The Modern Revolution In Physics

Benjamin Crowell
139 pages (Fall 2006); 4.1MB download
Benjamin Crowell; ISBN: 0-9704670-6-0

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The Modern Revolution In Physics: Book 6 in the Light and Matter Series of Physics Textbooks

Contents

1.0 Relativity
1.1 The Principle of Relativity
1.2 Distortion of Time and Space
1.3 Dynamics
Summary
Homework Problems

2.0 Rules of Randomness
2.1 Randomness Isn't Random
2.2 Calculating Randomness
2.3 Probability Distributions
2.4 Exponential Decay and Half-Life
2.5 Applications of Calculus
Summary
Homework Problems

3.0 Light as a Particle
3.1 Evidence for Light as a Particle
3.2 How Much Light Is One Photon?
3.3 Wave-Particle Duality
3.4 Photons in Three Dimensions
Summary
Homework Problems

4.0 Matter as a Wave
4.1 Electrons as Waves
4.2 Dispersive Waves
4.3 Bound States
4.4 The Uncertainty Principle and Measurement
4.5 Electrons in Electric Fields
4.6 The Schrodinger Equation
Summary
Homework Problems

5.0 The Atom
5.1 Classifying States
5.2 Angular Momentum in Three Dimensions
5.3 The Hydrogen Atom
5.4 Energies of States in Hydrogen
5.5 Electron Spin
5.6 Atoms With More Than One Electron
Summary
Homework Problems

Index
Photo Credits

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