More Surprises in Theoretical PhysicsPrinceton University Press, 1991 - 106 Seiten Like its predecessor, this book by the renowned physicist Sir Rudolf Peierls draws from many diverse fields of theoretical physics to present problems in which the answer differs from what our intuition had led us to expect. In some cases an apparently convincing approximation turns out to be misleading; in others a seemingly unmanageable problem turns out to have a simple answer. Peierls's intention, however, is not to treat theoretical physics as an unpredictable game in which such surprises happen at random. Instead he shows how in each case careful thought could have prepared us for the outcome. Peierls has chosen mainly problems from his own experience or that of his collaborators, often showing how classic problems can lend themselves to new insights. His book is aimed at both graduate students and their teachers. Praise for Surprises in Theoretical Physics: "A beautiful piece of stimulating scholarship and a delight to read. Physicists of all kinds will learn a great deal from it."--R. J. Blin-Stoyle, Contemporary Physics |
Inhalt
General Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
12 Observations and the Collapse of the Wave Function | 6 |
13 Application of the WKB Method in Several Dimensions | 11 |
14 Perturbation Theory for Projected States | 14 |
Condensed Matter | 19 |
22 The Structure of Bismuth and the Jones Theory | 24 |
23 Peierls Transition | 27 |
24 Momentum and Pseudomomentum | 30 |
43 Electromigration | 58 |
44 Phonon Drag | 63 |
Nuclear Physics | 67 |
52 Projection Method | 70 |
53 Decaying States | 76 |
54 The Case of Overlapping Resonances | 82 |
55 Isospin of Nuclei | 84 |
56 Isospin of Pions | 88 |
25 Momentum of a Sound Wave | 34 |
26 Momentum and Pseudomomentum of Light | 37 |
27 Superconducting Sphere | 42 |
Statistical Mechanics | 45 |
32 The Ising Model | 48 |
Transport Problems | 52 |
42 Magnetoresistance | 56 |
Field Theory | 91 |
62 Commutation Laws in Field Theory | 95 |
Hydrodynamics | 98 |
72 Shockwaves | 100 |
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