Taylor, John R. creator text bibliography nju New Delhi Pearson Prentice Hall 2007 2004 2nd ed. / monographic eng

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xvi, 720 p. ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. Part 1 * relativity Chapter 1 the space and time of relativity .................... 2 Chapter 2 relativistic mechanics .................... ........ 46 Part 2 * quantum mechanics Chapter 3 atoms ...................................... 86 Chapter 4 quantization of light ........................... 125 Chapter 5 quantization of atomic energy levels ............... 144 Chapter 6 matter waves ................................ 168 Chapter 7 the schr6dinger equation in one dimension ......... 203 Chapter 8 the three-dimensional schr6dinger equation ........ 248 Chapter 9 electron spin ..................................287 Chapter 10 multielectron atoms; the pauli principle and periodic table ............... ............. 307 Chapter 11 atomic transitions and radiation ..................334 Part 3 * systems with two or more atoms Chapter 12 molecules .................................. 368 Chapter 13 solids - theory .............................. 409 Chapter 14 solids - applications ........................... 454 Chapter 15 statistical mechanics ............................495 Part 4 * subatomic physics Chapter 16 the structure of atomic nuclei ...................534 Chapter 17 radioactivity and nuclear reactions ................568 Chapter 18 elementary particles ......... ................ 628 Appendix a physical constants .............................678 Appendix b useful mathematical relations .....................681 Appendix c alphabetical lists of the elements ..................684 Appendix d atomic and nuclear data ........................686 Suggestions for further reading ...................697 Picture credits and references ....................699 Answers to odd-numbered problems ..............700 Index ................... .................... 710 Includes bibliographical references (p. 697-698) and index. Physics 530 T2381 9788131712672 (pbk) 021007 20201015142316.0