Thornton, Stephen T. creator author. Rex, Andrew F. 1956- author. Hood, Carol author. text bibliography mau 2021 Fifth edition. monographic eng

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xiii, 627 [I-7] pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. The birth of modern physics -- Special theory of relativity -- The experimental basis of quantum physics -- Structure of the atom -- Wave properties of matter and quantum mechanics I -- Quantum mechanics II -- The hydrogen atom -- Atomic physics -- Statistical physics -- Molecules and solids -- Semiconductor theory and devices -- The atomic nucleus -- Nuclear interactions and applications -- Particle physics -- Modern astrophysics and general relativity -- Cosmology--the beginning and the end. Stephen T. Thornton, Andrew Rex, and Carol E. Hood. Includes index. Physics Textbooks QC21.3 .T47 2021 530 T394m 9781337919456 CSPC 240522 20241118153415.0 eng