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Fundamentals of Physics II
Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics
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R. Shankar
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English
Published/Copyright:
2020
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A beloved introductory physics textbook, now including exercises and an answer key, accessibly explains electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics
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R. Shankar is the Josiah Willard Gibbs Professor of Physics at Yale University. He is the 2009 winner of the American Physical Society’s Lilienfeld Prize and the author of four previous popular textbooks.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface to the expanded edition
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Preface to the first edition
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Chapter 1. Electrostatics I
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Chapter 2. The electric field
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Chapter 3. Gauss’s law I
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Chapter 4. Gauss’s law II: applications
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Chapter 5. The coulomb potential
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Chapter 6. Conductors and capacitors
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Chapter 7. Circuits and currents
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Chapter 8. Magnetism I
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Chapter 9. Magnetism II: Biot-Savart law
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Chapter 10. Ampère II, Faraday, and Lenz
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Chapter 11. More Faraday
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Chapter 12. AC circuits
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Chapter 13. LCR circuits and displacement current
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Chapter 14. Electromagnetic waves
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Chapter 15. Electromagnetism and Relativity
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Chapter 16. Optics I: geometric optics revisited
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Chapter 17. Optics II: more mirrors and lenses
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Chapter 18. Wave theory of light
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Chapter 19. Quantum mechanics: the main experiment
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Chapter 20. The wave function and its interpretation
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Chapter 21. Quantization and measurement
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Chapter 22. States of definite energy
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Chapter 23. Scattering and dynamics
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Chapter 24. Summary and outlook
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Exercises
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Answers to exercises
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Constants
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Index
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eBook published on:
May 1, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9780300252446
Edition:
Expanded Edition
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672
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166 b-w illus.
