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I need to learn more about optical clocks, frequency combs, atom trapping, atom interferometry, etc., and I'm wondering if there are good books or review papers you recommend? The papers I'm reading can be hard to understand and often assume knowledge I don't have. I'm a grad student if that...
hi, do you happen to know any app for iOS that can create pdf-s by writing LaTeX. I know of Texpad and Texwriter but don't know if they can create pdf-s from the code you write. Any help?
Amazon now lists Susskind's third book on the theoretical minimum series
Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465093345/?tag=pfamazon01-20
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I'm a researcher in engineering and sometimes, I feel to not have a solid control on the project I manage. For example, sometimes my PhD students haven't done that much about the project even if I assigned tasks to them. I think the main problem is also due to:
the information is not...
My main goal is to understand plasmons, for that I have been told that the theoretical background is Maxwell equations in a plasma. Do you know any book with these equations?
Thanks!
Is there a book about how to do research in Physics or Physicist's experience? especially in Astrophysics, if not, general physics is also very good. thanks.
Hey guys, I have a comic I'm working on and wanted to know if anyone could help me with the science/ physics part of the main character.
With his left hand, he can make things like boulders, ships, whales, etc. (heavy things) as light as a feather. Using his right hand, he can multiply an...
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I will be attending a course on condensed matter physics with emphasis on geometrical phases and I was wondering if the are any good books on gauge transformations, gauge symmetry and geometrical phases that you know of.
Thanks in advance!
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As the title says, I am looking for a good exercise book covering the topic of relativistic electrodynamics since the beginning. Even lecture notes from some universities would be great given that solved problems of increasing difficulty are provided.
Do you know some book of this...
I got interested in this superconductor stuff a few week ago and I just want to learn more about this.
So any book or ebook recommendation about superconductor ? especially for starter ?
Note: I'm a new engineering student
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I am a first year PhD student at a well respected research university for Fluid Dynamics research in England. My PhD research is in the field of Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics.
I am interested in gaining some writing, and publishing experience and I thought...
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My name is Kathy and I am writing a book about the history of electrical discoveries. I am writing the book for adults who have limited (or no) science backgrounds with a lot of personal details (like Bose who liked to give electric kisses to attractive women, or Alexander Bell's...
Ok, so here's an example from David Morin's book that I seriously don't understand:
Two clocks are positioned at the ends of a train of length L (as measured in its own frame). They are synchronized in the train frame. The train travels past you at speed v. It turns out that if you observe the...
I brought a physical chemistry book by Wiley. Its printing is just awful. You can expect a printing mistakes in a fat (lack of vocabulary) book but this book is riddled with these.
Eg :- Virial 2nd coefficient is given as ##b-a\over RT## instead of ##b -{a \over RT}## and best part, is that they...
Homework Statement
Example 5.3 from The Marion Thornton book (fifth edition) of Classical Dynamics states the following problem:
Consider a thin uniform circular ring of radius a and mass M. A mass m is placed in the plane of the ring. Find a position of equilibrium and determine whether it...
Hi! I'm interested in studying astrophysics. I've previously studied the basic concepts about stars, galaxie and black holes. Can anyone recommend some books that would help me learn more about astrophysics?
Homework Statement
I think the in equation ##(28.2)##,##x^i## in ##\frac{dx^i}{dt}## and the ##x^i## decides ##\rho## is not the same,if they are equaivalent,##\rho## can not vary with position changing and time fixed, because ##\frac{dx^i}{dt}## indicate the ##x^i(t)## which means if position...
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I am not sure whether the meaning of the equation ##(3)## which used for deriving momentum is as same as equation ##(4)##.I will make a detailed description below.
The lagrangian function for a free particle is ##L=-mc^2\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}} \quad (1)##
The action from...
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I am looking for a book in Quantum Field Theory, not for the first read. I have already studied it for university purpose, but now i would like to study the subject again from a book to cover holes and have a deeper understanding before starting a possible PhD.
I heard about Srednicki...
Can anyone suggest some books which deals with electron correlations in many body systems?The book should cover second quantization,hubbard model,mott transition etc.I'm a beginner in this filed and want to learn from the very basics.
Hello everybody. I'm interested in starting my learning about plasma physics (depending on how I like it I may choose something within it as my field), but unfortunately my university doesn't offer any undergrad courses in it. My current level includes all maths up to differential equations...
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I'm looking for a good book on General Relativity, specially on Black Holes and Graviational Waves. I got Schultz book once ago, but it has a fuzzy notation and does not deal with the math as I suppose to. I know the basics of Differential Geometry, Topology...
I'm a BS Hons (in Physics) student. We've a course named nuclear physics where we had taken help from book named Elements of Nuclear Physics. However, it seems insufficient to (not elaborately explained) read. So would you please help me with recommendations of books which has plethora of info...
My textbook goes into depth about proof techniques and about how to go about proving theorems. However, the author only really focuses on theorems that are stated in the form "if p, then q." I know that a great many theorems have this logical structure, so it is good to know how to prove them...
http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9725
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The book offers a new proof of the equality of the complexity classes "P" and "NP"
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I want a inorganic chemistry book. I require the book to be free because my requirement is only redox reactions. Buying a whole book would be a waste as I don't require other topics in the book. The book should contain tough exercises and possibly answers to some question if not all.
Hello. I want to study electromagnetism so I can understand it in circuits and for electrical engineering as well.
Are there any good introducotry books? I have done basic mechanics (kinematics motion in a straight line, work, energy, power , ideal pulleys and motion in two dimensions, calculus...
My quantum physics professor this semester showed us a useful book he had with tables of integrals, etc. in it called "Tables of Integrals and Other Mathematical Data" (4th edition) by Herbert Bristol Dwight. I have been considering buying this book from Amazon but was waiting because today was...
In the (b),I have some questions:
(1) Does it mean ψ can be real or not real?
(2) Why do the solutions of linear combination must have the same energy? As I know, these solutions are often different, as long as they are eigenvalues of time-independent Schrodinger equation.
(3) In the sentence...
I am a recent Electrical Engineering grad specializing in Power Systems. Are there any books with DIY projects relating to Power Electronics? I would like to do some projects that I will be able to put on my resume so employers will see that I have hands-on experience.
I'm reading Statistical Mechanics 3rd Edition by Pathria and I found his discussion some very confusing, it's like he discussed a lot of things but I still end up asking, "so what now?" I've looked into Kardar's book but found it too terse. Can anybody recommend some books that fits my situation...
In Mary L. Boas' Mathematical Methods in the Physical Science, 3rd ed, on page 17 it goes over absolute convergence, and defines the test for alternating series as follows:
An alternating series converges if the absolute value of the terms decreases steadily to zero, that is, if |an+1| ≤ |an|...
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23595/science-literacy-concepts-contexts-and-consequences
Science Literacy: Concepts, Contexts, and Consequences
"Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction...
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I would like to better understand the geometric evolution of a gravitational field of a simple point mass as the velocity difference between two different inertial frames approaches the speed of light. I would also then like to extend into more complex scenarios such as charged...
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1610.02743.pdf
CMB-S4 Science Book First Edition
The next generation “Stage-4” ground-based cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment, CMB-S4, consisting of dedicated telescopes equipped with highly sensitive superconducting cameras operating at the South Pole, the high...
I am planning on doing physics as I go through calc2/3/ODE/PDE.
I bought University Physics and the Resnick/Jearl Physics book, and frankly I want something a bit higher level.. more like Kleppner/Kolenkow.
I was thinking about getting the K&K book, but some people are suggesting Morin...
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I'm a physics student in university, I want to find a book about general thermodynamics which has great and interesting problems. Includes a bit of statistical physics and molecular physics.
And a book has theory and problems about optics, wave optics and geometrical optics.
Thanks for helping
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I stopped studying math after grade 10. Then many years later I did.
1-calculus dairies. (story book with personal calculus experience )
2-idiot's guide to calculus.
3-Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences(Mary Boas)
4-Advance Engineering Mathematics (Erwin Kreyszig)
5-real...
I had a book on dot and cross products, and the author presented his material in terms of Maxwell's equations. It's a popular book. Alas, I can't remember the title or author. I was going to loan it to a friend but found the book missing.
The book isn't long at all and is a paperback book...
One of my instructors likes to talk about little aspects of the lives of famous physicists and it has made me really interested in these people.
Does anyone have any recommendations on any books that give a good little run down of of the life and times of famous physicists? I'm sure there are...