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- The diversity of the material covered in the book implies that it is not just for one particular course or field
- The book contains the analysis of concrete problems in classical mechanics, classical electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and relativistic quantum mechanics
- There are no intersections in the problems considered and the book does not set out its fundamental principals in the usual pedagogic style as competition
- Many of the problems and solutions included in this book have never been discussed in print before
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 747)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
According to Newton, "In studies of science, examples are more useful than rules."
With Theoretical Kaleidoscope, by Iosif Khriplovich, many concrete problems in classical mechanics, classical electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and relativistic quantum mechanics are solved. This book is not a systematic course on theoretical physics. Rather, it uses intuitive, qualitative arguments to solve selected problems of this remarkable science.
The book is based on lectures given by the author over many years. The main source of problems addressed in the book are taken from the author's own investigations, as well as discussions with colleagues and students. With this book, the author hopes readers will be able to see the examples and engage in thoughtful discussions and arguments of their own.
Topics discussed in this book include:
- classical mechanics
- wave phenomena
- atomic physics
- semiclassical approximation in complex plane
- quantum electrodynamics
Theoretical Kaleidoscope is intended for students and physicists, both theoretical and experimentalist, and those who will appreciate seeing theoretical physics through innovative qualitative analysis.
Authors and Affiliations
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Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia
I. B. Khriplovich
About the author
I.B. Khriplovich is Chief Researcher, Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia, and Chair of Theoretical Physics, Novosibirsk University. He is a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and has been awarded the Dirac Medal for the advancement of theoretical physics by the University of South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and the Pomeranchuk Prize for outstanding contribution to the understanding of properties of the Standard Model, especially for illuminating work on weak and strong interactions of quarks, by the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theoretical Kaleidoscope
Authors: I. B. Khriplovich
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75252-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-75251-8Published: 10 December 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-75252-5Published: 06 March 2009
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 98
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Physics, Physics, general, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons