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Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, and Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics comprise the canonical undergraduate curriculum of theoretical physics. In Compendium of Theoretical Physics, Armin Wachter and Henning Hoeber offer a concise, rigorous and structured overview that will be invaluable for students preparing for their qualifying examinations, readers needing a supplement to standard textbooks, and research or industrial physicists seeking a bridge between extensive textbooks and formula books.

Little introduction to relativity, particle dynamics, gravitation and wave motion.

Contents: mathematical preliminaries, kinematics, classical and special relativity, newtonian gravitation and others.

Introduction to Groups, Invariants & Particles is a book for Seniors and advanced Juniors who are majoring in the Physical Sciences or Mathematics. The book places the subject matter in its historical context with discussions of Galois groups, algebraic invariants, Lie groups and differential equations, presented at a level that is not the standard fare for students majoring in the Physical Sciences. A sound mathematical basis is thereby provided for the study of special unitary groups and their applications to Particle Physics. 

The Age of Einstein, is a brief introduction to Einstein's Theories of Special and General Relativity. It is a book for the inquisitive general reader who wishes to gain an understanding of the key ideas put forward by the greatest scientist of the 20th-century. No more than a modest grasp of High School Mathematics is required to follow the arguments. 

This book 'Electrostatics' on the physics of electricity, magnetism,
and electromagnetic fields and waves. It is written mainly with the physics
student in mind, although it will also be of use to students of electrical
and electronic engineering. The major aspects of the electrical field
including atomic structure and basic electricity, direct and alternating
current, basic circuit theory, three-phase circuits, single phase,
transformers, generators, and motors.
All studerlts of physics need to understand the basic concepts of
electricity and magnetism. E&M is central to the study of physics, and
central tc understanding the developments of the last two hundred years
of not just science, but technology. But the core of electricity and
magnetism can be difficult to understand - many of the ideas are
counterintui.tive and difficult to appreciate.
This as a basis, it is possible to develop all of electromagnetic theory
from a single experimental postulate founded on Coulomb's law. An
enriched understanding of magnetism results, and the Biot-Savart law is
a consequence rather than a postulate. The Lorentz force law is seen to
be a transformation of Coulomb's law occasioned by the relativistic
interpretation of force.
Upon accepting the Lorentz force law as fundamental, one is able to
derive Faraday's emf law and Maxwell's equations as additional
consequences. This procedure provides the further satisfaction of
demonstrating that the fields contained in the Lorentz force law and in
Maxwell's equations are one and the same, a conclusion not possible in
the conventional development of the subject.

Systematic, practical guide to interpreting, correlating, & predicting thermodynamic properties used in mixture-related phase-equilibrium calculations.


Summary: Smith & Van Hess preferable!
Rating: 3

This book is used as graduate text for GTech, ChBE course, and suffices in context of summarizing a large amount of material on fugacities in mixtures, empirical methods used for prediction and analysis of phase euilibria problems. With no previous exposure to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, I found Smith and Van Hess to be greatly helpful in explaining basic concepts, and providing a lucid, logical development of the subject. While Prausnitz dwells at length on the behavior of mixtures, the development of the subject leaves one wanting for a lot more, and hence this book will always need atleat one complementary text like Smith's book to be a useful text. The topics explained really well in the text include fugacities in gas and liquid mixtures, and calculation of solubilities of solids or gases in liquids. Other areas of thermodynamics are either ignored or coverage is sketchy (for examples treatment of polymers, electrolytes, use of statistical mechanics, etc).

Summary: Clearly written , Very good book
Rating: 5

The book explains clearly the subjects making easy to understand the topics. I would suggest chem. eng to use it as a tool for understanding any specific subject in phase equilibria. It points out clearly the principles. Any book written by Dr. Prausnitz has high qualit 

The Quantum Mechanics Solver uniquely illustrates the application of quantum mechanical concepts to various fields of modern physics. It aims at encouraging the reader to apply quantum mechanics to research problems in fields such as molecular physics, condensed matter physics or laser physics. Advanced undergraduates and graduate students will find a rich and challenging source of material for further exploration. This book consists of a series of problems concerning present-day experimental or theoretical questions on quantum mechanics. All of these problems are based on actual physical examples, even if sometimes the mathematical structure of the models under consideration is simplified intentionally in order to get hold of the physics more rapidly. The new edition features new themes, such as the progress in measuring neutrino oscillations, quantum boxes, the quantum thermometer etc. Secondly, it includes a brief summary on the basics of quantum mechanics and the formalism we use. Finally, the problems under three main themes: Elementary Particles, Nuclei and Atoms; Quantum Entanglement and Measurement; and Complex Systems.

This book gives a comprehensive account of local quantum physics understood as the synthesis of quantum theory with the principle of locality. Centered on the algebraic approach, it describes both the physical concepts and the mathematical structures and their consequences. These include the emergence of the particle picture, general collision theory covering the cases of massless particles and infraparticles, the analysis of possible charge structures, and exchange sym metries including braid group statistics. Thermal states of an unbounded medium and local equilibrium are discussed in detail. The author takes care both to describe the ideas and to give a critical assessment of future perspectives. The new edition contains numerous improvements and a new chapter concerning formalism and interpretation of quantum theory.

"Physical Geodesy" by Heiskanen and Moritz, published in 1967, has for a long time been considered as the standard introduction to its field. The enormous progress since then, however, required a complete reworking. While basic material could be retained other parts required a complete update. This concerns, above all, the adaptation to the fact that the geometry can now be precisely determined by methods such as GPS, and that new satellite methods, combined with terrestrial methods, also make a detailed determination of the earth's gravitational field a possibility and a necessity. Highlights include: emphasis on global integration of geometry and gravity, a simplified approach to Molodensky's theory without integral equations, and a general combination of all geodetic data by least-squares collocation.

Unique in its approach, content, and perspective, this book helps readers bridge the application gap between mathematics and chemistry and to acquire a fuller set of mathematical tools necessary for such applications. Using an abundance of fully-worked examples, it shows step-by-step how to directly apply mathematics to physical chemistry problems. It features numerous problems, many multi-part, that use the symbolism found in standard physical chemistry books or involve actual physical chemistry equations. It offers full-chapter coverage of many important topics relegated to appendices in other books. It also provides a full chapter on numerical methods and computer programming showing step-by-step how to write programs to do numerical integration, and covers areas of advanced mathematics — e.g., differential equations and operator mechanics.

• Publisher   Cambridge University Press
• Number Of Pages:   332
• Publication Date:   2005-01-20
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0521617200
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780521617208

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Fractal structures are found everywhere in nature, and as a consequence anomalous diffusion has far reaching implications in a host of phenomena.

• Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Company
• Number Of Pages:   356
• Publication Date:   2009-07-31
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   9812818219
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9789812818218

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• Publisher:   Wiley
• Number Of Pages:   296
• Publication Date:   2010-09-14
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0470721359
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780470721353

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Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids addresses the mechanics and physics of deformable porous materials whose porous space is filled by one or several fluid mixtures interacting with the solid matrix. Coussy uses the language of to frame the discussion of this topic and bridge the gap between physicists and engineers, and organises the material in such a way that individual phases are explored, followed by coupled problems of increasing complexity. This structure allows the reader to build a solid understanding of the processes occurring in the fluids and then porous solids.
Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids offers a critical reference on the physics of multiphase porous materials - key reading for engineers and researchers in structural and material engineering, concrete, wood and materials  rock and soil mechanics, mining and oil prospecting