Modern Physics: For Scientists and Engineers: for Scientists and Engineers - Second Edition

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 744

Release Date: 01-12-2005

Details: Modern Physics which essentially grew out of two revolutions that that transformed physics within the first half of the 20th century-Relativity and Quantum Mechanics-is presented comprehensively in this introductory book on the subject. Exceptionally readable, the text has flexibility of choice for teaching as well as learning, both in breadth and depth of coverage. Of the four parts in the book, the theories related to relativity and quantum mechanics are introduced with interesting examples in parts I and II respectively. In parts III and IV (which have mostly mutually independent chapters) applications of the theories are discussed, (i) for systems larger than single atom, (molecules, solids and some of those treated by statistical mechanics) and (ii) for subatomic systems namely, atomic nuclei and sub nuclear particles.