A new edition of this introduction to modern physics, provides new material on the most recent experimental tests in relativity, and a fuller treatment of the space-time interval and the Kennedy-Thorndike experiment. It treats the quantum theory of specific heats, with material on synchrotron radiation, a modernized treatment of the electron microscope and a preview of quantum mechanics. Features include additional historical, philosophical and biographical material reflecting important published research of the past decade, along with a significant expansion - nearly double - in the number of problems, thought questions and worked-out examples. The book also includes references, summary tables and illustrations.
- ISBN10 0471717029
- ISBN13 9780471717027
- Publish Date 1 January 1972
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 March 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English