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Tables of Contents for Handbook of Physics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Contributors
xxiii
Part I Mechanics
1
228
Kinematics
3
34
Description of motion
3
11
Reference systems
3
5
Time
8
1
Length, area, volume
9
2
Angle
11
1
Mechanical systems
12
2
Motion in one dimension
14
8
Velocity
14
3
Acceleration
17
2
Simple motion in one dimension
19
3
Motion in several dimensions
22
9
Velocity vector
23
2
Acceleration vector
25
3
Free-fall and projectile motion
28
3
Rotational motion
31
6
Angular velocity
32
1
Angular acceleration
33
1
Orbital velocity
34
3
Dynamics
37
56
Fundamental laws of dynamics
37
16
Mass and momentum
37
3
Newton's laws
40
8
Orbital angular momentum
48
2
Torque
50
2
The fundamental law of rotational dynamics
52
1
Forces
53
6
Weight
53
1
Spring torsion forces
54
2
Frictional forces
56
3
Inertial forces in rotating reference systems
59
4
Centripetal and centrifugal forces
60
2
Coriolis force
62
1
Work and energy
63
7
Work
63
2
Energy
65
1
Kinetic energy
66
1
Potential energy
67
3
Frictional work
70
1
Power
70
2
Efficiency
71
1
Collision processes
72
7
Elastic straight-line central collisions
74
2
Elastic off-center central collisions
76
1
Elastic non-central collision with a body at rest
76
2
Inelastic collisions
78
1
Rockets
79
3
Thrust
79
2
Rocket equation
81
1
Systems of point masses
82
4
Equations of motion
82
2
Momentum conservation law
84
1
Angular momentum conservation law
85
1
Energy conservation law
86
1
Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations
86
7
Lagrange's equations and Hamilton's principle
86
3
Hamilton's equations
89
4
Rigid bodies
93
36
Kinematics
93
4
Density
93
1
Center of mass
94
2
Basic kinematic quantities
96
1
Statics
97
14
Force vectors
98
2
Torque
100
1
Couples
101
2
Equilibrium conditions of statics
103
1
Technical mechanics
104
2
Machines
106
5
Dynamics
111
1
Moment of inertia and angular momentum
111
7
Moment of inertia
111
5
Angular momentum
116
2
Work, energy and power
118
3
Kinetic energy
119
1
Torsional potential energy
120
1
Theory of the gyroscope
121
8
Tensor of inertia
121
3
Nutation and precession
124
3
Applications of gyroscopes
127
2
Gravitation and the theory of relativity
129
24
Gravitational field
129
8
Law of gravitation
129
2
Planetary motion
131
2
Planetary system
133
4
Special theory of relativity
137
11
Principle of relativity
137
3
Lorentz transformation
140
4
Relativistic effects
144
1
Relativistic dynamics
145
3
General theory of relativity and cosmology
148
5
Stars and galaxies
150
3
Mechanics of continuous media
153
58
Theory of elasticity
153
18
Stress
153
3
Elastic deformation
156
11
Plastic deformation
167
4
Hydrostatics, aerostatics
171
15
Liquids and gases
172
1
Pressure
172
8
Buoyancy
180
3
Cohesion, adhesion, surface tension
183
3
Hydrodynamics, aerodynamics
186
25
Flow field
186
1
Basic equations of ideal flow
187
10
Real flow
197
6
Turbulent flow
203
3
Scaling laws
206
3
Flow with density variation
209
2
Nonlinear dynamics, chaos and fractals
211
18
Dynamical systems and chaos
212
9
Dynamical systems
212
5
Conservative systems
217
2
Dissipative systems
219
2
Bifurcations
221
4
Logistic mapping
222
3
Universality
225
1
Fractals
225
4
Formula symbols used in mechanics
229
24
Tables on mechanics
231
22
Density
231
8
Solids
231
6
Fluids
237
1
Gases
238
1
Elastic properties
239
4
Dynamical properties
243
10
Coefficients of friction
243
1
Compressibility
244
4
Viscosity
248
2
Flow resistance
250
1
Surface tension
251
2
Part II Vibrations and Waves
253
154
Vibrations
255
32
Free undamped vibrations
257
11
Mass on a spring
258
2
Standard pendulum
260
3
Physical pendulum
263
2
Torsional vibration
265
1
Liquid pendulum
266
1
Electric circuit
267
1
Damped vibrations
268
7
Friction
269
4
Damped electric oscillator circuit
273
2
Forced vibrations
275
2
Superposition of vibrations
277
6
Superposition of vibrations of equal frequency
277
2
Superposition of vibrations of different frequencies
279
1
Superposition of vibrations in different directions and with different frequencies
280
2
Fourier analysis, decomposition into harmonics
282
1
Coupled vibrations
283
4
Waves
287
24
Basic features of waves
287
1
Polarization
293
294
Interference
294
6
Coherence
294
1
Interference
295
1
Standing waves
296
3
Waves with different frequencies
299
1
Doppler effect
300
2
Mach waves and Mach shock waves
302
1
Refraction
302
2
Reflection
304
1
Phase relations
304
1
Dispersion
305
1
Diffraction
305
3
Diffraction by a slit
306
1
Diffraction by a grating
307
1
Modulation of waves
308
1
Surface waves and gravity waves
309
2
Acoustics
311
24
Sound waves
311
8
Sound velocity
311
2
Parameters of sound
313
4
Relative quantities
317
2
Sources and receivers of sound
319
9
Mechanical sound emitters
319
2
Electro-acoustic transducers
321
3
Sound absorption
324
3
Sound attenuation
327
1
Flow noise
328
1
Ultrasound
328
1
Physiological acoustics and hearing
329
2
Perception of sound
330
1
Evaluated sound levels
331
1
Musical acoustics
331
4
Optics
335
72
Geometric optics
337
21
Optical imaging---fundamental concepts
338
3
Reflection
341
4
Refraction
345
13
Lenses
358
6
Thick lenses
358
6
Thin lenses
364
1
Lens systems
364
4
Lenses with diaphragms
365
1
Image defects
366
2
Optical instruments
368
8
Pinhole camera
369
1
Camera
369
1
Eye
370
2
Eye and optical instruments
372
4
Wave optics
376
19
Scattering
376
1
Diffraction and limitation of resolution
377
2
Refraction in the wave picture
379
1
Interference
380
4
Diffractive optical elements
384
5
Dispersion
389
1
Spectroscopic apparatus
390
1
Polarization of light
391
4
Photometry
395
12
Photometric quantities
396
7
Photometric quantities
403
4
Symbols used in formulae on vibrations, waves, arcoustics and optics
407
12
Tables on vibrations, waves,acoustics and optics
409
10
Tables on vibrations and acoustics
409
5
Tables on optics
414
5
Part III Electricity
419
174
Charges and currents
421
18
Electric charge
421
3
Coulomb's law
423
1
Electric charge density
424
2
Electric current
426
2
Ampere's law
428
1
Electric current density
428
3
Electric current flow field
430
1
Electric resistance and conductance
431
8
Electric resistance
431
1
Electric conductance
432
1
Resistivity and conductivity
432
1
Mobility of charge carriers
433
1
Temperature dependence of the resistance
434
1
Variable resistors
435
1
Connection of resistors
436
3
Electric and magnetic fields
439
62
Electric field
439
1
Electrostatic induction
440
5
Electric field lines
441
3
Electric field strength of point charges
444
1
Force
445
1
Electric voltage
445
2
Electric potential
447
7
Equipotential surfaces
448
1
Field strength and potential of various charge distributions
448
3
Electric flux
451
2
Electric displacement in a vacuum
453
1
Electric polarization
454
3
Dielectric
456
1
Capacitance
457
3
Parallel-plate capacitor
458
1
Parallel connection of capacitors
458
1
Series connection of capacitors
459
1
Capacitance of simple arrangements of conductors
459
1
Energy and energy density of the electric field
460
1
Electric field at interfaces
461
1
Magnetic field
462
1
Magnetism
463
2
Magnetic field lines
463
2
Magnetic flux density
465
2
Magnetic flux
467
2
Magnetic field strength
469
1
Magnetic potential difference and magnetic circuits
470
8
Ampere's law
472
2
Biot-Savart's law
474
2
Magnetic field of a rectilinear conductor
476
1
Magnetic fields of various current distributions
477
1
Matter in magnetic fields
478
6
Diamagnetism
480
1
Paramagnetism
480
1
Ferromagnetism
481
2
Antiferromagnetism
483
1
Ferrimagnetism
484
1
Magnetic fields at interfaces
484
1
Induction
485
3
Faraday's law of induction
486
1
Transformer induction
487
1
Self-induction
488
4
Inductances of geometric arrangements of conductors
490
1
Magnetic conductance
491
1
Mutual induction
492
Transformer
493
Energy and energy density of the magnetic field
494
2
Maxwell's equations
496
5
Displacement current
497
1
Electromagnetic waves
498
2
Poynting vector
500
1
Application in electrical engineering
501
50
Direct-current circuit
502
12
Kirchhoff's laws for direct-current circuit
503
1
Resistors in a direct-current circuit
503
2
Real voltage source
505
2
Power and energy in the direct-current circuit
507
1
Matching for power transfer
508
1
Measurement of current and voltage
509
1
Resistance measurement by means of the compensation method
510
1
Charging and discharging of capacitors
511
2
Switching the current on and off in a RL-circuit
513
1
Alternating-current circuit
514
30
Alternating quantities
514
3
Representation of sinusoidal quantities in a phasor diagram
517
2
Calculation rules for phasor quantities
519
3
Basics of alternating-current engineering
522
7
Basic components in the alternating-current circuit
529
5
Series connection of resistor and capacitor
534
1
Parallel connection of a resistor and a capacitor
535
1
Parallel connection of a resistor and an inductor
536
1
Series connection of a resistor and an inductor
536
2
Series-resonant circuit
538
1
Parallel-resonant circuit
539
2
Equivalence of series and parallel connections
541
1
Radio waves
542
2
Electric machines
544
7
Fundamental functional principle
544
1
Direct-current machine
545
2
Three-phase machine
547
4
Current conduction in liquids, gases and vacuum
551
22
Electrolysis
551
9
Amount of substance
551
1
Ions
552
1
Electrodes
552
1
Electrolytes
552
5
Galvanic cells
557
3
Electrokinetic effects
560
1
Current conduction in gases
560
5
Non-self-sustained discharge
560
3
Self-sustained gaseous discharge
563
2
Electron emission
565
2
Thermo-ionic emission
565
1
Photo emission
565
1
Field emission
566
1
Secondary electron emission
567
1
Vacuum tubes
567
6
Vacuum-tube diode
568
1
Vacuum-tube triode
568
3
Tetrode
571
1
Cathode rays
571
1
Channel rays
571
2
Plasma physics
573
20
Properties of a plasma
573
13
Plasma parameters
573
7
Plasma radiation
580
1
Plasmas in magnetic fields
581
2
Plasma waves
583
3
Generation of plasmas
586
2
Thermal generation of plasma
586
1
Generation of plasma by compression
586
2
Energy production with plasmas
588
5
MHD generator
588
1
Nuclear fusion reactors
589
1
Fusion with magnetic confinement
590
1
Fusion with inertial confinement
591
2
Symbols used in formulae on electricity and plasma physics
593
28
Tables on electricity
595
26
Metals and alloys
595
6
Specific electric resistance
595
3
Electrochemical potential series
598
3
Dielectrics
601
5
Practical tables of electric engineering
606
3
Magnetic properties
609
5
Ferromagnetic properties
614
5
Magnetic anisotropy
617
2
Ferrites
619
1
Antiferromagnets
619
1
Ion mobility
620
1
Part IV Thermodynamics
621
150
Equilibrium and state variables
623
52
Systems, phases and equilibrium
623
4
Systems
623
1
Phases
624
1
Equilibrium
625
2
State variables
627
14
State property definitions
627
2
Temperature
629
5
Pressure
634
3
Particle number, amount of substance and Avogadro number
637
3
Entropy
640
1
Thermodynamic potentials
641
9
Principle of maximum entropy---principle of minimum energy
641
1
Internal energy as a potential
641
1
Entropy as a thermodynamic potential
642
1
Free energy
643
1
Enthaply
644
3
Free enthalpy
647
1
Maxwell relations
648
1
Thermodynamic stability
649
1
Ideal gas
650
3
Boyle-Mariotte law
651
1
Law of Gay-Lussac
651
1
Equation of state
652
1
Kinetic theory of the ideal gas
653
8
Pressure and temperature
653
2
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
655
2
Degrees of freedom
657
1
Equipartition law
657
1
Transport processes
658
3
Equations of State
661
14
Equation of state of the ideal gas
661
4
Equation of state of real gases
665
6
Equation of states for liquids and solids
671
4
Heat, conversion of energy and changes of state
675
42
Energy forms
675
4
Energy units
675
1
Work
676
1
Chemical potential
677
1
Heat
678
1
Energy conversion
679
5
Conversion of equivalent energies into heat
679
4
Conversion of heat into other forms of energy
683
1
Exergy and anergy
683
1
Heat capacity
684
7
Total heat capacity
684
2
Molar heat capacity
686
1
Specific heat capacity
687
4
Changes of state
691
7
Reversible and irreversible processes
691
1
Isothermal processes
692
1
Isobaric processes
693
1
Isochoric processes
694
1
Adiabatic (isentropic) processes
695
2
Equilibrium states
697
1
Laws of thermodynamics
698
4
Zeroth law of thermodynamics
698
1
First law of thermodynamics
698
3
Second law of thermodynamics
701
1
Third law of thermodynamics
702
1
Carnot cycle
702
4
Principle and application
702
3
Reduced heat
705
1
Thermodynamics machines
706
8
Right-handed and left-handed processes
706
1
Heat pump and refrigerator
707
1
Stirling cycle
708
1
Steam engine
709
1
Open systems
710
1
Otto and Diesel engines
711
2
Gas turbines
713
1
Gas liquefaction
714
3
Generation of low temperatures
714
1
Joule-Thomson effect
715
2
Phase transitions, reactions and equalizing of heat
717
54
Phase and state of aggregation
717
3
Phase
717
1
Aggregation states
717
1
Conversions of aggregation states
718
1
Vapor
719
1
Order of phase transitions
720
4
First-order phase transition
720
1
Second-order phase transition
721
1
Lambda transitions
722
1
Phase-coexistence region
722
1
Critical indices
723
1
Phase transition and Van der Waals gas
724
3
Phase equilibrium
724
1
Maxwell construction
724
2
Delayed boiling and delayed condensation
726
1
Theorem of corresponding states
727
1
Examples of phase transitions
727
4
Magnetic phase transitions
727
1
Order-disorder phase transitions
728
1
Change in the crystal structure
729
1
Liquid crystals
730
1
Superconductivity
730
1
Superfluidity
731
1
Multicomponent gases
731
3
Partial pressure and Dalton's law
732
1
Euler equation and Gibbs-Duhem relation
733
1
Multiphase systems
734
2
Phase equilibrium
734
1
Gibbs phase rule
734
1
Clausius-Clapeyron equation
735
1
Vapor pressure of solutions
736
6
Raoult's law
736
1
Boiling-point elevation and freezing-point depression
736
2
Henry-Dalton law
738
1
Steam-air mixtures (humid air)
738
4
Chemical reactions
742
6
Stoichiometry
743
1
Phase rule for chemical reactions
744
1
Law of mass action
744
2
pH-value and solubility product
746
2
Equalization of temperature
748
2
Mixing temperature of two systems
748
1
Reversible and irreversible processes
749
1
Heat transfer
750
16
Heat flow
751
1
Heat transfer
751
2
Heat conduction
753
4
Thermal resistance
757
2
Heat transmission
759
5
Heat radiation
764
1
Deposition of radiation
764
2
Transport of heat and mass
766
5
Fourier's law
766
1
Continuity equation
766
1
Heat conduction equation
767
1
Fick's law and diffusion equation
768
1
Solution of the equation of heat conduction and diffusion
769
2
Formula symbols used in thermodynamics
771
44
Tables on thermodynamics
775
40
Characteristic temperatures
775
12
Units and calibration points
775
2
Melting and boiling points
777
9
Curie and Neel temperatures
786
1
Characteristics of real gases
787
1
Thermal properties of substances
788
7
Viscosity
788
1
Expansion, heat capacity and thermal conductivity
789
6
Heat transmission
795
3
Practical correction data
798
6
Pressure measurement
798
5
Volume measurements---conversion to standard temperature
803
1
Generation of liquid low-temperature baths
804
1
Dehydrators
805
1
Vapor pressure
806
3
Solutions
806
1
Relative humidity
806
1
Vapor pressure of water
807
2
Specific enthalpies
809
6
Part V Quantum physics
815
250
Photons, electromagnetic radiation and light quanta
817
8
Planck's radiation law
817
3
Photoelectric effect
820
2
Compton effect
822
3
Matter waves---wave mechanics of particles
825
26
Wave character of particles
825
2
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
827
1
Wave function and observable
827
8
Schrodinger equation
835
9
Piecewise constant potentials
837
4
Harmonic oscillator
841
2
Pauli principle
843
1
Spin and magnetic moments
844
7
Spin
844
3
Magnetic moments
847
4
Atomic and molecular physics
851
32
Fundamentals of spectroscopy
851
3
Hydrogen atom
854
5
Bohr's postulates
855
4
Stationary states and quantum numbers in the central field
859
5
Many-electron atoms
864
4
X-rays
868
3
Applications of x-rays
870
1
Molecular spectra
871
3
Atoms in external fields
874
3
Periodic Table of elements
877
2
Interaction of photons with atoms and molecules
879
4
Spontaneous and induced emission
879
4
Elementary particle physics---standard model
883
24
Unification of interactions
883
8
Standard model
883
4
Field quanta or gauge bosons
887
2
Fermions and bosons
889
2
Leptons, quarks, and vector bosons
891
9
Leptons
891
1
Quarks
892
2
Hadrons
894
4
Accelerators and detectors
898
2
Symmetries and conservation laws
900
7
Parity conservation and the weak interaction
900
1
Charge conservation and pair production
901
1
Charge conjugation and antiparticles
902
1
Time-reversal invariance and inverse reactions
903
1
Conservation laws
903
1
Beyond the standard model
904
3
Nuclear physics
907
60
Constituents of the atomic nucleus
907
3
Basic quantities of the atomic nucleus
910
2
Nucleon-nucleon interaction
912
3
Phenomenologic nucleon-nucleon potentials
912
2
Meson exchange potentials
914
1
Nuclear models
915
7
Fermi-gas model
915
1
Nuclear matter
915
1
Droplet model
916
1
Shell model
917
3
Collective model
920
2
Nuclear reactions
922
15
Reaction channels and cross-sections
922
4
Conservation laws in nuclear reactions
926
2
Elastic scattering
928
1
Compound-nuclear reactions
929
2
Optical model
931
1
Direct reactions
931
1
Heavy-ion reactions
932
3
Nuclear fission
935
2
Nuclear decay
937
10
Decay law
938
3
α-decay
941
2
β-decay
943
3
γ-decay
946
1
Emission of nucleons and nucleon clusters
947
1
Nuclear reactor
947
3
Types of reactors
949
1
Nuclear fusion
950
3
Interaction of radiation with matter
953
5
Ionizing particles
953
3
γ-radiation
956
2
Dosimetry
958
9
Methods of dosage measurements
962
2
Environmental radioactivity
964
3
Solid-state physics
967
98
Structure of solid bodies
967
12
Basic concepts of solid-state physics
967
1
Structure of crystals
968
2
Bravais lattices
970
4
Methods for structure investigation
974
2
Bond relations in crystals
976
3
Lattice defects
979
5
Point defects
979
2
One-dimensional defects
981
1
Two-dimensional lattice defects
982
1
Amorphous solids
983
1
Mechanical properties of materials
984
7
Macromolecular solids
984
3
Compound materials
987
1
Alloys
988
2
Liquid crystals
990
1
Phonons and lattice vibrations
991
9
Elastic waves
991
4
Phonons and specific heat capacity
995
1
Einstein model
996
1
Debye model
997
2
Heat conduction
999
1
Electrons in solids
1000
11
Free-electron gas
1001
6
Band model
1007
4
Semiconductors
1011
31
Extrinsic conduction
1014
2
Semiconductor diode
1016
7
Transistor
1023
7
Unipolar (field effect) transistors
1030
2
Thyristor
1032
2
Integrated circuits (IC)
1034
3
Operational amplifiers
1037
5
Superconductivity
1042
7
Fundamental properties of superconductivity
1043
4
High-temperature superconductors
1047
2
Magnetic properties
1049
6
Ferromagnetism
1052
2
Antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism
1054
1
Dielectric properties
1055
5
Para-electric materials
1059
1
Ferroelectrics
1059
1
Optical properties of crystals
1060
5
Excitons and their properties
1061
1
Photoconductivity
1062
1
Luminescence
1063
1
Optoelectronic properties
1063
2
Formula symbols used in quantum physics
1065
30
Tables in quantum physics
1071
24
Ionization potentials
1071
7
Atomic and ionic radii of elements
1078
4
Electron emission
1082
4
X-rays
1086
1
Nuclear reactions
1087
1
Interaction of radiation with matter
1088
1
Hall effect
1089
2
Superconductors
1091
2
Semiconductors
1093
2
Thermal, magnetic and electric properties of semiconductors
1093
2
Part VI Appendix
1095
36
Measurements and measurement errors
1097
18
Description of measurements
1097
3
Quantities and SI units
1097
3
Error theory and statistics
1100
15
Types of errors
1100
2
Mean values of runs
1102
2
Variance
1104
1
Correlation
1105
1
Regression analysis
1106
1
Rate distributions
1106
5
Reliability
1111
4
Vector calculus
1115
6
Vectors
1115
1
Multiplication by a scalar
1116
1
Addition and subtraction of vectors
1117
1
Multiplication of vectors
1117
4
Differential and integral calculus
1121
4
Differential calculus
1121
1
Differentiation rules
1121
1
Integral calculus
1122
2
Integration rules
1123
1
Derivatives and integrals of elementary functions
1124
1
Tables on the SI
1125
6
Index
1131
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