文档介绍：The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Physics
Preface
The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Physics is a reference book, with entries
arranged in A–Z format. To go directly to a particular entry, click on the link in the
table of contents. There are also links between entries – click on any underlined word
to jump to the related entry.
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Table of contents
A
A (physics)
aberration, optical
absolute zero
absorption
AC
acceleration
accelerator
accumulator (physics)
acoustics (physics)
adiabatic
adsorption
aerodynamics
afterimage
alpha particle
alternating current
alternator
AM
ammeter
ampere
amplifier
amplitude modulation
analogue signal
anemometer
aneroid barometer
angle of declination
anion
annihilation
anode
antimatter
antiparticle
apparent depth
Appleton layer
Archimedes' principle
astigmatism
atmosphere (physics)
atmospheric pressure
atom
atomic energy
atomic mass unit
atomic number
atomic radiation
atomic structure
atomic weight
B
background radiation
ballistics
barograph
barometer
baryon
beat frequency
becquerel
beta decay
beta particle
binding energy
boiling point
Boltzmann constant
boson
Bourdon gauge
Boyle's law
Bq
breeder reactor
breeding (physics)
bubble chamber
buckminsterfullerene
buckyballs
buoyancy
C
C
calorific value
capacitance, electrical
capacitor
capillarity
carburation
Carnot cycle
cathode (chemistry)
cathode (electronics)
cathode ray
cathode-ray oscilloscope
cathode-ray tube
cation
cell, electrical
centre of mass
centrifugal force
centripetal force
CERN
chain reaction (physics)
change of state
charge
Charles's law
charm
choke