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Introduction to the basic concepts of modern physics, special relativity, quantum and statistical physics, Carlo Maria Becchi, Massimo D'Elia

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Introduction to the basic concepts of modern physics

920656228

Carlo Maria Becchi, Massimo D'Elia

Undergraduate lecture notes in physics

special relativity, quantum and statistical physics

"This is the third edition of a well-received textbook on modern physics theory. This book provides an elementary but rigorous and self-contained presentation of the simplest theoretical framework that will meet the needs of undergraduate students. In addition, a number of examples of relevant applications and an appropriate list of solved problems are provided. Apart from a substantial extension of the proposed problems, the new edition provides more detailed discussion on Lorentz transformations and their group properties, a deeper treatment of quantum mechanics in a central potential, and a closer comparison of statistical mechanics in classical and in quantum physics. The first part of the book is devoted to special relativity, with a particular focus on space-time relativity and relativistic kinematics. The second part deals with Schrodinger's formulation of quantum mechanics. The presentation concerns mainly one-dimensional problems, but some three-dimensional examples are discussed in detail. The third part addresses the application of Gibb's statistical methods to quantum systems and in particular to Bose and Fermi gases."--Back cover

1. Introduction to special relativity -- 2. Introduction to quantum physics -- 3. Introduction to the statistical theory of matter