The Physics Handbook: Fundamentals and Key Equations

This compendium of physics covers the key equations and fundamental principles that are taught in graduate programs. It offers a succinct yet systematic treatment of all areas of physics, including mathematical physics, quantum mechanics, solid state physics, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and optics. In one complete, self–contained volume, author Charles P.n Poole, Jr. provides both review material for students preparing for Ph.D. qualifying examinations and a quick reference for physicists who need to brush up on basic topics or delve into areas outside their expertise.
The author devotes two chapters to regularly needed information such as trigonometric and vector identities, infinite series, Fourier Transforms, and special functions. The remaining chapters incorporate less frequently looked–up concepts, including, e.g., Lagrangians, parity, dispersion relations, chaos, free energies, statistical mechanical ensembles, and elementary particle classification. A brand new chapter on entanglement and quantum computing written by Professor Horacio A. Farach has been added to this second edition. The book is an indispensable resource for graduate students and physicists in industry and academia.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Physical Constants.
1 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations.
2 Central Forces.
3 Rigid Bodies.
4 Oscillations and Vibrations.
5 Canonical Transformations.
6 Non–Linear Dynamics and Chaos.
7 Relativity.
8 Thermodynamics.
9 Statistical Mechanics and Distribution Functions.
10 Electrostatics and Magnetostatics.
11 Multipoles and Media.
12 Relativistic Electrodynamics.
13 Wave Propagation.
14 Optics.
15 Radiation.
16. Collision.
17 Angular Momentum.
18. Matrix Formulation of Quantum Mechanics.
19 Schrödinger Equation.
20 One–Dimensional Quantum Systems.
21 Atoms.
22 Perturbation Theory.
23 Fluids and Solids.
24 Conductio n in Solids.
25 Nuclei.
26 Elementary Particles.
27 Mathematical Physics: Tensors and Matrices.

Nota biograficzna:
Charles P. Poole, Jr., Ph.D., is professor emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of South Carolina. He is the author or coauthor of a dozen books, including Superconductivity and Introduction to Renormalization Group Methods. He has taught qualifying examination preparation courses for more than two decades.

Okładka tylna:
This compendium of physics covers the key equations and fundamental principles that are taught in graduate programs. It offers a succinct yet systematic treatment of all areas of physics, including mathematical physics, quantum mechanics, solid state physics, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and optics. In one complete, self–contained volume, author Charles P.n Poole, Jr. provides both review material for students preparing for Ph.D. qualifying examinations and a quick reference for physicists who need to brush up on basic topics or delve into areas outside their expertise.
The author devotes two chapters to regularly needed information such as trigonometric and vector identities, infinite series, Fourier Transforms, and special functions. The remaining chapters incorporate less frequently looked–up concepts, including, e.g., Lagrangians, parity, dispersion relations, chaos, free energies, statistical mechanical ensembles, and elementary particle classification. A brand new chapter on entanglement and quantum computing written by Professor Horacio A. Farach has been added to this second edition. The book is an indispensable resource for graduate students and physicists in industry and academia.