文档介绍：principles of modern physics
principles of
modelrn physics
NEIL ASHBY
STANLEY C. MILLER
University of Colorado
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preface
This book is intended as a general introduction to modern physics for science and
engineering students. It is written at a level which presurnes a prior tull year’s
course in classical physics, and a knowledge of elementary differential and
integral calculus.
The material discussed here includes probability, relativity, quantum me-
chanics, atomic physics, statistical mechanics, nuclear physics and elementary
particles. Some of these top&, such as statistical mechanics and probability, are
ordinarily not included in textbooks at this level. However, we have felt that for
proper understanding of many topics in modern physics--such as quaIlturn me-
chanics and its applications--this material is essential. It is our opilnion that
present-day science and engineering students should be able to worlk quanti-
tatively with the concepts of modern physics. Therefore, we have attempted to
present these ideas in a manner which is logical and fairly rigorous. A number of
topics, especially in quantum1 mechanics, are presented in greater depth than is
customary. In many cases, unique ways of presentation are given which greatly
simplify the discussion of there topics. However, few of the developments require
more mathematics than elementary calculus and the algebra plex nurn-
bers; in a few places, familiarity with parti