| Preface to third edition |
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1 Understanding the physical universe |
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1.1 The programme of physics |
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1.2 The building blocks of matter |
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1.4 The fundamental interactions |
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1.5 Exploring the physical universe: the scientific method |
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1.6 The role of physics; its scope and applications |
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2 Using mathematical tools in physics |
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2.1 Applying the scientific method |
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2.2 The use of variables to represent displacement and time |
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2.3 Representation of data |
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2.4 The use of differentiation in analysis: velocity and acceleration in linear motion |
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2.5 The use of integration in analysis |
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2.6 Maximum and minimum values of physical variables: general linear motion |
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2.7 Angular motion: the radian |
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2.8 The role of mathematics in physics |
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Chapter 2 problems (up.ucc.ie/2/) |
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3 The causes of motion: dynamics |
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3.2 The First law of Dynamics (Newton's first law) |
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3.3 The fundamental dynamical principle (Newton's second law) |
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31 | (2) |
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3.5 Time dependent forces: oscillatory motion |
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3.6 Simple harmonic motion |
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3.7 Mechanical work and energy |
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42 | (3) |
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3.8 Plots of potential energy functions |
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45 | (1) |
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3.10 Energy in simple harmonic motion |
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47 | (1) |
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3.11 Dissipative forces: damped harmonic motion |
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3.11.1 Trial solution technique for solving the damped harmonic motion equation (up.ucc.ie/3/11/1/) |
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3.12 Forced oscillations (up.ucc.ie/3/12/) |
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51 | (1) |
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3.13 Non-linear dynamics: chaos (up.ucc.ie/3/13/) |
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3.14 Phase space representation of dynamical systems (up.ucc.ie/3/14/) |
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Chapter 3 problems (up.ucc.ie/3/) |
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4 Motion in two and three dimensions |
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4.1 Vector physical quantities |
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4.3 Velocity and acceleration vectors |
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4.4 Force as a vector quantity: vector form of the laws of dynamics |
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4.7 Motion in a circle: centripetal force |
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4.8 Motion in a circle at constant speed |
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4.9 Tangential and radial components of acceleration |
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4.10 Hybrid motion: the simple pendulum |
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4.10.1 Large angle corrections for the simple pendulum (up.ucc.ie/4/10/1/) |
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4.11 Angular quantities as vector: the cross product |
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Chapter 4 problems (up.ucc.ie/4/) |
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5.1 Newton's law of universal gravitation |
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5.4 Gauss's law for gravitation |
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5.5 Applications of Gauss's law |
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5.6 Motion in a constant uniform field: projectiles |
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5.7 Mechanical work and energy |
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88 | (5) |
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5.9 Energy in a constant uniform field |
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5.10 Energy in an inverse square law field |
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5.11 Moment of a force: angular momentum |
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5.12 Planetary motion: circular orbits |
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5.13 Planetary motion: elliptical orbits and Kepler's laws |
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5.13.1 Conservation of the Runge-Lens vector (up.ucc.ie/5/13/1/) |
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Chapter 5 problems (up.ucc.ie/5/) |
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104 | (1) |
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6.2 The principle of conservation of momentum |
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6.3 Mechanical energy of systems of particles |
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6.6 The centre of mass of a system of particles |
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6.7 The two-body problem: reduced mass |
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6.8 Angular momentum of a system of particles |
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119 | (1) |
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6.9 Conservation principles in physics |
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120 | (7) |
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121 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 problems (up.ucc.ie/6/) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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7.2 Rigid bodies in equilibrium: statics |
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128 | (1) |
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7.4 Dynamics of rigid bodies |
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7.5 Measurement of torque: the torsion balance |
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7.6 Rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis: moment of inertia |
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7.7 Calculation of moments of inertia: the parallel axis theorem |
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7.8 Conservation of angular momentum of rigid bodies |
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7.9 Conservation of mechanical energy in rigid body systems |
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7.10 Work done by a torque: torsional oscillations: rotational power |
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138 | (2) |
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7.11.1 Precessional angular velocity of a top (up.ucc.ie/7/11/1/) |
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7.12 Summary: connection between rotational and translational motions |
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Chapter 7 problems (up.ucc.ie/7/) |
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144 | (1) |
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8.1 Applicability of Newton's laws of motion: inertial reference frames |
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8.2 The Galilean transformation |
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8.3 The CM (centre-of-mass) reference frame |
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8.4 Example of a non-inertial frame: centrifugal force |
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8.5 Motion in a rotating frame: the Coriolis force |
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8.6 The Foucault pendulum |
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158 | (1) |
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8.6.1 Precession of a Foucault pendulum (up.ucc.ie/8/6/1/) |
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8.7 Practical criteria for inertial frames: the local view |
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158 | (7) |
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159 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 problems (up.ucc.ie/8/) |
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9.1 The velocity of light |
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9.1.1 The Michelson-Morley experiment (up.ucc.ie/9/1/1/) |
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9.2 The principle of relativity |
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9.3 Consequences of the principle of relativity |
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9.4 The Lorentz transformation |
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9.5 The Fitzgerald-Lorentz contraction |
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9.7 Paradoxes in special relativity |
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9.7.1 Simultaneity: quantitative analysis of the twin paradox (up.ucc.ie/9/7/1/) |
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9.8 Relativistic transformation of velocity |
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9.9 Momentum in relativistic mechanics |
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9.10 Four-vectors: the energy-momentum 4-vector |
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177 | (2) |
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9.11 Energy-momentum transformations: relativistic energy conservation |
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179 | (1) |
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9.11.1 The force transformations (up.ucc.ie/9/11/1/) |
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9.12 Relativistic energy: mass-energy equivalence |
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9.13 Units in relativistic mechanics |
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9.14 Mass-energy equivalence in practice |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (4) |
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Chapter 9 problems (up.ucc.ie/9/) |
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188 | (1) |
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10 Continuum mechanics: mechanical properties of materials: microscopic models of matter |
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10.1 Dynamics of continuous media |
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10.2 Elastic properties of solids |
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10.4 Elastic properties of fluids |
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10.6 Archimedes' principle |
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10.7 Fluid dynamics; the Bernoulli equation |
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10.9 Surface properties of liquids |
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10.10 Boyle's law (or Mariotte's law) |
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10.11 A microscopic theory of gases |
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10.12 The SI unit of amount of substance; the mole |
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10.13 Interatomic forces: modifications to the kinetic theory of gases |
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10.14 Microscopic models of condensed matter systems |
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210 | (5) |
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212 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 problems (up.ucc.ie/10/) |
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214 | (1) |
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11.1 Friction and heating |
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11.2 The SI unit of thermodynamic temperature, the kelvin |
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11.3 Heat capacities of thermal systems |
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216 | (2) |
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11.4 Comparison of specific heat capacities: calorimetry |
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218 | (1) |
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11.5 Thermal conductivity |
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11.9 The first law of thermodynamics |
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224 | (1) |
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11.10 Change of phase: latent heat |
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11.11 The equation of state of an ideal gas |
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11.12 Isothermal, isobaric and adiabatic processes: free expansion |
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227 | (3) |
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11.14 Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics |
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231 | (2) |
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11.15 The Helmholtz and Gibbs functions |
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Chapter 11 problems (up.ucc.ie/11/) |
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236 | (1) |
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12 Microscopic models of thermal systems: kinetic theory of matter |
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237 | (1) |
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12.1 Microscopic interpretation of temperature |
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237 | (2) |
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12.2 Polyatomic molecules: principle of equipartition of energy |
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239 | (2) |
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12.3 Ideal gas in a gravitational field: the `law of atmospheres' |
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12.4 Ensemble averages and distribution functions |
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242 | (1) |
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12.5 The distribution of molecular velocities in an ideal gas |
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12.6 Distribution of molecular speeds |
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12.7 Distribution of molecular energies; Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics |
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246 | (1) |
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12.8 Microscopic interpretation of temperature and heat capacity in solids |
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247 | (4) |
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248 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 problems (up.ucc.ie/121) |
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249 | (2) |
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13.1 Characteristics of wave motion |
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13.2 Representation of a wave which is travelling in one dimension |
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13.3 Energy and power in wave motion |
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13.4 Plane and spherical waves |
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256 | (1) |
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13.5 Huygens `principle: the laws of reflection and refraction' |
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257 | (2) |
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13.6 Interference between waves |
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259 | (4) |
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13.7 Interference of waves passing through openings: diffraction |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (3) |
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13.8.1 Standing waves in a three dimensional cavity (up.ucc.ie/13/8/1/) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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13.11 Waves along a string |
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13.12 Waves in elastic media: longitudinal waves in a solid rod |
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13.13 Waves in elastic media: sound waves in gases |
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272 | (2) |
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13.14 Superposition of two waves of slightly different frequencies: wave and group velocities |
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274 | (1) |
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13.15 Other wave forms: Fourier analysis |
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275 | (6) |
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279 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 problems (up.ucc.ie/13/) |
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280 | (1) |
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14 Introduction to quantum mechanics |
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281 | (1) |
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14.1 Physics at the beginning of the twentieth century |
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281 | (1) |
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14.2 The blackbody radiation problem: Planck's quantum hypothesis |
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282 | (2) |
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14.3 The specific heat capacity of gases |
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284 | (1) |
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14.4 The specific heat capacity of solids |
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284 | (1) |
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14.5 The photoelectric effect |
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285 | (2) |
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14.5.1 Example of an experiment to study the photoelectric effect (up.ucc.ie/14/5/1/) |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (1) |
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14.7 The Compton effect: the photon model |
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287 | (3) |
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14.8 The de Broglie hypothesis: wave-particle duality |
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290 | (2) |
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14.9 Interpretation of wave particle duality |
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292 | (1) |
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14.10 The Heisenberg uncertainty principle |
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293 | (2) |
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14.11 The Schrodinger (wave mechanical) method |
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295 | (1) |
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14.12 Probability density; expectation values |
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296 | (2) |
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14.12.1 Expectation value of momentum (up.ucc.ie/14/12/1/) |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (2) |
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14.14 The time-independent Schrodinger equation: eigenfunctions and eigenvalues |
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300 | (3) |
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14.14.1 Derivation of the Ehrenfest theorem (up.ucc.ie/14/14/1/) |
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301 | (2) |
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14.15 The infinite square potential well |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (6) |
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14.17 Other potential wells and barriers |
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311 | (2) |
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14.18 The simple harmonic oscillator |
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313 | (1) |
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14.18.1 Ground state of the simple harmonic oscillator (up.ucc.ie/14/18/1/) |
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313 | (1) |
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14.19 Further implications of quantum mechanics |
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313 | (4) |
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314 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 problems (up.ucc.ie/14/) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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15.2 The electric current model; electric charge |
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318 | (2) |
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15.3 The SI unit of electric current; the ampere |
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320 | (1) |
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15.4 Heating effect revisited; electrical resistance |
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321 | (2) |
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15.5 Strength of a power supply; emf |
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323 | (1) |
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15.6 Resistance of a circuit |
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324 | (1) |
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15.7 Potential difference |
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324 | (2) |
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15.8 Effect of internal resistance |
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326 | (2) |
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15.9 Comparison of emfs; the potentiometer |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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15.12 Comparison of resistances; the Wheatstone bridge |
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15.13 Power supplies connected in parallel |
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332 | (1) |
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15.14 Resistivity and conductivity |
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333 | (1) |
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15.15 Variation of resistance with temperature |
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334 | (5) |
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335 | (3) |
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Chapter 15 problems (up.ucc.ie/15/) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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16.1 Electric charges at rest |
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339 | (2) |
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16.2 Electric fields: electric field strength |
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341 | (1) |
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16.3 Forces between point charges: Coulomb's law |
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342 | (1) |
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16.4 Electric flux and electric flux density |
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343 | (1) |
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16.5 Electric fields due to systems of charges |
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344 | (2) |
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346 | (3) |
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16.7 Gauss's law for electrostatics |
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349 | (1) |
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16.8 Applications of Gauss's law |
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349 | (3) |
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16.9 Potential difference in electric fields |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (2) |
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16.11 Equipotential surfaces |
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355 | (1) |
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16.12 Determination of electric field strength from electric potential |
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356 | (1) |
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16.13 Acceleration of charged particles |
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357 | (1) |
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16.14 The laws of electrostatics in differential form (up.ucc.ie/16/14) |
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358 | (5) |
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359 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 problems (up.ucc.ie/16/) |
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361 | (2) |
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17 Electric fields in materials; the capacitor |
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363 | (1) |
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17.1 Conductors in electric fields |
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363 | (1) |
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17.2 Insulators in electric fields; polarization |
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364 | (3) |
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17.3 Electric susceptibility |
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367 | (1) |
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17.4 Boundaries between dielectric media |
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368 | (1) |
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17.5 Ferroelectricity and paraelectricity; permanently polarised materials |
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369 | (1) |
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17.6 Uniformly polarised rod; the'bar electret' |
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370 | (2) |
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17.7 Microscopic models of electric polarization |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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17.9 Examples of capacitors with simple geometry |
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374 | (2) |
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17.10 Energy stored in an electric field |
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376 | (1) |
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17.11 Capacitors in series and in parallel |
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377 | (1) |
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17.12 Charge and discharge of a capacitor through a resistor |
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378 | (1) |
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17.13 Measurement of permittivity |
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379 | (4) |
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380 | (2) |
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Chapter 17 problems (up.ucc.ie/1 If) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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18.2 The work of Ampere, Biot, and Savart |
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385 | (1) |
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18.3 Magnetic pole strength |
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386 | (1) |
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18.4 Magnetic field strength |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (2) |
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18.7 Applications of the Biot-Savart law |
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392 | (1) |
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18.8 Magnetic flux and magnetic flux density |
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393 | (1) |
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18.9 Magnetic fields of permanent magnets; magnetic dipoles |
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394 | (1) |
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18.10 Forces between magnets; Gauss's law for magnetism |
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395 | (1) |
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18.11 The laws of magnetostatics in differential form (up.ucc.ie/18/11/) |
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396 | (3) |
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396 | (1) |
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Chapter 18 problems (up.ucc.ie/18/) |
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397 | (2) |
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19 Interactions between magnetic fields and electric currents; magnetic materials |
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399 | (1) |
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19.1 Forces between currents and magnets |
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399 | (1) |
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19.2 The force between two long parallel wires |
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400 | (1) |
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19.3 Current loop in a magnetic field |
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401 | (2) |
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19.4 Magnetic fields due to moving charges |
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403 | (1) |
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19.5 Force on a moving electric charge in a magnetic field |
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403 | (1) |
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19.6 Applications of moving charges in uniform magnetic fields; the classical Hall effect |
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404 | (3) |
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19.7 Charge in a combined electric and magnetic field; the Lorentz force |
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407 | (1) |
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19.8 Magnetic dipole moments of charged particles in closed orbits |
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407 | (1) |
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19.9 Polarisation of magnetic materials; magnetisation, magnetic susceptibility |
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408 | (1) |
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19.10 Paramagnetism and diamagnetism |
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409 | (2) |
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19.11 Boundaries between magnetic media |
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411 | (1) |
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19.12 Ferromagnetism; permanent magnets revisited |
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411 | (1) |
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19.13 Moving coil meters and electric motors |
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412 | (2) |
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19.14 Electric and magnetic fields in moving reference frames (up.ucc.ie/19/14/) |
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414 | (3) |
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414 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 problems (up.ucc.ie/19) |
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416 | (1) |
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20 Electromagnetic induction: time-varying emfs |
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417 | (1) |
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20.1 The principle of electromagnetic induction |
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417 | (3) |
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20.2 Simple applications of electromagnetic induction |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (3) |
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20.4 The series L-R circuit |
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424 | (1) |
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20.5 Discharge of a capacitor through an inductor and a resistor |
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425 | (2) |
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20.6 Time-varying emfs: mutual inductance: transformers |
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427 | (2) |
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20.7 Alternating current (a.c.) |
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429 | (3) |
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20.8 Alternating current transformers |
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432 | (1) |
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20.9 Resistance, capacitance, and inductance in a.c. circuits |
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433 | (2) |
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20.10 The series L-C-R circuit: phasor diagrams |
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435 | (3) |
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20.11 Power in an a.c. circuit |
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438 | (5) |
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439 | (2) |
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Chapter 20 problems (up.ucc.ie/20/) |
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441 | (2) |
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21 Maxwell's equations: electromagnetic radiation |
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443 | (1) |
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21.1 Reconsideration of the laws of electromagnetism: Maxwell's equations |
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443 | (3) |
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21.2 Plane electromagnetic waves |
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446 | (2) |
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21.3 Experimental observation of electromagnetic radiation |
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448 | (1) |
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21.4 The electromagnetic spectrum |
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449 | (2) |
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21.5 Polarisation of electromagnetic waves |
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451 | (3) |
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21.6 Energy, momentum and angular momentum in electromagnetic waves |
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454 | (3) |
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21.7 The photon model revisited |
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457 | (1) |
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21.8 Reflection of electromagnetic waves at an interface between non-conducting media (up.ucc.ie/21/8/) |
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458 | (1) |
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21.9 Electromagnetic waves in a conducting medium (up.ucc.ie/21/9/) |
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458 | (1) |
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21.10 Invariance of electromagnetism under the Lorentz transformation (up.ucc.ie/21/10/) |
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458 | (1) |
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21.11 Maxwell's equations in differential form (up.ucc.ie/21/11/) |
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458 | (5) |
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459 | (2) |
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Chapter 21 problems (up.ucc.ie/21/) |
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461 | (2) |
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463 | (1) |
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22.1 Electromagnetic nature of light |
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463 | (2) |
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22.2 Coherence: the laser |
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465 | (2) |
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22.3 Diffraction at a single slit |
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467 | (3) |
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22.4 Two slit interference and diffraction: Young's double slit experiment |
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470 | (2) |
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22.5 Multiple slit interference: the diffraction grating |
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472 | (3) |
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22.6 Diffraction of X-rays: Bragg scattering |
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475 | (3) |
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22.7 The SI unit of luminous intensity, the candela |
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478 | (3) |
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479 | (1) |
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Chapter 22 problems (up.ucc.ie/22/) |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (1) |
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23.1 The ray model: geometrical optics |
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481 | (1) |
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481 | (1) |
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23.3 Image formation by spherical mirrors |
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482 | (3) |
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485 | (4) |
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23.5 Refraction at successive plane interfaces |
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489 | (2) |
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23.6 Image formation by spherical lenses |
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491 | (4) |
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23.7 Image formation of extended objects: magnification; telescopes and microscopes |
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495 | (2) |
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497 | (6) |
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498 | (3) |
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Chapter 23 problems (up.ucc.ie/23/) |
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501 | (2) |
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503 | (1) |
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503 | (2) |
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24.2 The spectrum of hydrogen: the Rydberg formula |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (1) |
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24.4 The Bohr theory of the hydrogen atom |
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507 | (3) |
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24.5 The quantum mechanical (Schrodinger) solution of the one-electron atom |
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510 | (4) |
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24.5.1 The angular and radial equations for a one-electron atom (up.ucc.ie/24/5/1/) |
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513 | (1) |
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24.5.2 The radial solutions of the lowest energy state of hydrogen (up.ucc.ie/24/5/2/) |
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513 | (1) |
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24.6 Interpretation of the one-electron atom eigenfunctions |
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514 | (3) |
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24.7 Intensities of spectral lines: selection rules |
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517 | (1) |
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24.7.1 Radiation from an accelerated charge (up.ucc.ie/24/7/1/) |
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518 | (1) |
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24.7.2 Expectation value of the electric dipole moment (up.ucc.ie/24/7/2/) |
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518 | (1) |
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24.8 Quantisation of angular momentum |
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518 | (2) |
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24.8.1 The angular momentum quantisation equations (up.ucc.ie/24/8/1/) |
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519 | (1) |
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24.9 Magnetic effects in one-electron atoms: the Zeeman effect |
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520 | (1) |
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24.10 The Stern-Gerlach experiment: electron spin |
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521 | (2) |
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24.10.1 The Zeeman effect (up.ucc.ie/24/10/1/) |
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523 | (1) |
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24.11 The spin-orbit interaction |
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523 | (2) |
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24.11.1 The Thomas precession (up.ucc.ie/24/11/1/) |
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524 | (1) |
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24.12 Identical particles in quantum mechanics: the Pauli exclusion principle |
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525 | (1) |
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24.13 The periodic table: multielectron atoms |
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526 | (3) |
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24.14 The theory of multielectron atoms |
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529 | (1) |
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24.15 Further uses of the solutions of the one-electron atom |
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529 | (4) |
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530 | (2) |
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Chapter 24 problems (up.ucc.ie/24/) |
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532 | (1) |
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25 Electrons in solids: quantum statistics |
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533 | (1) |
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25.1 Bonding in molecules and solids |
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533 | (4) |
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25.2 The classical free electron model of solids |
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537 | (2) |
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25.3 The quantum mechanical free electron model: the Fermi energy |
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539 | (2) |
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25.4 The electron energy distribution at 0 K |
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541 | (3) |
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25.5 Electron energy distributions at 7" 0 K |
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544 | (1) |
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25.5.1 The quantum distribution functions (up.ucc.ie/24/5/1/) |
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544 | (1) |
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25.6 Specific heat capacity and conductivity in the quantum free electron model |
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544 | (2) |
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25.7 Quantum statistics: systems of bosons |
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546 | (1) |
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547 | (4) |
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548 | (1) |
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Chapter 25 problems (up.ucc.ie/25/) |
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549 | (2) |
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551 | (1) |
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26.1 The band theory of solids |
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551 | (1) |
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26.2 Conductors, insulators and semiconductors |
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552 | (1) |
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26.3 Intrinsic and extrinsic (doped) semiconductors |
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553 | (2) |
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26.4 Junctions in conductors |
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555 | (1) |
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26.5 Junctions in semiconductors; the p-n junction |
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556 | (1) |
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26.6 Biased p-n junctions; the semiconductor diode |
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557 | (1) |
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26.7 Photodiodes, particle detectors and solar cells |
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558 | (1) |
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26.8 Light emitting diodes; semiconductor lasers |
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559 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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560 | (5) |
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563 | (1) |
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Chapter 26 problems (up.ucc.ie/26/) |
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564 | (1) |
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27 Nuclear and particle physics |
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565 | (1) |
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27.1 Properties of atomic nuclei |
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565 | (2) |
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27.2 Nuclear binding energies |
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567 | (1) |
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568 | (3) |
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571 | (1) |
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572 | (3) |
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27.6 Detection of radiation: units of radioactivity |
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575 | (2) |
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577 | (1) |
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27.8 Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion |
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578 | (1) |
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579 | (2) |
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27.10 Thermonuclear fusion |
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581 | (3) |
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27.11 Sub-nuclear particles |
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584 | (3) |
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587 | (6) |
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591 | (1) |
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Chapter 27 problems (up.ucc.ie/27/) |
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592 | (1) |
| Appendix A Mathematical rules and formulas |
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593 | (18) |
| Appendix B Some fundamental physical constants |
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611 | (2) |
| Appendix C Some astrophysical and geophysical data |
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613 | (2) |
| Appendix D The international system of units -- SI |
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615 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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619 | (2) |
| Index |
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