By Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands
Undying and collectible, The Feynman Lectures on Physics are crucial examining, not only for college students of physics, yet for an individual looking an insightful advent to the sector from the inimitable Richard P. Feynman.
"When i glance at The Feynman Lectures on Physics, i believe a really own experience of closeness to them," stated Feynman, in retrospect at the origins of those books. starting from easy Newtonian dynamics via such bold theories as Einstein's relativity, Maxwell's electrodynamics, and Dirac's formula of quantum mechanics, those gathered lectures stand as a monument to transparent exposition and deep insight—and to Feynman's deep reference to the field.
Originally brought to scholars at Caltech and later formed via co-authors Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands right into a targeted textbook, the distinguished Feynman Lectures on Physics permits us to adventure one of many 20th century's maximum minds. This new version positive factors enhanced typography, figures, and indexes, with corrections licensed via the California Institute of expertise.
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Understanding ferromagnetism . Thermodynamic properties . . The hysteresis curve . . . . Ferromagnetic materials . . . Extraordinary magnetic materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-1 . 37-7 . 37-10 . 37-19 . 37-22 Chapter 37. 37-1 37-2 37-3 37-4 37-5 Chapter 38.
33-1 33-3 33-8 33-14 33-21 33-22 Diamagnetism and paramagnetism . . . . . . . . . Magnetic moments and angular momentum . . . . . . The precession of atomic magnets . . . . . . . . . Diamagnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larmor’s theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classical physics gives neither diamagnetism nor paramagnetism Angular momentum in quantum mechanics . . . . . . The magnetic energy of atoms . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Reynolds number . . Flow past a circular cylinder The limit of zero viscosity . Couette flow . . . . . . . . . . . Curved spaces with two dimensions . . Curvature in three-dimensional space . Our space is curved . . . . . . Geometry in space-time . . . . . Gravity and the principle of equivalence . The speed of clocks in a gravitational field The curvature of space-time . . . . Motion in curved space-time . . . . Einstein’s theory of gravitation . .