiful equations 10. A The Laird at home 11. A The Cavendish 12. A Last days 13. A Maxwella s legacy 14.Trade Review"This is a wonderful, short biography that gives a vivid account of James Clerk Maxwell's life and work." (Materials Today, June 2004) "...an absorbing account of Maxwell's life and work" (Sunday Telegraph Review, 19th September 2004) "...provides the reader with the opportunity to understand Maxwell's contributions to modern science and technology." (The Mathematical Gazette, March 2005) "...a fascinating book about an inspiring man..." (Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Vol.36, No.3, March 2005)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Chronology: principal events in Maxwell’s life. Cast of characters: Maxwell’s relations and close friends. Introduction. 1. A country boy: Glenlair 1831-1841. 2. Pins and string: Edinburgh Academy 1841-1847. 3. Philosophy: Edinburgh University 1847-1850 4. Learning to juggle: Cambridge 1850-1854. 5. Blue and yellow make pink: Cambridge 1854-1856. 6. Saturn and statistics: Aberdeen 1856-1860. 7. Spinning cells: London 1860-1862. 8. The beautiful equations: London 1862-1865. 9. The Laird at home: Glenlair 1865-1870. 10. The Cavendish: Cambridge 1870-1879. 11. Last days. 12. Maxwell’s legacy. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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Dover Publications Inc. Goodstein D States of Matter
Book SynopsisThis uniquely comprehensive overview by a prominent CalTech physicist provides a modern, rigorous, and integrated treatment of the key physical principles and techniques related to gases, liquids, solids, and their phase transitions. Topics include thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, electronics in metals, Bose condensation, fluid structure, potential energy, Weiss molecular field theory, and many other subjects. 1975 edition.
£20.82
Princeton University Press Modern Classical Physics
Book SynopsisCovers the fundamental concepts and twenty-first-century applications of six major areas of classical physics that every masters- or PhD-level physicist should be exposed to, but often isn't: statistical physics, optics (waves of all sorts), elastodynamics, fluid mechanics, plasma physics, and special and general relativity and cosmology.Trade Review"Winner of the 2018 PROSE Award in Textbook / Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Association of American Publishers""Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics""Roger D. Blandford, Co-Winner of the 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy and Winner of the 2020 Shaw Prize in Astronomy""It is a matter for celebration when two illustrious theoreticians such as Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford provide an in-depth description of the fundamentals of classical physics. . . . The sheer amount of material covered and the effort that has gone into condensing it into a single, beautifully produced volume is extraordinarily impressive."---Malcolm Longair, Nature"A tour through macroscopic physics that features modern treatments of classical topics and insightful treatments of modern ones. . . . Modern Classical Physics is a magnificent achievement."---Edward Witten, Physics Today"An excellent tool for students and researchers as an introduction to classical subjects usually missing from most modern physics curricula. . . . A valuable reference for physicists about modern approaches of the development and applications of classical physics."---Miguel A. F. Sanjuán, Contemporary Physics
£100.00
No Starch Press,US Learn Physics With Functional Programming: A
Book SynopsisThis book teaches you to solve physics problems using the functional programming paradigm. Ideal for first-time programmers and science aficionados alike, it introduces the Haskell programming language and encourages the writing of beautiful code to match the elegant ideas of theoretical physics. Haskell's powerful system of types is capable of encoding important mathematical structures like vectors, derivatives, integrals, scalar fields, and differential equations.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments IntroductionPart I: A Haskell Primer for PhysicistsChapter 1: Calculating with HaskellChapter 2: Writing Basic FunctionsChapter 3: Types and EntitiesChapter 4: Describing MotionChapter 5: Working with ListsChapter 6: Higher-Order FunctionsChapter 7: Graphing FunctionsChapter 8: Type ClassesChapter 9: Tuples and Type ConstructorsChapter 10: Describing Motion in Three DimensionsChapter 11: Creating GraphsChapter 12: Creating Stand-Alone ProgramsChapter 13: Creating 2D and 3D Animations Part II: Expressing Newtonian Mechanics and Solving ProblemsChapter 14: Newton’s Second Law and Differential EquationsChapter 15: Mechanics in One DimensionChapter 16: Mechanics in Three DimensionsChapter 17: Satellite, Projectile, and Proton MotionChapter 18: A Very Short Primer on Relativity Chapter 19: Interacting ParticlesChapter 20: Springs, Billiard Balls, and a Guitar StringPart III: Expressing Electromagnetic Theory and Solving ProblemsChapter 21: ElectricityChapter 22: Coordinate Systems and FieldsChapter 23: Curves, Surfaces, and VolumesChapter 24: Electric ChargeChapter 25: Electric FieldChapter 26: Electric CurrentChapter 27: Magnetic FieldChapter 28: The Lorentz Force LawChapter 29: The Maxwell EquationsAppendix: Installing HaskellBibliographyIndex
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Schaums Outline of Applied Physics 4ed
Book SynopsisTough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.Table of ContentsSchaum's Outline of Applied Physics, 4ed Chapter 1. Useful Math Chapter 2. Vectors Chapter 3. Motion in a Straight Line Chapter 4. Motion in a Vertical Plane Chapter 5. Laws of Motion Chapter 6. Friction Chapter 7. Energy Chapter 8. Momentum Chapter 9. Circular Motion and Gravitation Chapter 10. Rotational Motion Chapter 11. Equilibrium Chapter 12. Simple Machines Chapter 13. Elasticity Chapter 14. Simple Harmonic Motion Chapter 15. Waves and Sound Chapter 16. Fluids at Rest Chapter 17. Fluids in Motion Chapter 18. Heat Chapter 19. Expansion of Solids, Liquids, and Gases Chapter 20. Kinetic Theory of Matter Chapter 21. Thermodynamics Chapter 22. Heat Transfer Chapter 23. Electricity Chapter 24. Electric Current Chapter 25. Direct-Current Circuits Chapter 26. Capacitance Chapter 27. Magnetism Chapter 28. Electromagnetic Induction Chapter 29. Alternating-Current Circuits Chapter 30. Light Chapter 31. Spherical Mirrors Chapter 32. Lenses Chapter 33. Physical and Quantum Optics Chapter 34. Atomic Physics Chapter 35. The Solid State Chapter 36. Nuclear Physics Appendix A. Physical Constants and Quantities Appendix B. Conversion Factors Appendix C. Natural Trigonometric Functions Index
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Schaums 3000 Solved Problems in Physics
Book SynopsisThe ideal review for your physics courseMore than 40 million students have trusted Schaumâs Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaumâs Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice. 3,000 solved problems Problems from every area of physics Clear diagrams and illustrations Comprehensive index Appropriate for all high school and undergraduate physics courses Step-by-step solutions to problems Thousands of practice problems with a wealth of problems on each topic Table of Contents1. Mathematical Introduction * 2. Equilibrium of Concurrent Forces * 3. Kinematics in One Dimension * 4.Newton's Laws of Motion * 5. Motion in a Plane I * 6. Motion in a Plane II * 7. Work and Energy * 8. Power and Simple Machines * 9. Impulse and Momentum * 10. Statics of Rigid Bodies * 11. Rotational Motion I: Kinematics and Dynamics * 12. Rotational Motion II: Kinetic Energy, Angular Impulse, and Angular Momentum * 13. Matter in Bulk * 14. Simple Harmonic Motion * 15. Hydrostatics * 16. Hydrodynamics * 17. Temperature and Thermal Expansion * 18. Heat and Calorimetry * 19. Heat Transfer * 20. Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory * 21. The First Law of Thermodynamics * 22. The Second Law of Thermodynamics * 23. Wave Motion * 24. Sound * 25. Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields * 26. Electric Potential and Capacitance * 27. Simple Electric Circuits * 28. The Magnetic Field * 29. Magnetic Properties of Matter * 30. Induced EMF: Generators and Motors * 31. Inductance * 32. Electric Circuits * 33. Electromagnetic Waves * 34. Light and Optical Phenomena * 35. Mirrors, Lenses, and Optical Instruments * 36. Interference, Diffraction, and Polarization * 37. Special Relativity * 38. Particles of Light and Waves of Matter * 39. Modern Physics: Atoms, Nuclei, Solid-State Electronics
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Oxford University Press The History of Physics
Book SynopsisHow does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind''s place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial laboratories that manufacture marvels? This Very Short Introduction introduces us to Islamic astronomers and mathematicians calculating the size of the earth whilst their caliphs conquered much of it; to medieval scholar-theologians investigating light; to Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton, measuring, and trying to explain, the universe. We visit the ''House of Wisdom'' in 9th-century Baghdad; Europe''s first universities; the courts of the Renaissance; the Scientific Revolution and the academies of the 18th century; and the increasingly specialised world of 20th and 21st century science. Highlighting the shifting relationship between physics, philosophy, mathematics, and technology - and the implications for humankind''s self-understanding - Heilbron explores the changing place and purpose of physics in the cultures and societies that have nurtured it over the centuries. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewA comprehensive treatment of the history of physics in the West * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *Pick up a copy to get to grips with the 2500-year history of physics. * Tushna Commissariat, Physics World *Elegantly written and entertaining. * Daan Wegener, Isis Review *This book is essential reading. Insightful ... never boring. * Frost Magazine *delightful... Heilbron leaves us rooted in lived reality * Nature, Robert P. Crease *manages to pack an awful lot into that very short space ... interesting and informative for non-scientists * A Hermit's Progress *The book is effectively a short history of ideas that moves around the cultures of Europe depending on time and place, so there is a fascinating chapter on Islamic contributions. * Network Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Invention and Diversity in Greece and Rome 2: Selection and Development in Islam 3: Domestication in the West 4: A Second Creation 5: Classical Physics and its Cure 6: From Old World to New 7: By Way of Conclusion References and Further Reading Index
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Science
Book SynopsisA writer, broadcaster, and photographer, Editorial Consultant Adam Hart-Davis is a popular and respected explainer of science and engineering. He presented the BBC series What the Romans Did For Us, followed by further programmes on the Victorians, Tudors and Stuarts, and Ancients. He also co-presented Tomorrow's World, Science Shack, The Cosmos: A Beginner's Guide, and Just Another Day, about the science and technology of everyday life. He is the author of more than 35 books on science, invention, and history.
£28.00
Dover Publications Inc. The Principle of Relativity A Collection of
Book SynopsisEleven papers that forged the general and special theories of relativity include seven papers by Einstein, two by Lorentz, and one each by Minkowski and Weyl. 1923 edition.
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Faber & Faber What a Wonderful World Life the Universe and
Book SynopsisWith wit, colour and clarity, What A Wonderful World quickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the 21st century works. From economics to physics and biology to philosophy, Marcus Chown explains the complex forces that shape our universe. Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work - or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans get to dominate the Earth? Why is there something rather than nothing?In What a Wonderful World, Marcus Chown, bestselling author of Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You and the Solar System app, uses his vast scientific knowledge and deep understanding of extremely complex processes to answer simple questions about the workings of our everyday lives. Lucid, witty and hugely entertaining, it explains the basics of our essential existence, st
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Princeton University Press The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Book Synopsis"Original essay 'The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge' copyright A1939 by Harper's Magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduced from the October issue by special permission"--Title page verso.Trade Review"[Flexner's] 1939 essay ... advocates for unfettered inquiry that, paradoxically and unexpectedly, has often resulted in extraordinary utility... Dijkgraaf ... weaves Flexner's personal story together with compelling new examples that support Flexner's thesis... [He] beautifully expounds on Flexner's view of the lengthy and often unpredictable research path."--Craig Tovey, Science "[R]eaders will discover a timeless essay by Abraham Flexner written in 1939 on the Usefulness of Useless Knowledge and a companion essay ... by [Robbert Dijkgraaf] which shows that Flexner's vision is perhaps more relevant today... During recent decades, scholarship and funding for STEM education have reached a critical stage that was foreseen by Flexner. [Dijkgraaf] states that scientists and scholars have a role to play in educating the public on the value of useless knowledge."--Jean Worsley, NSTA Recommends "Flexner's essay needs to be reread, not just by government officials and business leaders but by scientists and voters as well."--Gillian Tett, Financial Times "There is a timeless relevance about Flexner's words in this essay written 78 years ago."--Wan Lixin, Shanghai Daily "A small and hugely powerful book."--Karen Shook, Times Higher Education "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge is a book that should be in the library of all those who undertake any manner of inquiry, be it scientific or humanistic, amateur or professional. Furthermore, it should not be read only once but turned to again and again for inspiration, for motivation, and indeed, even for comfort. For in a world so relentlessly focused on tangible achievement and commercialization, the reminder that there were, and continue to be, those in who knew and still understand the importance of unbridled curiosity to the health of the human mind and spirit is of inestimable importance."--John E. Riutta, Well-Read Naturalist "[L]ively, powerful, and surprisingly timely."--Donald L. Drakeman, Public DiscourseTable of ContentsThe World of Tomorrow - Robbert Dijkgraaf 1 The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge - Abraham Flexner 49 About the Authors 89 Further Reading 91
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McGraw-Hill Education Schaums Outline of College Physics Twelfth
Book SynopsisTough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too Pricey?Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 700 fully-solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to the revised online Schaumâs.com websiteâit's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand.Schaumâs Outline of College Physics, 12th Edition features:â Updated content to match the lateTable of Contents1. Introduction to Vectors • 2. Uniformly Accelerated Motion • 3. Newton's Laws • 4. Equilibrium Under the Action of Concurrent Forces • 5. Equilibrium of a Rigid Body Under Coplanar Forces • 6. Work, Energy, and Power • 7. Simple Machines • 8. Impulse and Momentum • 9. Angular Motion in a Plane • 10. Rigid-Body Rotation • 11. Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs • 12. Density: Elasticity • 13. Fluids at Rest • 14. Fluids in Motion • 15. Thermal Expansion • 16. Ideal Gases • 17. Kinetic Theory • 18. Heat Quantities • 19. Transfer of Thermal Energy • 20. First Law of Thermodynamics • 21. Entropy and the Second Law • 22. Wave Motion • 23. Sound • 24. Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields • 25. Electric Potential; Capacitance • 26. Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law • 27. Electrical Power • 28. Equivalent Resistance; Simple Circuits29. Kirchhoff's Laws • 30. Forces in Magnetic Fields • 31. Sources of Magnetic Fields • 32. Induced EMF; Magnetic Flux33. Electric Generators and Motors • 34. Inductance; R-C and R-L Time Constants • 35. Alternating Current • 36. Reflection of Light • 37. Refraction of Light • 38. Thin Lenses • 39. Optical Instruments • 40. Interference and Diffraction of Light • 41. Relativity • 42. Quantum Physics and Wave Mechanics • 43. The Hydrogen Atom • 44. Multielectron Atoms • 45. Nuclei and Radioactivity • 46. Applied Nuclear Physics
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Pearson Education Science of Sound The
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsUPDATED! I. VIBRATIONS, WAVES, AND SOUNDS. 1. What is Sound? 2. Vibrating Systems. 3. Waves. 4. Resonance. II. PERCEPTION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOUND. 5. Hearing. 6. Sound Pressure, Power, and Loudness. 7. Pitch and Timbre. 8. Combination Tones and Harmony. 9. Musical Scales and Temperament. III. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 10. String Instruments. 11. Brass Instruments. 12. Woodwind Instruments. 13. Percussion Instruments. 14. Keyboard Instruments. IV. THE HUMAN VOICE. 15. Speech Production. 16. Speech Recognition, Analysis, and Synthesis. 17. Singing. REVISED! V. ELECTROACOUSTICS. 18. Electronic Circuits. 19. Loudspeakers. 20. Microphones, Amplifiers, and Tuners. 21. Digital Circuits and Techniques. 22. Sound Recording. REVISED! VI. ROOM ACOUSTICS. 23. Auditorium Acoustics. 24. Electronic Reinforcement of Sound. 25. Small Rooms, Home Listening Rooms and Recording Studios. NEW! VII. ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER MUSIC. 26. Music Technology and its Origins. 27. Analog Electronic Music. 28. Digital Audio and Processing. 29. Computer Music and Virtual Acoustics. REVISED! VIII. ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND. 30. Noise in the Environment. 31. Effects of Noise on People. 32. Control of Noise.
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Liveright American Eclipse
Book SynopsisRichly illustrated and meticulously researched,American Eclipseultimately depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and expose its latent genius
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Oxford University Press Oxford Revise AQA A Level Physics Complete
Book SynopsisOxford Revise is a fresh, evidence-based approach to studying; created by the teacher-trusted Oxford Science author team and informed by the latest research into the best ways to make learning stick, it organises content in the most effective way for successful learning, ideal for independent study throughout the school year and in the lead-up to exams. Based on principles of cognitive science, the simple three-step Knowledge, Retrieval, and Practice approach helps students to organise information and commit it to long-term memory, improve retention and recall, and apply knowledge successfully with extensive exam-style practice. It''s everything students need to study effectively and fully prepare for their exams, in one convenient book. Each paperback purchased includes free access to an ebook version of the title. Details on how to access it are printed inside the book. Answers will be available online at oxfordrevise.com/scienceanswers.
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Pearson Education Limited Edexcel A Level Science AS Physics Students Book
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John Murray Press Frequently Asked Questions About the Universe
Book SynopsisYou've got questions: about space, time, gravity, and the odds of meeting your older self inside a wormhole. All the answers you need are right here.As a species, we may not agree on much, but one thing brings us all together: a need to know. We all wonder, and deep down we all have the same big questions. Why can't I travel back in time? Where did the universe come from? What's inside a black hole? Can I rearrange the particles in my cat and turn it into a dog?Physics professor Daniel Whiteson and researcher-turned-cartoonist Jorge Cham are experts at explaining science in ways we can all understand, in their books and on their popular podcast, Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe. With their signature blend of humour and oh-now-I-get-it clarity, Jorge and Daniel offer short, accessible, and lighthearted answers to some of the most common, most outrageous, and most profound questions about the universe they've been asked.This witty, entertaining, and fully illustrated book is an essential troubleshooting guide for the perplexing aspects of reality, big and small, from the invisible particles that make up your body to the identical version of you currently reading this exact sentence in the corner of some other galaxy. If the universe came with an FAQ, this would be it.Trade ReviewDelightful, funny, and yet rigorous and intelligent: only Jorge and Daniel can reach this exquisite balance -- CARLO ROVELLI, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and HelgolandEasy-to-understand explanations of complex scientific theories and concepts. . . . This quirky, easily digestible book makes for a fun read * Library Journal *Cham and Whiteson use nontechnical language and humor to discuss the most up-to-date theories about the cosmos and humans' place in it. Illustrated with Cham's science-themed cartoons, the book is both educational and entertaining * Physics Today *Amusing intro to the mysteries of the cosmos. . .The authors' answers always feel fresh, and Cham's fun cartoons are a treat. Entertaining and satisfying, this is sure to please * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *The authors' work fits neatly into the recently burgeoning market of breezy pop-science books full of jokes, asides, and cartoons that serve as introductions to concepts that require much further study to fully understand. A solid foundational education in a handful of lively scientific topics * Kirkus *These are some of the biggest questions humanity has ever asked and the authors tackle them with wit, humor, expertise, and humility . . . an excellent, easy-to-understand resource for curious people who want to start learning about cosmology * Booklist *A treat of a read * The Sun *
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WW Norton & Co The Warped Side of Our Universe: An Odyssey
Book SynopsisNearly two decades in the making, The Warped Side of Our Universe marks the historic collaboration of Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne and award-winning artist Lia Halloran. It brings to vivid life the wonders and wildness of our universe’s “Warped Side”—objects and phenomena made from warped space and time, from colliding black holes and collapsing wormholes to twisting space vortices and down-cascading time. Through poetic verse and otherworldly paintings, the authors explicate Thorne’s and colleagues’ astrophysical discoveries and speculations, with an epic narrative that asks: How did the universe begin? Can anything travel backwards in time? And what weird and marvellous phenomena inhabit the Warped Side? Featuring more than 100 paintings, including a soaring Stephen Hawking, this one-of-a-kind volume, with its multiple gatefolds, takes us on an Odyssean voyage into and through The Warped Side of Our Universe.Trade Review"A fascinating account of our universe's most bewildering phenomena written entirely in verse... Dimension-defying paintings decorate every page. The textual and visual narrative that emerges is something akin to an epic poem about the nature of spacetime.... The enigmatic concepts discussed in ‘The Warped Side of Our Universe’ are some of the most difficult for humans to understand, but Mr. Thorne’s verse and Ms. Halloran’s art bring these far-out concepts down to earth. Even what the eye can’t see can be beautiful." -- Angelina Torre - The Wall Street Journal"Evocative... an ambitious art-science artifact.. grounded in cutting-edge research" -- David Kaiser - Science Magazine"Physicist Kip Thorne and artist Lia Halloran find a novel approach to exploring these topics in startling detail. The collaboration between the two is just as fascinating as the book itself...Written in verse form, Thorne’s writing is perfectly complemented by Halloran’s vivid illustrations in explaining how that research has pierced a universe that is ‘varied and vast.’ The paintings portray a swirling universe of wonders, explaining a black hole’s characteristics with images of Halloran’s wife being bent by its warped spacetime." -- Andrew DeMillo - Associated Press
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Colourpoint Creative Ltd Physics Questions for CCEA AS Level
Book SynopsisCovering AS1, AS2 and AS3 of the Physics AS specification from CCEA, this book provides a bank of 276 original practice questions with answers. They are not past paper questions and have all been subject to a detailed quality assurance process by an independent Physics expert. Useful for homework, setting as classwork or for pupil exam practice. Includes a set of questions on practical techniques and data analysis. Detailed answers include an indication of the process used to obtain the solution. Contents Unit AS 1: Forces, Energy and Electricity 1.1 Physical Quantities 1.2 Scalars and Vectors 1.3 Principle of Moments 1.4 Linear Motion 1.5 Dynamics 1.6 Newton’s Laws of Motion 1.7 Linear Momentum and Impulse 1.8 Work Done, Potential and Kinetic Energy 1.9 Electric Current, Charge, Potential Difference and Electromotive Force 1.10 Resistance and Resistivity 1.11 Internal Resistance and Electromotive Force 1.12 Potential Divider Circuits Unit AS 2: Waves, Photons and Astronomy 2.1 Waves 2.2 Refraction 2.3 Part 1, Lenses 2.3 Part 2, Defects of vision 2.4 Part 1, Superposition 2.4 Part 2, Interference 2.4 Part 3, Diffraction 2.5 Quantum Physics 2.6 Wave–Particle Duality 2.7 Astronomy Unit AS 3: Practical Techniques and Data Analysis AnswersTable of ContentsQuestions cover the following topics: 1.1 Physical Quantities, 1.2 Scalars and Vectors, 1.3 Principle of Moments, 1.4 Linear Motion, 1.5 Dynamics, 1.6 Newton's Laws of Motion, 1.7 Linear Momentum and Impulse, 1.8 Work Done, Potential & Kinetic Energy, 1.9 Electric Current & Charge, Potential Difference and Electromotive Forces, 1.10 Resistance and Resistivity, 1.11 Internal Resistance & Electromotive Force, 1.12 Potential Dividers, 2.1 Waves, 2.2 Refraction, 2.3 Lenses & Defects of Vision, 2.4 Superposition, Interference & Diffraction, 2.5 Quantum Physics, 2.6 Wave-particle Duality, 2.7 Astronomy, 3 Practical Techniques & Data Analysis
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) Head Start to ALevel Physics with Online Edition
Book SynopsisSet yourself up for A-Level Physics success with CGP''s splendid Head Start book - suitable for all exam boards! It''ll make sure you''re fully up-to-date with key GCSE topics you'll need, with superb study notes, examples, and practice questions. Then it''s time to introduce big new A-Level ideas - all clearly explained from day one. Plus, we've included a free Online Edition, to read on your pc or tablet.For more brilliant A-Level prep, check out CGP''s brilliant guide to Essential Maths Skills for A-Level Physics (9781782944713)!
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Coordination Group Publications Ltd (CGP) ALevel Physics AQA Year 1 AS Complete Revision
Book SynopsisThe key for success in AQA AS-Level (and Year 1 of A-Level) Physics is with this CGP Complete Revision & Practice book. It's packed with straightforward study notes, helpful examples and full-colour diagrams. We've included more challenging exam practice than ever before with plenty of practice questions and exam-style questions (with detailed answers) for every topic - plus a section of mixed (synoptic) practice testing different parts of the course. To round things off there's a section of in-depth advice on Practical Skills. There's even a free Online Edition of the whole book - just use the code printed inside the book to access it on your PC, Mac or tablet. For even more practice don't miss CGP's Year 1 of AQA A-Level Physics Exam Practice Workbook (9781782949145).
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Scribe Publications The Age of Uncertainty: how the greatest minds in
Book SynopsisThe epic, page-turning history of how a group of physicists toppled the Newtonian universe in the early decades of the twentieth century. Marie Curie, Max Planck, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, and Albert Einstein didn’t only revolutionise physics; they redefined our world and the reality we live in. In The Age of Uncertainty, Tobias Hürter brings to life the golden age of physics and its dazzling, flawed, and unforgettable heroes and heroines. The work of the twentieth century’s most important physicists produced scientific breakthroughs that led to an entirely new view of physics — and a view of the universe that is still not fully understood today, even as evidence for its accuracy is all around us. The men and women who made these discoveries were intellectual adventurers, renegades, dandies, and nerds, some bound together by deep friendship; others, by bitter enmity. But the age of relativity theory and quantum mechanics was also the age of wars and revolutions. The discovery of radioactivity transformed science, but also led to the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Throughout The Age of Uncertainty, Hürter reminds us about the entanglement of science and world events, for we cannot observe the world without changing it.Trade Review‘Intriguing and well-written … The Age of Uncertainty cleverly interweaves the stories of the leading early 20th-century physicists with the political and personal events that shaped their lives … Hürter’s formidable grasp of the great period of quantum discovery represents a new, exciting approach to the literature about this momentous era.’ * The Wall Street Journal *‘Remarkable … Hürter treats his subjects like the cast in a nail-bitingly enthralling drama … A stark reminder that epic thrillers aren’t always found in the fiction section.’ -- Jane Graham * Big Issue *‘Highlights the work of Marie Curie, Max Planck, Wolfgang Pauli, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger, Albert Einstein, and others did together to shake up physics and introduce quantum mechanics, arguing that the field’s discovery was a collaborative effort.’ * Publishers Weekly *‘Hürter guides us through the time when physicists developed their fundamental theories.’ * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung *‘[The Age of Uncertainty's] great strength lies in the way Tobias Hürter brings together the cast of driven, gifted and all-too-human scientists who upended Newtonian physics, showing how the dynamics between them spurred their discoveries. Quantum mechanics is made accessible to the general reader through key moments in the scientists’ careers, such as Marie Curie’s discovery of radium, Einstein’s theory of relativity and Niels Bohr’s model of the atom, culminating in the race to produce an atomic bomb.’ -- Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp * The Sydney Morning Herald *‘Hürter makes the history of this important period in science and beyond highly readable … It is also an extremely interesting history on the personal and political level … Highly recommended for those with an interest in science and the people who did it.’ -- Tim Mendham * The Skeptic *
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Macmillan Learning Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern
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Pearson Education Limited University Physics with Modern Physics Global
Book SynopsisRoger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and he did his doctoral research in nuclear theory at Stanford University under the direction of Professor J. Dirk Walecka. Dr Freedman came to UCSB in 1981 after three years of teaching and research at the University of Washington. At UCSB, Dr Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has published research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has done extensive work on making physics lectures a more interactive experience by using classroom response systems and pre-lecture videos. In the 1970s Dr. Freedman worked as a comic book letterer and helped organise the San Diego Comic-Con (noTable of Contents Volume 1 contains Chapters 1–20 Volume 2 contains Chapters 21–37 Volume 3 contains Chapters 37–44 CHAPTER 1: MECHANICS Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors Motion Along a Straight Line Motion in Two or Three Dimensions Newton's Laws of Motion Applying Newton's Laws Work and Kinetic Energy Potential Energy and Energy Conservation Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions Rotation of Rigid Bodies Dynamics of Rotational Motion Equilibrium and Elasticity Fluid Mechanics Gravitation Periodic Motion WAVES/ACOUSTICS Mechanical Waves Sound and Hearing THERMODYNAMICS Temperature and Heat Thermal Properties of Matter The First Law of Thermodynamics The Second Law of Thermodynamics ELECTROMAGNETISM Electric Charge and Electric Field Gauss's Law Electric Potential Capacitance and Dielectrics Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force Direct-Current Circuits Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces Sources of Magnetic Field Electromagnetic Induction Inductance Alternating Current Electromagnetic Waves OPTICS The Nature and Propagation of Light Geometric Optics Interference Diffraction MODERN PHYSICS Relativity Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles Particles Behaving as Waves Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure Molecules and Condensed Matter Nuclear Physics Particle Physics and Cosmology
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Penguin Books Ltd The Science of Can and Cant
Book SynopsisA young theoretical physicist''s guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal the full scope of our universeThere is a vast class of properties that science has so far almost entirely neglected. These properties are central to an understanding of physical reality both at an everyday level and at the level of fundamental phenomena, yet they have traditionally been thought of as impossible to incorporate into fundamental explanations. They relate not only to what is true - the actual - but to what could be true - the counterfactual. This is the science of can and can''t.Chiara Marletto, a pioneer in this field, explores the promise that this fascinating, far-reaching approach holds not only for revolutionizing how fundamental physics is formulated, but also for confronting existing technological challenges, from delivering the next generation of information-processing devices to designing AI. In each chapter, Marletto sets out how counterfactuals can solve a vexed open problem in science, and demonstrates that by contemplating the possible as well as the actual, we can break down barriers to knowledge and form a more complete and fruitful picture of the universe.''Clear, sharp and imaginative... The Science of Can and Can''t will open the doors to a dazzling set of concepts and ideas that will change deeply the way you look at the world'' David Deutsch, bestselling author of The Beginning of InfinityTrade ReviewChiara Marletto is trying to build a master theory - a set of ideas so fundamental that all other theories would spring from it. Her first step: Invoke the impossible * Quanta Magazine *A wonderful book, which has taught me new ways of thinking and expanded my mind. It's extremely beautifully written, full of wonder and passion and humour and energy -- Hermione LeeClear, sharp and imaginative... The Science of Can and Can't will open the doors to a dazzling set of concepts and ideas that will change deeply the way you look at the world -- David Deutsch, author of The Beginning of InfinityI enjoyed this book very much, not least because of the freshness of its approach to a subject that can easily become hard for the non-scientific mind to grasp. The theory of 'can and can't' is an intriguing way of describing problems that are not only scientific (it describes very well what a storyteller does, for instance), and Marletto's account of some things I thought I more or less understood (the nature of digital information, for one) illuminated them from an angle that showed them more clearly than I'd seen them before. -- Philip PullmanA revolutionary recasting of physics... [It] re-enchants the world and enriches our place in it. * New Scientist *Hugely ambitious, Chiara Marletto is the herald for a revolutionary new direction for physics. This book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of physics -- Professor Lee Smolin, author of Time RebornChiara Marletto writes well about deep issues. I particularly like her suggestion that the current impasse in attempts to unite gravity and quantum mechanics might be broken if we concentrate on what things the two theories tell us can and can't be done -- Julian Barbour, author of The Janus Point[Marletto] calls for physics to move beyond its dependence on such conditions and rules as Newton's laws of motion, argues that the "traditional conception" of physics is limiting, and urges that counterfactuals offer a more complete picture of the physical world. Marletto leads a whirlwind tour of such scientific concepts as motion and the possibility of a perpetual motion machine; thermodynamics and "the theory of the universal constructor"; and quantum computing and the possibility of a universal quantum computer that uses "all of quantum theory" * Publishers Weekly *Novel and interesting -- Priyamvada Natarajan * Wall Street Journal *
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Gauge Fields, Knots And Gravity
Book SynopsisThis is an introduction to the basic tools of mathematics needed to understand the relation between knot theory and quantum gravity. The book begins with a rapid course on manifolds and differential forms, emphasizing how these provide a proper language for formulating Maxwell's equations on arbitrary spacetimes. The authors then introduce vector bundles, connections and curvature in order to generalize Maxwell theory to the Yang-Mills equations. The relation of gauge theory to the newly discovered knot invariants such as the Jones polynomial is sketched. Riemannian geometry is then introduced in order to describe Einstein's equations of general relativity and show how an attempt to quantize gravity leads to interesting applications of knot theory.
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Basic Books The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. II
Book SynopsisAs a fundamental aspect of our knowledge of the physical world, quantum mechanics remains a vital subject in physics. This is a collection of the late Richard P Feynman's lectures. It is suitable for students of physics and those seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Richard Feynman.
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The University of Chicago Press General Relativity from A to B
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Basic Books The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. I
Book SynopsisAs a fundamental aspect of our knowledge of the physical world, quantum mechanics remains a vital subject in physics. This is a collection of the late Richard P Feynman's lectures. It is suitable for students of physics and those seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Richard Feynman.
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Basic Books The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. III
Book SynopsisThe whole thing was basically an experiment, Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman''s lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight.Timeless and collectible, the lectures are essential reading, not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Feynman.
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Oxford University Press The Lazy Universe
Book SynopsisThis is a rare book on a rare topic: it is about ''action'' and the Principle of Least Action. A surprisingly well-kept secret, these ideas are at the heart of physical science and engineering. Physics is well known as being concerned with grand conservatory principles (e.g. the conservation of energy) but equally important is the optimization principle (such as getting somewhere in the shortest time or with the least resistance). The book explains: why an optimization principle underlies physics, what action is, what `the Hamiltonian'' is, and how new insights into energy, space, and time arise. It assumes some background in the physical sciences, at the level of undergraduate science, but it is not a textbook. The requisite derivations and worked examples are given but may be skim-read if desired. The author draws from Cornelius Lanczos''s book The Variational Principles of Mechanics (1949 and 1970). Lanczos was a brilliant mathematician and educator, but his book was for a postgraduate audience. The present book is no mere copy with the difficult bits left out - it is original, and a popularization. It aims to explain ideas rather than achieve technical competence, and to show how Least Action leads into the whole of physics.Trade ReviewJennifer Coopersmith has written a most welcome book, the first historically and philosophically motivated full study since two classics written nearly a half-century ago... [She] has attempted and succeeded admirably I believe in her aim to write a modern book on the history and philosophy of the action principles, as well as to give the technical details. * Chris Gray, American Journal of Physics *Any careful reader of this book will seek out the monograph without fail and benefit from its perusal... I have no hesitations in recommending this book to any physical scientist or engineer who wants to understand variational principles better. * M. P. Gururajan, Contemporary Physics *Recommended. * CHOICE *[C]ontagious enthusiasm and a sense of humour unusual in this kind of literature ... The first part is excellent reading for anybody with an interest in the history and philosophy of science. I also recommend the book to students in physics and mathematics who are willing to dig deeper into this subject after taking classes in analytical mechanics, and I believe that it is accessible to any student in STEM disciplines. Practitioners in physics from any sub-discipline will enjoy a refresh and a different point of view that puts their tools of the trade in a broader context. * Andrea Giammanco, CERN Courier *Inspired by the monumental work of Lanczos, Jennifer Coopersmith has constructed a beautiful exposition of the philosophical basis underlying classical mechanics. It has enough technical meat to be interesting to an expert, while remaining accessible to a novice. * Gerald Jay Sussman, Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *This is a well written and comprehensible presentation of some of the most fascinating and fundamental principles which theoretical physics has uncovered. The author has done a great job in making accessible 'as if-laws' to a broader audience. * Helmut Pulte, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany *This book has a general audience: every practicing physicist -- and a specific audience: every physics textbook writer. Envision and teach physics powerfully and directly with energy, action, and the Principle of Least Action. * Edwin F. Taylor, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *Table of ContentsAPPENDICES
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The University of Chicago Press General Relativity
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Alma Books Ltd Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind the
Book SynopsisNow a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physics In this compelling memoir, Jane Hawking, Stephen Hawking’s first wife, relates the inside story of their extraordinary marriage. As Stephen’s academic renown soared, his body was collapsing under the assaults of motor-neuron disease, and Jane’s candid account of trying to balance his twenty-four-hour care with the needs of their growing family will be inspirational to anyone dealing with family illness. The inner strength of the author and the self-evident character and achievements of her husband make for an incredible tale that is always presented with unflinching honesty; the author’s candour is no less evident when the marriage finally ends in a high-profile meltdown, with Stephen leaving Jane for one of his nurses, while Jane goes on to marry an old family friend. In this exceptionally open, moving and often funny memoir, Jane Hawking confronts not only the acutely complicated and painful dilemmas of her first marriage, but also the fault lines exposed in a relationship by the pervasive effects of fame and wealth. The result is a book about optimism, love and change that will resonate with readers everywhere.Trade ReviewA great read. * Daily Mail *Stephen Hawking may think in 11 dimensions, but his first wife has learnt to love in several. * The Sunday Times *What becomes of time when a marriage unravels? And what becomes of the woman who has located her whole self within its sphere? For Jane Hawking, the physics of love and loss are set in a private universe. * The Guardian *Jane describes the final, painful years of her marriage in candid detail. * The Independent *Jane Hawking’s harrowing and compelling account… rings very true. * Irish Times *This is not a vindictive book, although the agony she went through is palpable; if Stephen’s struggle to keep his mind clear is heroic, so is her determination to balance his escalating needs and those of their three children. * Independent on Sunday *Jane writes about her former husband with tenderness, respect and protectiveness. * Sunday Express *Jane Hawking has written a book about what it was like to be pivotal to her husband’s celebrated existence… but it is much more a shout from the outer darkness. * The Daily Telegraph *
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Princeton University Press How to Build a Habitable Planet
Book SynopsisInterweaving physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, and biology, this book tells Earth's complete story, from the synthesis of chemical elements in stars, to the formation of the Solar System, to the evolution of a habitable climate on Earth, to the origin of life and humankind.Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2012 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Earth Sciences, Association of American Publishers "[T]his classic history of our common home with the latest discoveries in planetary science ... is a cutting-edge exploration of the Earth's evolution from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilization."--Barnes & Noble Review "To be worth being this unwieldy, a book ought to do something pretty remarkable. And that's just what How to Build ... does, as you can tell from its subtitle, The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to Humankind. Now that's what you call a large canvas."--Brian Clegg, Popular Science "Like any good story, the tale that Langmuir and Broecker tell is a complex, weaving narrative that would be ideally placed on your bookcase between James Kasting's How to Find a Habitable Planet and Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee's Rare Earth... As non-astronomers they cover the initial cosmological and astronomical sections adequately, but as the book develops towards explaining the processes that make Earth habitable, the authors' expertise really comes to the fore... How to Build a Habitable Planet is Earth's story, but Langmuir and Broecker conclude with a nod to exoplanets and the search for alien life. Could it one day also become another planet's story?"--Astronomy Now "The authors ... have taken on a mighty task. You cannot underestimate the accuracy of their scholarship, or its thoroughness."--Heather Couper, BBC Sky at Night "This is a completely different book, wholly updated but also more detailed and more comprehensive. Yet, it keeps the bright flavour of the old version, and remains accessible without compromising on accuracy... How to Build a Habitable Planet is an accurate and enjoyable read."--Euan G. Nisbet, Nature Geoscience "Enormous advances have been made in the Earth sciences in the years since the original volume appeared. In addition, climate change has become a much more urgent topic. The revised version aims to bring the science up to date and to give a current environmental perspective. In this undertaking, Broecker has been joined by Langmuir, who now becomes first author. Their approach of providing each chapter with a clear introduction and summary will help greatly in accommodating the lay reader... We can be grateful to the authors that they had the initiative and energy to undertake a scientific synthesis of such broad scope... All who are concerned with the global environment and who wish to be scientifically well-informed in relation to it will find the book a worthwhile and inspirational challenge."--Ray Bates, Irish Times "[Langmuir and Broecker] strike a nice balance with roughly an equal number of chapters devoted to life, earth, and extraterrestrial processes... What makes it work is the authors' admirable job of focusing tightly on how the many processes they outline feed into life's makeup or systems needed to support it."--Choice "Although this 718 page book is over twice as long compared to the first edition, it is still a comfortable read both for earth scientists as well as nonspecialists. The diverse topics dealt with have been skillfully stitched together and each chapter provides lucid descriptions, logical discussions and a nice summary. This book could be an useful text for undergraduate students in earth sciences and with necessary supplements, could also be used for advanced courses in earth sciences."--Ramananda Chakrabarti, Current Science "I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a well-informed exploration of the theories behind building a habitable planet. Although complex in some places, it is still accessible to many and is overall a very useful addition to any astrobiologist's library."--Samantha Rolfe, Astrobiology Society of GB "This classic account of how our habitable planet was assembled from the stuff of stars introduced readers to planetary, Earth, and climate science by way of a fascinating narrative. Now it has been made even better."--Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin "Generally speaking, the book by Langmuir & Broecker is very reader friendly... It can become an essential reading for both beginners and professionals in geology, palaeontology, and other natural sciences. Geoscience educators will also praise it... This book is a very good addition to the conventional textbooks on general geology, and it can be recommended for students as advanced reading."--Dmitry A. Ruban, Palaontologie AllgemeinTable of ContentsPreface xv Chapter 1. Introduction: Earth and Life as Natural Systems 1 Introduction 2 The Power and Limitations of Scientific Reductionism 4 Chaos 7 "Systems" 13 Characteristics of "Natural Systems" 15 Natural Systems Are Out of Equilibrium 15 Natural Systems Are Maintained by External Energy Sources 17 "Steady-State Disequilibrium" Is Maintained by Feedbacks and Cycles 17 Summary 24 Supplementary Readings 25 Chapter 2. The Setting: The Big Bang and Galaxy Formation 27 Introduction 28 The Big Bang 28 The Red Shift: Measuring Velocity 31 Measuring Distance 34 The Velocity-Distance Relationship: Dating the Beginning 41 Added Support for the Big Bang Hypothesis 43 An Expanding Universe and Dark Energy 47 Aftermath of the Big Bang 48 Summary 49 Supplementary Readings 49 Chapter 3. The Raw Material: Synthesis of Elements in Stars 51 Introduction 52 The Chemical Composition of the Sun 52 Hydrogen, Helium, Galaxies, Stars 54 Descriptive Atomic Physics 55 Element Production during the Big Bang 61 Element Formation in Stars 62 Element Synthesis by Neutron Capture 66 Evidence Supporting the Stellar Hypothesis 71 Summary 77 Supplementary Readings 81 Chapter 4. Preliminary Fabrication: Formation of Organic and Inorganic Molecules 83 Introduction 84 Molecules 88 States of Matter 90 Volatility 92 Density 94 The Two Great Classes of Molecules: Inorganic and Organic 95 Minerals 96 Organic Molecules 104 Environments of Molecular Construction 107 Summary 110 Chapter 5. The Heavy Construction: The Formation of Planets and Moons from a Solar Nebula 113 Introduction 114 Planetary Vital Statistics 117 Planetary Mass 117 Planetary Densities 119 Planetary Composition 120 Evidence from Meteorites 122 Scenario for Solar System Creation 128 Understanding the Chemical Compositions of the Terrestrial Planets 132 Summary 139 Supplementary Readings 139 Chapter 6. The Schedule: Quantifying the Timescale with Radionuclides 141 Introduction 142 Measuring Time with Radioactive Decay 145 The Isochron Technique of Radioactive Dating 150 Age of the Chondrites and Earth 154 Age of the Elements 157 Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Short-lived Processes with Extinct Radionuclides 164 26Al and the Presence of Supernovas in the Vicinity of the Solar Nebula 165 Summary 168 Supplementary Reading 169 Chapter 7. Interior Modifications: Segregation into Core, Mantle, Crust, Ocean, and Atmosphere 171 Introduction 172 Earth Structure 173 Chemical Composition of Earth's Layers 180 Chemical Affinities of the Elements 183 Origin of Earth's Layers 188 Separation of Core from Mantle 189 Timing of Core Formation 191 Origin of the Crust 194 Origin of the Atmosphere and Ocean 204 Summary 206 Chapter 8. Contending with the Neighbors: Moons, Asteroids, Comets, and Impacts 209 Introduction 210 The Diversity of Objects in the Solar System 212 Origin of the Moon 218 Using Impacts to Date Planetary Surfaces 223 Lunar Interior Modifications 230 History of Impacts in the Solar System 236 Implications for the Earth 239 Future Impacts 245 Summary 246 Supplementary Readings 247 Chapter 9. Making It Comfortable: Running Water, Temperature Control, and Sun Protection 249 Introduction 250 The Planetary Volatile Budget 251 Evidence for Liquid Water before 4.0 Ga 253 Stable Isotope Fractionation 255 Controls on Volatiles at the Surface 257 Atmospheric Loss to Space 258 Cycling of Volatiles between the Surface and Earth's Interior 264 Surface Temperature 265 Earth's Long-Term Thermostat 271 A Lesson from Venus 276 Snowball Earth 278 Sun Protection 280 Summary 282 Supplementary Readings 282 Chapter 10. Establishing the Circulation: Plate Tectonics 285 Introduction 286 The Static Earth Viewpoint 287 Continental Drift Theory 289 New Data from the Ocean Floor 291 Evidence from Paleomagnetism 293 Global Distribution of Seismicity 298 The Theory of Plate Tectonics 301 The Plate Tectonic Revolution 306 Movements through Time 309 Summary 311 Supplementary Readings 312 Chapter 11. Internal Circulation: Mantle Convection and Its Relationship to the Surface 315 Introduction 316 Movement of Earth's Interior 317 Earth's Topography and Mantle Flow 319 Mantle Convection 322 Must the Mantle Convect? 325 Does Plate Geometry Correspond to Mantle Convection Cells? 328 Active Mantle Upwelling: Plume Heads and Tails 335 Formation of the Ocean Crust at Spreading Centers 342 Summary 347 Supplementary Readings 347 Chapter 12. Linking the Layers: Solid Earth, Liquid Ocean, and Gaseous Atmosphere 349 Introduction 350 The Global System of Ocean Ridges 351 Hydrothermal Circulation at Spreading Centers 354 Ocean Ridges and Habitability 362 The Puzzle of Seawater Composition 362 Element Transport to the Subduction Zone 366 Geochemical Processing at Convergent Margins 369 Cause of Melting and Volcanism at Convergent Margins 369 Element Transport to the Continental Crust 375 Final Consequences of Plate Recirculation 377 Summary 379 Supplementary Readings 381 Chapter 13. Colonizing the Surface: The Origin of Life as a Planetary Process 383 Introduction 384 Life and the Universe 385 The Unity of Life 390 Life Is Cellular 390 All Life Uses the Same Groups of Molecules 391 All Life Uses the Same Chemical Machinery 396 Earliest Life 398 When Did Life Begin? 401 Life's Origin 406 Steps in the Path to Life 408 Elemental and Simple Molecular Building Blocks 409 Making the Essential Biochemical Ingredients 410 Building Complex Molecules 412 A Cellular Container 415 The Missing Links 417 Some General Considerations on the Origin of Life 420 Summary 424 Supplementary Readings 424 Chapter 14. Dealing with the Competition: The Roles of Evolution and Extinction in Creating the Diversity of Life 427 Introduction 428 History of Life and Earth Revealed through the Rock Record 432 Relating Fossils to Present-Day Life: The Theory of Evolution 438 The DNA Revolution 441 The Extinction Half of Evolution 447 Summary 450 Supplementary Readings 451 Chapter 15. Energizing the Surface: Coevolution of Life and Planet to Create a Planetary Fuel Cell 453 Introduction 454 Life as an Electrical Current 455 A Reduced Early Earth 457 The First Three Energy Revolutions 463 The Planetary Fuel Cell 469 Summary 472 Chapter 16. Exterior Modifications: The Record of Oxidation of the Planetary Surface 475 Introduction 476 Earth and Oxygen 477 Carbon: The Record of Oxygen Production 480 Carbon: Evidence from the Rock Record 483 Iron and Sulfur: The Record of Oxygen Consumption 486 Iron: Evidence from the Rock Record 488 Sulfur: Evidence from the Rock Record 493 Evidence for High O2 in the Phanerozoic 497 Oxygen from 2.0 Ga to 0.6 Ga 498 Global Oxygen Mass Balance 502 Summary 506 Supplementary Readings 507 Chapter 17. Planetary Evolution: The Importance of Catastrophes and the Question of Directionality 509 Introduction 510 Planetary Evolution during the Phanerozoic 511 Causes of Extinction Events 516 The Cretaceous/Tertiary Extinction 517 The Permo-Triassic Extinction 521 Plate Tectonics and Evolution 526 Principles of Planetary Evolution? 527 Increased Relationship and Complexity 527 Change in Energy Utilization with Time 529 Speculations on the Possibility of Directionality to Evolution 531 Evolution of Habitability 534 Summary 536 Supplementary Readings 537 Chapter 18. Coping with the Weather: Causes and Consequences of Naturally Induced Climate Change 539 Introduction 540 Intermediate Term Climate Variations: Ice Ages 541 Orbital Cycles 544 Abrupt Climate Change 555 The Great Ocean Conveyor 560 Human Impacts 564 Summary 565 Supplementary Readings 565 Chapter 19. The Rise of Homo Sapiens: Access to Earth's Treasure Chest Permits a Planetary Takeover 567 Introduction 568 Dawn of the Human Era 569 The Human Energy Revolution 573 Earth's Treasure Chest 575 Classes of Resources 580 Resources with Short Recycling Times: Air and Water 580 Vast Resources with Recycling Potential: Metals 586 Finite Resources with No Recycling 589 Fossil Fuels 589 Soils 593 Biodiversity 593 Summary 594 Chapter 20. Mankind at the Helm: Human Civilization in a Planetary Context 597 Introduction 599 Human Impacts on the Earth 600 Climate 600 Ocean Acidification 611 Biodiversity 614 Future Prospects 620 Historical Perspectives on the Future 628 Possible Solutions 632 Solving Greenhouse Gas Accumulation 635 Energy from the Sun, Wind, and Atom 635 Carbon Capture and Sequestration 637 The Broader Problem 643 An Anthropozoic Era? 644 Summary 646 Supplementary Readings 646 Chapter 21. Are We Alone? The Question of Habitability in the Universe 649 Introduction 650 Comparative Planetology--Lessons from Venus and Mars 652 Planet Finding 654 New Results from Kepler 659 The Number of Other Inhabited Planets in the Galaxy: A Probabilistic Approach 661 Human Civilization in the Context of Planetary Evolution and Life in the Universe 665 Summary 667 Supplementary Readings 668 Glossary 669 Index 687
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Oxford University Press Philosophy of Physics
Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringPhilosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern physics - notably quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry, and thermal physics - and their strange, even bizarre conceptual implications. A deeper understanding of these theories helps both physics, through pointing the way to new theories and new applications, and philosophy, through seeing how our worldview has to change in the light of what we learn from physics.This Very Short Introduction explores the core topics in philosophy of physics through three key themes. The first - the nature of space, time, and motion - begins by considering the philosophical puzzles that led Isaac Newton to propose the existence of absolute space, and then discusses how those puzzles change - but do not disappear - in the context of the revolutions in our understanding of space and time that came first from special, and then from general, relativity. The second - the emergence of irreversible behavior in statistical mechanics - considers how the microscopic laws of physics, which know of no distinction between past and future, can be compatible with the melting of ice, the cooling of coffee, the passing of youth, and all the other ways in which the large-scale world distinguishes past from future. The last section discusses quantum theory - the foundation of most of modern physics, yet mysterious to this day. It explains just why quantum theory is so difficult to make sense of, how we might nonetheless attempt to do it, and why the question has been highly relevant to the development of physics, and continues to be so.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The methods and fruits of science 2: Motion and intertia 3: Relativity and its philosophy 4: Reduction and irreversibility 5: Mysteries of the quantum 6: Interpreting the quantum Further Reading Index
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Hodder Education Physics for the IB MYP 4 5
Book SynopsisThe only series for MYP 4 and 5 developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate (IB)Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach presented in global contexts.- Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP concepts and related concepts at the heart of each chapter.- Learn by asking questions with a statement of inquiry in each chapter. - Prepare for every aspect of assessment using support and tasks designed by experienced educators.- Understand how to extend your learning through research projects and interdisciplinary opportunities.This title is also available in two digital formats via Dynamic Learning. Find out more by clicking on the links at the top of the page.Trade ReviewReview on Amazon.co.uk MYP teachers have been waiting for many years for a resource of this type and quality. The excellent changes initiated by the IB between 2010 and 2012 in terms of a more explicitly conceptual and contextual curriculum have enabled a subject-specific text such as this to be written. Thankfully Paul Morris understands the nature of the MYP as well as anyone and has been able to bring together the new conceptual and contextual approaches in a way that supports excellent teaching and learning. This book makes learning MYP physics fun, relevant and engaging. Each page makes you think about physics and its place in the world, and about how we best demonstrate our understanding. This is the complete MYP physics resource, I thoroughly recommend it. -- Malcolm * Review on Amazon.co.uk *Table of Contents 1: How big is everything? 2: How do forces and matter interact? 3: Amazing structures: how have we learnt to use force? 4: How far, how fast, how much faster? 5: Free to move? 6: How do we make life easier? 7: How can we communicate? 8: How is our climate changing? 9: Are all our futures electric? 10: Power to the people? 11: What’s in an atom? 12: Where are we in the Universe?
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Classical Electrodynamics International
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction and Survey Maxwell Equations in Vacuum, Fields, and Sources Inverse Square Law, or the Mass of the Photon Linear Superposition Maxwell Equations in Macroscopic Media Boundary Conditions at Interfaces Between Different Media Some Remarks on Idealizations in Electromagnetism Chapter 1 / Introduction to Electrostatics Coulomb’s Law Electric Field Gauss’s Law Differential Form of Gauss’s Law Another Equation of Electrostatics and the Scalar Potential Surface Distributions of Charges and Dipoles and Discontinuities in the Electric Field and Potential Poisson and Laplace Equations Green’s Theorem Uniqueness of the Solution with Dirichlet or Neumann Boundary Conditions Formal Solution of Electrostatic Boundary-Value Problem with Green Function Electrostatic Potential Energy and Energy Density; Capacitance Problems Chapter 2 / Boundary- Value Problems in Electrostatics: I Method of Images Point Charge in the Presence of a Grounded Conducting Sphere Point Charge in the Presence of a Charged, Insulated, Conducting Sphere Point Charge Near a Conducting Sphere at Fixed Potential Conducting Sphere in a Uniform Electric Field by Method of Images Green Function for the Sphere; General Solution for the Potential Conducting Sphere with Hemispheres at Different Potentials Orthogonal Functions and Expansions Separation of Variables; Laplace Equation in Rectangular Coordinates A Two-Dimensional Potential Problem; Summation of Fourier Series Fields and Charge Densities in Two-Dimensional Corners and Along Edges Introduction to Finite Element Analysis for Electrostatics Problems Chapter 3 / Boundary- Value Problems in Electrostatics: II Laplace Equation in Spherical Coordinates Legendre Equation and Legendre Polynomials Boundary-Value Problems with Azimuthal Symmetry Behavior of Fields in a Conical Hole or Near a Sharp Point Associated Legendre Functions and the Spherical Harmonics Addition Theorem for Spherical Harmonics Laplace Equation in Cylindrical Coordinates; Bessel Functions Boundary-Value Problems in Cylindrical Coordinates Expansion of Green Functions in Spherical Coordinates Solution of Potential Problems with the Spherical Green Function Expansion Problems Chapter 4 / Multipoles, Electrostatics of Macroscopic Media, Dielectrics Multipole Expansion Multipole Expansion of the Energy of a Charge Distribution in an External Field Elementary Treatment of Electrostatics with Ponderable Media Boundary-Value Problems with Dielectrics Molecular Polarizability and Electric Susceptibility Models for Electric Polarizability Electrostatic Energy in Dielectric Media Problems Chapter 5 / Magnetostatics, Faraday’s Law, Quasi-Static Fields Introduction and Definitions Biot and Savart Law Differential Equations of Magnetostatics and Ampere’s Law Vector Potential Vector Potential and Magnetic Induction for a Circular Current Loop Magnetic Fields of a Localized Current Distribution, Magnetic Moment Force and Torque on and Energy of a Localized Current Distribution in an External Magnetic Induction Macroscopic Equations, Boundary Conditions on B and H Methods of Solving Boundary-Value Problems in Magnetostatics Uniformly Magnetized Sphere Magnetized Sphere in an External Field; Permanent Magnets Numerical Methods for Two-Dimensional Magnetic Fields Faraday’s Law of Induction Energy in the Magnetic Field Energy and Self- and Mutual Inductances Quasi-Static Magnetic Fields in Conductors; Eddy Currents; Magnetic Diffusion Problems Chapter 6 / Maxwell Equations, Conservation Laws Maxwell’s Displacement Current; Maxwell Equations Vector and Scalar Potentials Gauge Transformations, Lorenz Gauge, Coulomb Gauge Green Functions for the Wave Equation Retarded Solutions for the Fields: Jefimenko’s Generalizations of the Coulomb and Biot-Savart Laws; Heaviside-Feynman Expressions for Fields of Point Charge Derivation of the Equations of Macroscopic Electromagnetism Poynting’s Theorem and Conservation of Energy and Momentum for a System of Charged Particles and Electromagnetic Fields Transformation Properties of Electromagnetic Fields and Sources Under Rotations, Spatial Reflections, and Time Reversal On the Question of Magnetic Monopoles Discussion of the Dirac Quantization Condition Polarization Potentials (Hertz Vectors) Problems Chapter 7 / Plane Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Propagation Plane Waves in a Nonconducting Medium Linear and Circular Polarization; Stokes Parameters Reflection and Refraction of Electromagnetic Waves at a Plane Interface Between Two Dielectrics Polarization by Reflection, Total Internal Reflection; Goos-Hänchen Effect Frequency Dispersion Characteristics of Dielectrics, Conductors, and Plasmas Simplified Model of Propagation in the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Magnetohydrodynamic Waves Superposition of Waves in One Dimension; Group Velocity Illustration of the Spreading of a Pulse as It Propagates in a Dispersive Medium Causality in the Connection Between D and E; Kramers-Kronig Relations Problems Chapter 8 / Waveguides, Resonant Cavities, and Optical Fibers Fields at the Surface of and Within a Conductor Cylindrical Cavities and Waveguides Waveguides Modes in a Rectangular Waveguide Energy Flow and Attenuation in Waveguides Resonant Cavities Power Losses in a Cavity; Q of a Cavity Earth and Ionosphere as a Resonant Cavity: Schumann Resonances Multimode Propagation in Optical Fibers Modes in Dielectric Waveguides Problems Chapter 9 / Radiating Systems, Multipole Fields and Radiation Fields and Radiation of a Localized Oscillating Source Electric Dipole Fields and Radiation Magnetic Dipole and Electric Quadrupole Fields Center-Fed Linear Antenna Spherical Wave Solutions of the Scalar Wave Equation Multipole Expansion of the Electromagnetic Fields Properties of Multipole Fields, Energy and Angular Momentum of Multipole Radiation Angular Distribution of Multipole Radiation Sources of Multipole Radiation; Multipole Moments Multipole Radiation from a Linear, Center-Fed Antenna Problems Chapter 10 / Scattering and Diffraction 1. Scattering at Long Wavelengths 2. Scalar Diffraction Theory 3. Vector Equivalents of the Kirchhoff Integral 4. Vectorial Diffraction Theory 5. Babinet’s Principle of Complementary Screens 6. Diffraction by a Circular Aperture; Remarks on Small Apertures 7. Scattering in the Short-Wavelength Limit 8. Optical Theorem and Related Matters Problems Chapter 11 / Special Theory of Relativity The Situation Before 1900, Einstein’s Two Postulates Some Recent Experiments Lorentz Transformations and Basic Kinematic Results of Special Relativity Addition of Velocities; 4-Velocity Relativistic Momentum and Energy of a Particle Mathematical Properties of the Space-Time of Special Relativity Matrix Representation of Lorentz Transformations, Infinitesimal Generators Thomas Precession Invariance of Electric Charge; Covariance of Electrodynamics Transformation of Electromagnetic Fields Note on Notation and Units in Relativistic Kinematics Problems Chapter 12 / Dynamics of Relativistic Particles and Electromagnetic Fields Lagrangian and Hamiltonian for a Relativistic Charged Particle in External Electromagnetic Fields Motion in a Uniform, Static Magnetic Field Motion in Combined, Uniform, Static Electric and Magnetic Fields Particle Drifts in Nonuniform, Static Magnetic Fields Lowest Order Relativistic Corrections to the Lagrangian for Interacting Charged Particles: The Darwin Lagrangian Lagrangian for the Electromagnetic Field Proca Lagrangian; Photon Mass Effects Effective “Photon” Mass in Superconductivity; London Penetration Depth Canonical and Symmetric Stress Tensors; Conservation Laws Solution of the Wave Equation in Covariant Form; Invariant Green Functions Problems Chapter 13 / Collisions, Energy Loss, and Scattering of Charged Particles, Cherenkov and Transition Radiation Energy Transfer in Coulomb Collision Between Heavy Incident Particle and Free Electron; Energy Loss in Hard Collisions Energy Loss from Soft Collisions; Total Energy Loss Density Effect in Collisional Energy Loss Cherenkov Radiation Elastic Scattering of Fast Charged Particles by Atoms Transition Radiation Problems Chapter 14 / Radiation by Moving Charges Lienard-Wiechert Potentials and Fields for a Point Charge Total Power Radiated by an Accelerated Charge: Larmor’s Formula and Its Relativistic Generalization Angular Distribution of Radiation Emitted by an Accelerated Charge Frequency Spectrum of Radiation Emitted by a Relativistic Charged Particle in Instantaneously Circular Motion Undulators and Wigglers for Synchrotron Light Sources Thomson Scattering of Radiation Problems Chapter 15 / Bremsstrahlung, Radiative Beta Processes Radiation Emitted During Collisions Bremsstrahlung in Coulomb Collisions Screening Effects; Relativistic Radiative Energy Loss Radiation Emitted During Beta Decay Problems Chapter 16 / Radiation Damping, Classical Models of Charged Particles Introductory Considerations Radiative Reaction Force from Conservation of Energy Abraham-Lorentz Evaluation of the Self-Force Relativistic Covariance; Stability and Poincare Stresses Covariant Definitions of Electromagnetic Energy and Momentum Covariant Stable Charged Particle Level Breadth and Level Shift of a Radiating Oscillator Scattering and Absorption of Radiation by an Oscillator Problems A / Appendix on Units and Dimensions Units and Dimensions, Basic Units and Derived Units Electromagnetic Units and Equations Various Systems of Electromagnetic Units Conversion of Equations and Amounts Between SI Units and Gaussian Units B / Appendix on Equations of Macroscopic Electromagnetism References and Suggested Reading Index
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Macmillan Learning College Physics for the AP Physics 1 2 Courses
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Vintage Publishing The Inflationary Universe
Book SynopsisAlan Guth, after receiving his doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, held positions at Princeton University, Columbia, Cornell and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He is now the V. F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at MIT. He has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in London.Trade ReviewMind-blowing stuff * Sunday Times *[Alan Guth's] remarkably lucid account is set to become a seminal text in cosmology...helping us up the learning curve without ever making recourse to unfriendly mathematical equations * Literary Review *[Guth] conveys how science can be an intensely social and interactive activity, and the erratic and fitful way in which new ideas clarify * The Times *One of the most fascinating and fundamental fields of human enquiry...handsomely rewards study * Financial Times *
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Penguin Books Ltd Einstein A Essential Einstein
Book SynopsisAlbert Einstein changed the way physicists view the universe and transformed the way we all see the world. Just over one hundred years ago, his Theory of Relativity stunned scientists, but today it is integral to modern thought as the most important scientific discovery of the twentieth century. In this unique single volume, Stephen Hawking has assembled the highlights of Einstein's groundbreaking scientific work. Collected here are Einstein's own illuminating writings on the Theory of Relativity, which present a world of paradoxes in which space is bent and time is curved. Yet Einstein was known not only for his landmark ideas in physics. Here too are his reflections on politics and religion, and his musings on the ultimate significance of his scientific findings.
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Oxford University Press A Level Advancing Physics for OCR B Year 1 and AS
Book SynopsisNew and updated resources tailored to the 2015 Advancing Physics specification, from OCR's resource partner. With new accessible format and features throughout, these resources retain the ethos of Advancing Physics while providing full support for the new linear qualification.Trade Review"At last a good OCR B textbook. Clear concise explanations, the best bits from the old books minus the useless waffle... This is a good if not excellent book which with the support of the CD-ROM or online support will hopefully revitalise this once excellent course" * Amazon review, June 2015 *
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