Surprises in Theoretical Physics /

Problems in theoretical physics often lead to paradoxical answers; yet closer reasoning and a more complete analysis invariably lead to the resolution of the paradox and to a deeper understanding of the physics involved. Drawing primarily from his own experience and that of his collaborators, Sir Ru...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peierls, Rudolf E (Rudolf Ernst), 1907-1995 (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:Princeton series in physics ; 107
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • 1. GENERAL QUANTUM MECHANICS
  • 2. QUANTUM THEORY OF ATOMS
  • 3. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
  • 4. CONDENSED MATTER
  • 5. TRANSPORT PROBLEMS
  • 6. MANY-BODY PROBLEMS
  • 7. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
  • 8. RELATIVITY