[PDF] Topics In Modern Physics Solutions To Problems eBook

Author : John Dirk Walecka
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,58 MB
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9814618977

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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century — the era of “modern physics”. Two books by the second author entitled Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations and Advanced Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations, aimed at the very best students, present the foundations and frontiers of today's physics. Many problems are included in these texts. A previous book by the current authors provides solutions to the over 175 problems in the first volume.A third volume Topics in Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations has recently appeared, which covers several subjects omitted in the essentially linear progression in the previous two. This book has three parts: part 1 is on quantum mechanics, part 2 is on applications of quantum mechanics, and part 3 covers some selected topics in relativistic quantum field theory. Parts 1 and 2 follow naturally from the initial volume. The present book provides solutions to the over 135 problems in this third volume.The three volumes in this series, together with the solutions manuals, provide a clear, logical, self-contained, and comprehensive base from which students can learn modern physics. When finished, readers should have an elementary working knowledge in the principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century.

Author : Ahmad A. Kamal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 26,38 MB
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 364204333X

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This book is targeted mainly to the undergraduate students of USA, UK and other European countries, and the M. Sc of Asian countries, but will be found useful for the graduate students, Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Teachers and Tutors. This is a by-product of lectures given at the Osmania University, University of Ottawa and University of Tebrez over several years, and is intended to assist the students in their assignments and examinations. The book covers a wide spectrum of disciplines in Modern Physics, and is mainly based on the actual examination papers of UK and the Indian Universities. The selected problems display a large variety and conform to syllabi which are currently being used in various countries. The book is divided into ten chapters. Each chapter begins with basic concepts containing a set of formulae and explanatory notes for quick reference, followed by a number of problems and their detailed solutions. The problems are judiciously selected and are arranged section-wise. The so- tions are neither pedantic nor terse. The approach is straight forward and step-- step solutions are elaborately provided. More importantly the relevant formulas used for solving the problems can be located in the beginning of each chapter. There are approximately 150 line diagrams for illustration. Basic quantum mechanics, elementary calculus, vector calculus and Algebra are the pre-requisites.

Author : Paolo Amore
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 24,68 MB
Release : 2013-08-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9814520330

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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century — the era of “modern physics”. The book Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations, aimed at the very best students, presents the foundations and frontiers of today's physics. Typically, students have to wade through several courses to see many of these topics. The goal is to give them some idea of where they are going, and how things fit together, as they go along. The book focuses on the following topics: quantum mechanics; applications in atomic, nuclear, particle, and condensed-matter physics; special relativity; relativistic quantum mechanics, including the Dirac equation and Feynman diagrams; quantum fields; and general relativity. The aim is to cover these topics in sufficient depth that things “make sense” to students, and they achieve an elementary working knowledge of them. The book assumes a one-year, calculus-based freshman physics course, along with a one-year course in calculus. Several appendices bring the reader up to speed on any additional required mathematics. Many problems are included, a great number of which take dedicated readers just as far as they want to go in modern physics. The present book provides solutions to the over 175 problems in Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations in what we believe to be a clear and concise fashion.

Author : S. O. Pillai
Publisher : New Age International
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Physics
ISBN : 8122422810

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About the Book: The purpose of this book is to motivate the students to organize their thoughts and prepare them for solving problems in the vital areas of Modern Physics and Solid State Physics. Each chapter begins with a quick review of the basic concepts of the topics and also, a brief discussion of the equations and formulate that are to be used for solving the problems. Examples and illustrations are provided then and there to expedite the learning process and the working knowledge. About 700 problems have been treated in total; three hundred problems have been worked out providing the required details. Answers for the other four hundred problems have been provided at the end of the book. This book will cater the needs of GATE aspirants and postgraduates in Physical Sciences and certain branches of Engineering aiming for teaching posts in colleges and universities through written tests conducted by U.G.C. The inner feeling of the author is that this book will serve the purpose of students doing their course work in Science and Engineering. About the Author: Dr. S.O. Pillai, after serving for sixteen years as a senior lecturer in Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, joined College of Engineering in 1976 as Assistant Professor through Tamil Nadu State Service Commission. In 1978, his services were transferred to Anna University on his option. Publication of forty research papers on the basis of his independent experimental work in the fields of Materials Science and Ultrasonic about a dozen articles on different topics of current interest in leading dailies and the students `feedback on his all-round accomplishments during his career, spanning over forty years, fetched him `Dr. Radhakrishnnan Best Teacher Award` for the year 1990. Recognizing his gem as a regular blood donor for over a period of 20 years and for having completed thirty-eight years of unblemished service as on 31-06-1998, Anna University honored him with a citation and an award.

Author : Hugh D. Young
Publisher : Addison-Wesley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,3 MB
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Physics
ISBN : 9780133981711

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This volume covers Chapters 1--20 of the main text. The Student's Solutions Manual provides detailed, step-by-step solutions to more than half of the odd-numbered end-of-chapter problems from the text. All solutions follow the same four-step problem-solving framework used in the textbook.

Author : Paolo Amore
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814520317

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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century — the era of “modern physics”. The book Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations, aimed at the very best students, presents the foundations and frontiers of today's physics. Typically, students have to wade through several courses to see many of these topics. The goal is to give them some idea of where they are going, and how things fit together, as they go along. The book focuses on the following topics: quantum mechanics; applications in atomic, nuclear, particle, and condensed-matter physics; special relativity; relativistic quantum mechanics, including the Dirac equation and Feynman diagrams; quantum fields; and general relativity. The aim is to cover these topics in sufficient depth that things “make sense” to students, and they achieve an elementary working knowledge of them. The book assumes a one-year, calculus-based freshman physics course, along with a one-year course in calculus. Several appendices bring the reader up to speed on any additional required mathematics. Many problems are included, a great number of which take dedicated readers just as far as they want to go in modern physics. The present book provides solutions to the over 175 problems in Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations in what we believe to be a clear and concise fashion.

Author : John Dirk Walecka
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 2013-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9814436917

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

Author : Fuxiang Han
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9813224347

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This book is the solution manual to the textbook 'A Modern Course in University Physics'. It contains solutions to all the problems in the aforementioned textbook.This solution manual is a good companion to the textbook. In this solution manual, we work out every problem carefully and in detail. With this solution manual used in conjunction with the textbook, the reader can understand and grasp the physics ideas more quickly and deeply. Some of the problems are not purely exercises; they contain extension of the materials covered in the textbook. Some of the problems contain problem-solving techniques that are not covered in the textbook.

Author : Paolo Amore
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 40,94 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Physics
ISBN : 9789814704519

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Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century -- the era of "modern physics." Three texts presenting the foundations and frontiers of modern physics have been published by the second author. Many problems are included in these books. The current authors have published solutions manuals for two of the texts Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations and Topics in Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations. The present book provides solutions to the over 180 problems in the remaining text Advanced Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations. This is the most challenging material, ranging over advanced quantum mechanics, angular momentum, scattering theory, lagrangian field theory, symmetries, Feynman rules, quantum electrodynamics (QED), higher-order processes, path-integrals, and canonical transformations for quantum systems; several appendices supply important details. This solutions manual completes the modern physics series, whose goal is to provide a path through the principal areas of theoretical physics of the twentieth century in sufficient detail so that students can obtain an understanding and an elementary working knowledge of the field. While obtaining familiarity with what has gone before would seem to be a daunting task, these volumes should help the dedicated student to find that job less challenging, and even enjoyable.

Author : John Morrison
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 20,13 MB
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 0128177918

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Modern Physics with Modern Computational Methods, Third Edition presents the ideas that have shaped modern physics and provides an introduction to current research in the different fields of physics. Intended as the text for a first course in modern physics following an introductory course in physics with calculus, the book begins with a brief and focused account of experiments that led to the formulation of the new quantum theory, while ensuing chapters go more deeply into the underlying physics. In this new edition, the differential equations that arise are converted into sets of linear equation or matrix equations by making a finite difference approximation of the derivatives or by using the spline collocation method. MATLAB programs are described for solving the eigenvalue equations for a particle in a finite well and the simple harmonic oscillator and for solving the radial equation for hydrogen. The lowest-lying solutions of these problems are plotted using MATLAB and the physical significance of these solutions are discussed. Each of the later chapters conclude with a description of modern developments. Makes critical topics accessible by illustrating them with simple examples and figures Presents modern quantum mechanical concepts systematically and applies them consistently throughout the book Utilizes modern computational methods with MATLAB programs to solve the equations that arise in physics, and describes the programs and solutions in detail Covers foundational topics, including transition probabilities, crystal structure, reciprocal lattices, and Bloch theorem to build understanding of applications, such as lasers and semiconductor devices Features expanded exercises and problems at the end of each chapter as well as multiple appendices for quick reference