Lectures
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Lecture Notes Physics 311
| Section |
Topic |
References |
Date Posted |
| Part I: Introduction |
Before Modern Physics |
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posted May 20, 2011 |
| Part II: Relativity |
Relativity - a |
Einstein1, Einstein 2, Einstein 3 |
posted May 20, 2011
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| Relativity - b |
Einstein1, Einstein 2, Einstein 3 |
posted May 20, 2011
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| Relativity - c |
Einstein1, Einstein 2, Einstein 3 |
posted May 27, 2011
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| Relativity - d |
Einstein4 |
posted May 20, 2011
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| Derivations Appendix C |
|
posted May 27, 2011
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| Part III: Quantum Mechanics |
The Quantum Hypothesis |
Thompson1, Millikan1 |
posted June 9, 2011
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| The Atom |
Plank1, Einstein4 |
posted June 9, 2011
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| Elements of Quantum Theory |
Compton1, deBroglie1, Heisenberg1, Schrodinger1 |
posted June 9, 2011
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| Atomic Structure |
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posted June 9, 2011
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| Radiation |
|
posted June 9, 2011
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| The Standard Model |
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posted June 9, 2011
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| Appendicies |
A and B |
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posted June 9, 2011
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| Derivations Appendix C |
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posted May 27, 2011
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Presentation Resources
List of Papers
| Abbreviation |
Author |
Title |
Reference |
Date |
| Einstein1 |
A. Einstein |
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies |
Ann. Phys., 17, p. 891-921 |
1905 |
| Einstein2 |
A. Einstein |
Does The inertia of a body depend upon its energy-content? |
Ann. Phys., 18, p. 639-641 |
1905 |
| Einstein3 |
A. Einstein |
Elementary derivation of the equivalence of mass and energy |
Bull. Am. Math. Soc. 41, p. 223-230 |
1935 |
| Einstein4 |
A. Einstein |
A Generalized Theory of Gravitation |
Rev. Mod. Phys. 20, 35-39 |
1948 |
| Einstein5 |
A. Einstein, R.C. Tolman, B. Podolsky |
Knowledge of past and future in quantum mechanics |
Phys. Rev. 37, 780-781. |
1931 |
| Einstein6 |
A. Einstein, B. Podolsky, N. Rosen |
Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete? |
Phys. Rev.
47, 777-780. |
1935 |
| Thomson1 |
J.J. Thomson |
Cathode Rays |
Philos. Mag. 44, 293 |
1897 |
| Millikan1 |
Robert Millikan |
On the Elementary Electrical Charge and the Avogadro Constant |
Physical Review, 2 (2). pp. 109-143 |
1913 |
| Plank 1 |
Max Plank |
On the Law of Distribution of Energy in the Normal Spectrum |
Ann. Phys., 4, p. 553 |
1901 |
| Einstein7 |
Albert Einstein |
On a Heuristic Point of View about the Creation and Conversion of Light? |
Ann. Phys., 17, p. 132 |
1905 |
| Rutherford1 |
E. Rutherford |
The Scattering of a and
b Particles by Matter and the Structure of
the Atom |
Phil. Mag., Series 6, vol. 21, p. 669-688 |
1911 |
| Bohr1 |
Neils Bohr |
On the Constitution of Atoms and Molecules |
Phil. Mag. 26 |
1913 |
| Rutherford2 | E. Rutherford |
The Structure of the Atom |
Phil. Mag., Series 6, vol. 27, p. 488 - 498 |
1914 |
| Compton1 | Arthur H. Compton |
A Quantum Theory of Scattering of X-rays by Light Elements |
Phys. Rev. 21, 483 |
1923 |
| deBroglie1 | Louis de Broglie |
Waves and Quanta |
Comptes rendus 177, p. 507-510, (1923). |
1923 |
| Heisenberg1 | Werner Heisenberg |
"Über quantentheoretische Umdeutung kinematischer und mechanischer Beziehungen." ZP 33, 879-893. Recd. 29 Jul.
Reprinted: 1962b,1, 1969b
Translated: 1967a.2, 1968a, 1968b (En); 1971a.1 (Hu); 1977a.1 (Ru)
HGW: A1, 382-396. |
ZP 33, 879-893. |
1925 |
| Schrodinger1 | Erwin Schrodinger |
An undulatory theory of the mechanics of atoms and molecules |
Phys. Rev., 28, 6, 1049-1070 |
1926 |
| Rutherford3 | Ernest Rutherford,James Chadwick, C.D. Ellis |
Radiations from Radioactive Substances [Book] |
Macmillan (USA) |
1930 |
| Chadwick2 | James Chadwick |
The Existence of a Neutron |
PRSL,. A136, 692 |
1932 |
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