Steven Weinberg (Austin University of Texas)

Foundations of Modern Physics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring modern physics in its historical context, topics range from early applications of atomic theory through thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, transport theory, special relativity, quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, and quantum field theory. Advanced undergraduates and working scientists seeking contextualized introductions will benefit.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 173mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 792g
• ISBN-13: 9781108841764
• ISBN-10: 1108841767
• Artikelnr.: 60745338

Autorenporträt

Steven Weinberg (1933¿2021) was a member of the Physics and Astronomy Departments at the University of Texas at Austin. He was honored with numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physics, the National Medal of Science, the Heinemann Prize in Mathematical Physics, and most recently a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. He was a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the UK's Royal Society, and other academies in the US and internationally. The American Philosophical Society awarded him the Benjamin Franklin medal in 2004, with a citation that said he was 'considered by many to be the preeminent theoretical physicist alive in the world today'. He wrote several highly regarded books, including Gravitation and Cosmology, the three-volume work The Quantum Theory of Fields, Cosmology, and Lectures on Quantum Mechanics, and Lectures on Astrophysics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Early atomic theory
2. Thermodynamics and kinetic theory
3. Early quantum theory
4. Relativity
5. Quantum mechanics
6. Nuclear physics
7. Quantum field theory: assorted problems
Bibliography
Author index
Subject index.