Landmark Experiments in Twentieth Century Physics - Brossura

Trigg, George L.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 048628526X ISBN 13: 9780486285269

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2003

Riassunto

Physics is very much an experimental science, but too often, students at the undergraduate level are not exposed to the reality of experimental physics ― i.e., what was done in a given experiment, why it was done, the background of physics against which the experiment was carried out and the changes in theory and knowledge that resulted. In this hook, the author helps to remedy the situation by presenting a variety of "landmark" experiments that have brought about significant alterations in our ideas about some aspect of nature. Among these scientific milestones are discoveries about the wave nature of x-rays, isotopes, the meaning of atomic number, superconductivity, fine structure in the spectrum of helium, the transistor, the neutrino, the maser and laser, higher symmetry for elementary particles and other seminal discoveries.
Over 120 illustrations enhance the text, often reproductions of those published with the original experimental results. The result is a fascinating survey ideal as a supplement for intermediate or advanced undergraduate courses in experimental physics, history of science, radio and radar astronomy, crystallography, high energy physics and other disciplines.

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L'autore:

George L. Trigg is a senior editor of the American Physical Society publication Physics. He is the former co-editor of Physical Review Letters and was editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Applied Physics.

Contenuti:

Preface Acknowledgments 1 The Wave Nature of X Rays 2 Isotopes 3 The Meaning of Atomic Number 4 Superconductivity 5 The Strange Behavior of Liquid Helium 6 Precision Values for Nuclear Magnetic Moments 7 Fine Structure in the Spectrum of Hydrogen 8 The Magnetic Moment of the Electron 9 The Transistor 10 Disproof of a Conservation Law 11 Recoilless Emission and Absorption of Radiation 12 Reality of the Neutrino 13 The Maser and the Laser 14 "Tunneling" and Superconductivity " 15 Higher Symmetry for Elementary Particles 16 A possible Cosmological Clue Appendix A Historical Background and Sketch of the BCS Theory Name Index Subject Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 048628526X
• ISBN 13: 9780486285269
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320