More Surprises in Theoretical Physics
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Bose-Einstein statistics
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Classical physics
Complex number
Condensed matter physics
Degeneracy (mathematics)
Density matrix
Diamagnetism
Dimension
Effective mass (solid-state physics)
Eigenfunction
Elastic collision
Electrical resistivity and conductivity
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Expectation value (quantum mechanics)
Fermi surface
Fermi-Dirac statistics
Gauge theory
Good quantum number
Grand canonical ensemble
Ground state
Harmonic oscillator
Hartree-Fock method
Inelastic collision
Interpretations of quantum mechanics
Isospin
Magnetic field
Magnetic susceptibility
Magnetoresistance
Mirror symmetry (string theory)
Molecule
Moment of inertia
Neutron
Nuclear physics
Nuclear reaction
Nucleon
Perturbation theory
Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics)
Phonon
Physical cosmology
Probability
Quantity
Quantum field theory
Quantum mechanics
Quantum number
Quantum state
Quantum system
Quantum tunnelling
Riemann surface
Scattering
Scattering amplitude
Schrodinger equation
Spin (physics)
Statistical mechanics
Statistical physics
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Valence and conduction bands
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Product details
- ISBN 9780691025223
- Weight: 170g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Sep 1991
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Like its predecessor, this book by the renowned physicist Sir Rudolf Peierls draws from many diverse fields of theoretical physics to present problems in which the answer differs from what our intuition had led us to expect. In some cases an apparently convincing approximation turns out to be misleading; in others a seemingly unmanageable problem turns out to have a simple answer. Peierls's intention, however, is not to treat theoretical physics as an unpredictable game in which such surprises happen at random. Instead he shows how in each case careful thought could have prepared us for the outcome. Peierls has chosen mainly problems from his own experience or that of his collaborators, often showing how classic problems can lend themselves to new insights. His book is aimed at both graduate students and their teachers. Praise for Surprises in Theoretical Physics: "A beautiful piece of stimulating scholarship and a delight to read. Physicists of all kinds will learn a great deal from it."--R. J. Blin-Stoyle, Contemporary Physics
