PART 1 Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: The Foundations of Modern Physics
CHAPTER 1 Relativity
1-1 The Experimental Basis of Relativity
1-2 Einstein’s Postulates
1-3 The Lorenz Transformation
1-4 Time Dilation and Length Contraction
1-5 The Doppler Effect
1-6 The Twin Paradox and Other Surprises
CHAPTER 2 Relativity II
2-1 Relativistic Momentum
2-2 Relativistic Energy
2-3 Mass/Energy Conversion and Binding Energy
2-4 Invariant Mass
2-5 General Relativity
CHAPTER 3 Quantization of Charge, Light, and Energy
3-1 Quantization of Electric Charge
3-2 Blackbody Radiation
3-3 The Photoelectric Effect
3-4 X Rays and the Compton Effect
CHAPTER 4 The Nuclear Atom
4-1 Atomic Spectra
4-2 Rutherford’s Nuclear Model
4-3 The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom
4-4 X-Ray Spectra
4-5 The Franck-Hertz Experiment
CHAPTER 5 The Wavelike Properties of Particles
5-1 The de Broglie Hypothesis
5-2 Measurements of Particle Wavelengths
5-3 Wave Packets
5-4 The Probabilistic Interpretation of the Wave Function
5-5 The Uncertainty Principle
5-6 Some Consequences of the Uncertainty Principle
5-7 Wave-Particle Duality
CHAPTER 6 The Schrödinger Equation
6-1 The Schrödinger Equation in One Dimension
6-2 The Infinite Square Well
6-3 The Finite Square Well
6-4 Expectation Values and Operators
6-5 The Simple Harmonic Oscillator
6-6 Reflection and Transmission of Waves
CHAPTER 7 Atomic Physics
7-1 The Schrödinger Equation in Three Dimensions
7-2 Quantization of Angular Momentum and Energy in the Hydrogen Atom
7-3 The Hydrogen Atom Wave Functions
7-4 Electron Spin
7-5 Total Angular Momentum and the Spin-Orbit Effect
7-6 The Schrödinger Equation for Two (or More)Particles
7-7 Ground States of Atoms: The Periodic Table
7-8 Excited States and Spectra of Alkali Atoms
CHAPTER 8 Statistical Physics
8-1 Classical Statistics: A Review
A Derivation of the Equipartition Theorem
8-2 Quantum Statistics
8-3 The Bose-Einstein Condensation
8-4 The Photon Gas: An Application of Bose-Einstein Statistics
8-5 Properties of a Fermion Gas
PART 2 Applications of Quantum Mechanics and Relativity
CHAPTER 9 Molecular Structure and Spectra
9-1 The Ionic Bond
9-2 The Covalent Bond
9-3 Other Bonding Mechanisms
9-4 Energy Levels and Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
9-5 Scattering, Absorption, and Stimulated Emission
9-6 Lasers and Masers
CHAPTER 10 Solid State Physics
10-1 The Structure of Solids
10-2 Classical Theory of Conduction
10-3 Free-Electron Gas in Metals
10-4 Quantum Theory of Conduction
10-5 Magnetism in Solids
10-6 Band Theory of Solids
10-7 Impurity Semiconductors
10-8 Semiconductor Junctions and Devices
10-9 Superconductivity
CHAPTER 11 Nuclear Physics
11-1 The Composition of the Nucleus
11-2 Ground-State Properties of Nuclei
11-3 Radioactivity
11-4 Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay
11-5 The Nuclear Force
11-6 The Shell Model
11-7 Nuclear Reactions
11-8 Fission and Fusion
11-9 Applications
CHAPTER 12 Particle Physics
12-1 Basic Concepts
12-2 Fundamental Interactions and the Force Carriers
12-3 Conservation Laws and Symmetries
12-4 The Standard Model
12-5 Beyond the Standard Model
CHAPTER 13 Astrophysics and Cosmology
13-1 The Sun
13-2 The Stars
13-3 The Evolution of Stars
13-4 Cataclysmic Events
13-5 Final States of Stars
13-6 Galaxies
13-7 Cosmology and Gravitation
13-8 Cosmology and the Evolution of the Universe
Appendix A Table of Atomic Masses
Appendix B Mathematical Aids
Appendix B1 Probability Integrals
Appendix B2 Binomial and Exponential Series
Appendix B3 Diagrams of Crystal Unit Cells
Appendix C Electron Configurations
Appendix D Fundamental Physical Constants
Appendix E Conversion Factors
Appendix F Nobel Laureates in Physics
Answers
Index