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Principles of Physics

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note




Editor's Introduction




Contributors




Aberrations




Absorption




Accuracy and precision




Alpha radiation




Amplitude




Angular forces




Angular momentum




Antenna




Arago dot




Aperture




Archimedes’s principle




Band theory of solids




Bernoulli’s principle




Beta radiation




Blackbody radiation




Bohr atom




Bose condensation




Bra-ket notation




British thermal unit (BTU)




Calculating system efficiency




Circular motion




Closed systems and isolated systems




Concave and convex




Conservation of charge




Conservation of energy




Convection and conduction




Cosmic radiation




Crest and trough




Density and specific gravity




Diode




Distance and area




Distortion




Doppler effect




Dynamic systems theory




Edison effect




Eigenvectors




Elastic and inelastic collisions




Electric circuits: Parallel vs series, diagrams and components




Electric potential




Energy and power




Enthalpy




Entropy




Euler’s laws of motion




Falling bodies and physics




Faraday’s law




Feynman diagrams




Flywheel




Focal point




Free body diagram




Frequency




Gamma radiation




Gauss’s law




Gluon




Gravitational potential energy




Harmonic oscillator




Harmonics




Heisenberg uncertainty principle




Higgs boson




Horsepower




Ideal gas law




Joule




Kepler’s laws




Kilowatt-hour




Kinetic and potential energy




Lenz’s law




Light waves




Linear motion




Load




Loudness and sound intensity




Magnification




Mass and weight




Mass spectrometry




Mechanical or electrical load and work




Mössbauer effect




Net force




Newton-meter




Normal force




Nuclear fission, fusion, and mass defect




Open systems




Particle accelerators




Particle detectors




Phase




Phonon




Photon




Pitch




Planck’s constant




Potential energy




Power




Prisms




Projectiles




Psychophysics




Quantum chromodynamics




Quantum field theory




Quantum mechanics




Quantum statistics




Quarks




Radians and degrees




Radiation




Resonance: Nuclear magnetic resonance and electron spin resonance




Revolutions per minute (rpm)




Simple, linear, and complex systems




Simple machines and mechanical advantage




Solenoid




Sound amplitude




Speed




Springs




String theory




Strong nuclear force




Superconductors




Switches




Symmetry




Système International (SI) Units




Temperature and internal energy




Term symbol




Torque




Turbines




Ultrasound




Ultraviolet radiation




Velocity of sound




Velocity vs. speed




Volume and capacity




Watt




Wavelength




Wave properties




Weak force




Work and force




Work-energy theorem




X-ray radiation




Appendices




The Standard Model




Nobel Notes: Sub-atomic and Sub-nuclear Physics




Nobel Laureates




Pre-Nobel Notables




Physics Constants




Physics Laws




Glossary




Bibliography