Basic Concepts in Physics : From the Cosmos to Quarks /

This book is the second edition of an excellent undergraduate-level overview of classical and modern physics, intended for students of physics and related subjects, and also perfectly suited for the education of physics teachers. The twelve-chapter book begins with Newton's laws of motion and s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Chaichian, Masud (Author), Perez Rojas, Hugo (Author), Tureanu, Anca (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	2nd ed. 2021.
Series:	Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
Subjects:	Mathematical physics. Cosmology. Continuum physics. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics. Classical and Continuum Physics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Gravitation and Newton Laws
Entropy, Statistical Physics and Information
Electromagnetism and Maxwell's Equations
Electromagnetic Waves
Special Theory of Relativity
Atoms and Quantum Theory
Quantum Electrodynamics
Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein Statistics
Four Fundamental Forces
General Relativity and Cosmology
Unification of the Forces of Nature
Physics and Life.