Research Catalog

Title

Introduction to theoretical physics / by John C. Slater and Nathaniel H. Frank.

Author

Slater, John C. (John Clarke), 1900-1976.

Publication

New York ; London : McGraw-Hill Co., 1933.

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Details

Additional Authors

Frank, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Herman), 1903-1984

Description

xx, 576 pages : diagrams; 24 cm

Series Statement

International series in physics

Uniform Title

International series in physics

Alternative Title

Theoretical physics, Introduction to.

Subject

• Physics
• Physics
• physics
• 33.00 physics: general
• Theoretische Physik
• Einführung
• Natuurkunde
• Wetenschappelijk onderwijs
• Mathematical physics

Genre/Form

Educational tools (form)

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• "Suggested references": p. 561-563.

Contents

Power series -- Power series method for differential equations -- Power series and exponential methods for simple harmonic vibrations -- Damped vibrations, forced vibrations, and resonance -- Energy -- Vector forces and potentials -- Lagrange's equations and planetary motion -- Generalized momenta and Hamilton's equations -- Phase space and the general motion of particles -- The motion of rigid bodies -- Coupled systems and normal coordinates -- The vibrating string, and Fourier series -- Normal coordinates and the vibrating string -- The string with variable tension and density -- The vibrating membrane -- Stresses, strains, and vibrations of an elastic solid -- Flow of fluids -- Heat flow -- Electrostatics, Green's theorem, and potential theory -- Magnetic fields, Stokes's theorem, and vector potential -- Electromagnetic induction and Maxwell's equations -- Energy in the electromagnetic field -- Reflection and refraction of electromagnetic waves -- Electron theory and dispersion -- Spherical electromagnetic waves -- Huygens' principle and Green's theorem -- Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction -- Waves, rays, and wave mechanics -- Schrödinger's equation in one dimension -- The correspondence principle and statistical mechanics -- Matrices -- Perturbation theory -- The hydrogen atom and the central field -- Atomic structure -- Interatomic forces and molecular structure -- Equation of state of gases -- Nuclear vibrations in molecules and solids -- Collisions and chemical reactions -- Electronic interactions -- Electronic energy of atoms and molecules -- Fermi statistics and metallic structure -- Dispersion, dielectrics, and magnetism.

LCCN

33032381

OCLC

• ocm00534859
• 534859
• SCSB-2057271

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library