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Author:   Geoffrey Brooker (Emeritus Fellow, Emeritus Fellow, Wadham College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   1.018kg
ISBN:  

9780198857259

ISBN 10:   019885725
Pages:   488
Publication Date:   16 July 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Electromagnetic energy 2: Electromagnetism: microscopic and macroscopic fields 3: Vector theorems 4: Longitudinal and transverse waves 5: Transmission lines, the universe and everything 6: Counting quantum states and field modes 7: Four-vectors in relativity 8: The Lorentz transformation 9: Diffraction integrals and the Kirchhoff approximation 10: Diffraction at a slit 11: Symmetry in quantum mechanics 12: Successive approximation; perturbation theory in quantum mechanics 13: The hydrogen atom 14: Identical particles and the helium atom 15: Helium: energies for singlets and triplets 16: LS coupling; Hund's rules 17: Terms in LS coupling 18: The Zeeman effect 19: The Einstein A and B coefficients 20: The Boltzmann distribution and molecular gases 21: Free energy 22: Energy of a magnetic body: -m dB or +B dm? 23: The Debye theory of solid-state heat capacities 24: Umklapp collisions and thermal conductivity 25: Electrons and holes in semiconductors 26: The chemical potential for a semiconductor 27: Heat capacity of electrons 28: Electrons in a square lattice 29: Negative feedback 30: Stability of negative feedback 30: Quantization of waves: the stretched string 32: Spontaneous emission of radiation

Reviews

An intriguing and provocative addition to the standard textbooks, well written and in an informal style, providing much food for thought for teachers and students alike. * Derek Lee, Imperial College London * It will appeal to anybody who appreciates the finer points in physics - a very useful addition to the general reading of both students and academics. * John Pierrus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg * This book is unique and timeless as the errors and misconceptions discussed in the Essays seem to be perpetual and eternal (until students read Brooker's book). * Dmitry Budker, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, and University of California at Berkeley *

Author Information

Geoffrey Brooker joined Wadham College Oxford as a Fellow by Special Election in 1969, becoming Fellow and Tutor in Physics and University Lecturer in Physics from 1970 to 2003, when he was awarded the title of Emeritus Fellow.

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