文档介绍：The Modern
Revolution in Physics
Benjamin Crowell
Book 6 in the Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks
The Modern
Revolution
in Physics
The Light and Matter series of
introductory physics textbooks:
1 Newtonian Physics
2 Conservation Laws
3 Vibrations and Waves
4 Electricity and ism
5 Optics
6 The Modern Revolution in Physics
The Modern Revolution
in Physics
Benjamin Crowell
Light and Matter
Fullerton, California
© 2000 by Benjamin Crowell
All rights reserved.
Edition
rev. 2002-06-03
ISBN 0-9704670-6-0
Brief Contents
1 Relativity, Part I 11
2 Relativity, Part II 29
3 Rules of Randomness 45
4 Light as a Particle 63
5 Matter as a Wave 77
6 The Atom 97
Contents
1 Relativity, Part I 11
The Principle of Relativity .................... 12
Distortion of Time and Space .............. 13
Applications ......................................... 20
Summary ...................................................... 26
Homework Problems .................................... 27
3 Rules of Randomness45
Randomness Isn’t Random ................. 46
Calculating Randomness..................... 47
Probability Distributions ....................... 50
Exponential Decay and Half-Life ......... 53
2 Relativity, Part II 29 ∫ Applications of Calculus ..................... 58
Summary ...................................................... 60
Invariants ............................................. 30
Homework Problems .................................... 61
of Velocities .................... 30
Momentum and Force ......................... 32
ic Energy ..................................... 33
Equivalence of Mass and Energy ........ 35
* Proofs ................................................. 38
Summary ...................................................... 40
Homework Problems .................................... 41
4 Light as a Particle 63
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