Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Modern Physics: Special Relativity, Quantum and Statistical Physics

By Carlo Maria Becchi and Massimo D'Elia

Introduction to Special Relativity.- Michelson-Morley Experiment and Lorentz Transformations.- Relativistic Kinematics.- Introduction to Quantum Physics.-The Photoelectric Effect.- Bohr's Quantum Theory.- De Broglie's Interpretation.- Schrodinger's Equation.- The Potential Barrier.- Quantum Wells and Energy Levels.- The Harmonic Oscillator.- Periodic Potentials and Band Spectra.- The Schrodinger Equation in a Central Potential.- Introduction to the Statistical Theory of Matter.- Thermal Equilibrium by Gibbs' Method.- The Pressure and the Equation of State.- A Three Level System.- The Grand Canonical Ensemble and the Perfect Quantum Gas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331920629X
• ISBN13: 9783319206295
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"