Einstein's physics : atoms, quanta, and relativity derived, explained, and appraised /
Cheng, Ta-Pei,
Einstein's physics : atoms, quanta, and relativity derived, explained, and appraised / Ta-Pei Cheng. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xx, 350 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Atomic Nature of Matter. 1. Molecular size from classical fluids; 2. The Brownian motion -- Part II. Quantum Theory. 3. Blackbody radiation : from Kirchhoff to Planck; 4. Einstein's proposal of light quanta; 5. Quantum theory of specific heat; 6. Waves, particles, and quantum jumps; 7. Bose-Einstein statistics and condensation; 8. Local reality and the Einstein-Bohr debate -- Part III. Special Relativity. 9. Prelude to special relativity; 10. The new kinematics and E=mc²; 11. Geometric formulation of relativity -- Part IV. General Relativity. 12. Towards a general theory of relativity; 13. Curved spacetime as a gravitational field; 14. The Einstein field equation; 15. Cosmology -- Part V. Walking in Einstein's Steps: 16. Internal symmetry and gauge interactions; 17. The Kaluza-Klein theory and extra dimensions -- Part VI. Appendices: A. Mathematics supplements; B. Einstein's papers; C. Answers to the 21 Einstein questions.
Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton. What exactly did he do that is so important in physics? We provide an introduction to his physics at a level accessible to an undergraduate physics student. All equations are worked out in detail from the beginning.
9780191648762 (electronic bk.) 0191648760 (electronic bk.) 9781299184596 (MyiLibrary) 1299184596 (MyiLibrary) (Cloth) (Cloth) 9780191744488 (electronic bk.) 0191744484 (electronic bk.)
016210007 Uk
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Physics.
Physics
Physique.
physics.
SCIENCE--Physics--General.
Physics.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QC16.E5 / C455 2013eb QC20
530.1
Einstein's physics : atoms, quanta, and relativity derived, explained, and appraised / Ta-Pei Cheng. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xx, 350 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Atomic Nature of Matter. 1. Molecular size from classical fluids; 2. The Brownian motion -- Part II. Quantum Theory. 3. Blackbody radiation : from Kirchhoff to Planck; 4. Einstein's proposal of light quanta; 5. Quantum theory of specific heat; 6. Waves, particles, and quantum jumps; 7. Bose-Einstein statistics and condensation; 8. Local reality and the Einstein-Bohr debate -- Part III. Special Relativity. 9. Prelude to special relativity; 10. The new kinematics and E=mc²; 11. Geometric formulation of relativity -- Part IV. General Relativity. 12. Towards a general theory of relativity; 13. Curved spacetime as a gravitational field; 14. The Einstein field equation; 15. Cosmology -- Part V. Walking in Einstein's Steps: 16. Internal symmetry and gauge interactions; 17. The Kaluza-Klein theory and extra dimensions -- Part VI. Appendices: A. Mathematics supplements; B. Einstein's papers; C. Answers to the 21 Einstein questions.
Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton. What exactly did he do that is so important in physics? We provide an introduction to his physics at a level accessible to an undergraduate physics student. All equations are worked out in detail from the beginning.
9780191648762 (electronic bk.) 0191648760 (electronic bk.) 9781299184596 (MyiLibrary) 1299184596 (MyiLibrary) (Cloth) (Cloth) 9780191744488 (electronic bk.) 0191744484 (electronic bk.)
016210007 Uk
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Physics.
Physics
Physique.
physics.
SCIENCE--Physics--General.
Physics.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QC16.E5 / C455 2013eb QC20
530.1