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Learn how your life connects to the latest discoveries in physics with MODERN PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. This updated fifth edition offers a contemporary, comprehensive approach with a strong emphasis on applications to help you see how concepts in the book relate to the real world. Discussions on the experiments that led to key discoveries illustrate the process behind scientific advances and give you a historical perspective. Included is a thorough treatment of special relativity, an introduction to general relativity, and a solid foundation in quantum theory to help you succeed. An updated WebAssign course features a mobile-friendly ebook and a variety of assignable questions to enhance your learning experience. WebAssign for MODERN PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS helps you prepare for class with confidence. Its online learning platform helps you unlearn common misconceptions, practice and absorb what you learn and begin your path as a future physicist or engineer. 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Cover Contents Overview Contents Preface Chapter 1: The Birth of Modern Physics 1.1: Classical Physics of the 1890s 1.2: The Kinetic Theory of Gases 1.3: Waves and Particles 1.4: Conservation Laws and Fundamental Forces 1.5 The Atomic Theory of Matter 1.6 Unresolved Summary Chapter 2: Special Theory of Relativity 2.1: The Apparent Need for Ether 2.2: The Michelson-Morley Experiment 2.3: Einstein’s Postulates 2.4: The Lorentz Transformation 2.5: Time Dilation and Length Contraction 2.6: Addition of Velocities 2.7: Experimental Verification 2.8: Twin Paradox 2.9: Spacetime 2.10: Doppler Effect 2.11: Relativistic Momentum 2.12: Relativistic Energy 2.13: Computations in Modern Physics 2.14: Electromagnetism and Relativity Summary Questions Problems Chapter 3: The Experimental Basis of Quantum Physics 3.1: Discovery of the X Ray and the Electron 3.2: Determination of Electron Charge 3.3: Line Spectra 3.4: Quantization 3.5: Blackbody Radiation 3.6: Photoelectric Effect 3.7: X-Ray Production 3.8: Compton Effect 3.9: Pair Production and Annihilation Summary Questions Problems Chapter 4: Structure of the Atom 4.1: The Atomic Models of Thomson and Rutherford 4.2: Rutherford Scattering 4.3: The Classical Atomic Model 4.4: The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom 4.5: Successes and Failures of the Bohr Model 4.6: Characteristic X-Ray Spectra and Atomic Number 4.7: Atomic Excitation by Electrons Summary Questions Problems Chapter 5: Wave Properties of Matter and Quantum Mechanics I 5.1: X-Ray Scattering 5.2: De Broglie Waves 5.3: Electron Scattering 5.4: Wave Motion 5.5: Waves or Particles? 5.6: Uncertainty Principle 5.7: Probability, Wave Functions, and the Copenhagen Interpretation 5.8: Particle in a Box Summary Questions Problems Chapter 6: Quantum Mechanics II 6.1: The Schrödinger Wave Equation 6.2: Expectation Values 6.3: Infinite Square-Well Potential 6.4: Finite Square-Well Potential 6.5: Three-Dimensional Infinite-Potential Well 6.6: Simple Harmonic Oscillator 6.7: Barriers and Tunneling Summary Questions Problems Chapter 7: The Hydrogen Atom 7.1: Application of the Schrödinger Equation to the Hydrogen Atom 7.2: Solution of the Schrödinger Equation for Hydrogen 7.3: Quantum Numbers 7.4: Magnetic Effects on Atomic Spectra-The Normal Zeeman Effect 7.5: Intrinsic Spin 7.6: Energy Levels and Electron Probabilities Summary Questions Problems Chapter 8: Atomic Physics 8.1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table 8.2: Total Angular Momentum 8.3: Anomalous Zeeman Effect Summary Questions Problems Chapter 9: Statistical Physics 9.1: Historical Overview 9.2: Maxwell Velocity Distribution 9.3: Equipartition Theorem 9.4: Maxwell Speed Distribution 9.5: Classical and Quantum Statistics 9.6: Fermi-Dirac Statistics 9.7: Bose-Einstein Statistics Summary Questions Problems Chapter 10: Molecules and Solids 10.1: Molecular Bonding and Spectra 10.2: Stimulated Emission and Lasers 10.3: Structural Properties of Solids 10.4: Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Solids 10.5: Superconductivity 10.6: Applications of Superconductivity Summary Questions Problems Chapter 11: Semiconductor Theory and Devices 11.1: Band Theory of Solids 11.2: Semiconductor Theory 11.3: Semiconductor Devices 11.4: Nanotechnology Summary Questions Problems Chapter 12: The Atomic Nucleus 12.1: Discovery of the Neutron 12.2: Nuclear Properties 12.3: The Deuteron 12.4: Nuclear Forces 12.5: Nuclear Stability 12.6: Radioactive Decay 12.7: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay 12.8: Radioactive Nuclides Summary Questions Problems Chapter 13: Nuclear Interactions and Applications 13.1: Nuclear Reactions 13.2: Reaction Kinematics 13.3: Reaction Mechanisms 13.4: Fission 13.5: Fission Reactors 13.6: Fusion 13.7: Special Applications Summary Questions Problems Chapter 14: Particle Physics 14.1: Early Discoveries 14.2: The Fundamental Interactions 14.3: Classification of Particles 14.4: Conservation Laws and Symmetries 14.5: Quarks 14.6: The Families of Matter 14.7: Beyond the Standard Model 14.8: Accelerators Summary Questions Problems Chapter 15: Modern Astrophysics and General Relativity 15.1: Stellar Evolution 15.2: Galaxies and the Discovery of Dark Matter 15.3: Tenets of General Relativity 15.4: Tests of General Relativity 15.5: Black Holes 15.6: Gravitational Waves Summary Questions Problems Chapter 16: Cosmology-The Beginning and the End 16.1: Evidence of the Big Bang 16.2: The Theory of the Big Bang 16.3: Problems with the Big Bang 16.4: The Age of the Universe 16.5: The Standard Model of Cosmology 16.6: The Future Summary Questions Problems Appendix 1: Fundamental Constants Appendix 2: Conversion Factors Appendix 3: Mathematical Relations Appendix 4: Periodic Table of the Elements Appendix 5: Atomic Mass Table Appendix 6: Nobel Laureates in Physics Appendix 7: Fundamental and Combination of Constants; Particle Masses; Conversion Factors Appendix 8: The Greek Alphabet; Some Prefixes for the Powers of Ten Appendix 9: Emission Spectra Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems Index Learn how your life connects to the latest discoveries in physics with MODERN PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. This text offers a contemporary, comprehensive approach with a strong emphasis on applications to help you see how concepts in the book relate to the real world. Discussions on the experiments that led to key discoveries illustrate the process behind scientific advances and give you a historical perspective. Included is a thorough treatment of special relativity, an introduction to general relativity, and a solid foundation in quantum theory to help you succeed.Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.