The Feynman Lectures on Physics, The Definitive Edition Volume 3

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-01-01
Publisher(s): Addison Wesley
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Summary

This revised edition of Feynmanrs"s legendary lectures includes extensive corrections Feynman and his colleagues received and Caltech approved, making this the definitive edition ofThe Feynman Lectures on Physics. For all readers interested in physics.

Table of Contents

Quantum Behavior
Atomic mechanics
1(1)
An experiment with bullets
1(2)
An experiment with waves
3(1)
An experiment with electrons
4(1)
The interference of electron waves
5(1)
Watching the electrons
6(3)
First principles of quantum mechanics
9(2)
The uncertainty principle
11
The Relation of Wave and Particle Viewpoints
Probability wave amplitudes
1(1)
Measurement of position and momentum
2(2)
Crystal diffraction
4(1)
The size of an atom
5(2)
Energy levels
7(1)
Philosophical implications
8
Probability Amplitudes
The laws of combining amplitudes
1(4)
The two-slit interference pattern
5(2)
Scattering from a crystal
7(2)
Identical particles
9
Identical Particles
Bose particles and Fermi particles
1(2)
States with two Bose particles
3(3)
States with n Bose particles
6(1)
Emission and absorption of photons
7(1)
The blackbody spectrum
8(4)
Liquid helium
12(1)
The exclusion principle
12
Spin One
Filtering atoms with a Stern-Gerlach apparatus
1(4)
Experiments with filtered atoms
5(1)
Stern-Gerlach filters in series
6(2)
Base states
8(2)
Interfering amplitudes
10(2)
The machinery of quantum mechanics
12(3)
Transforming to a different base
15(1)
Other situations
16
Spin One-Half
Transforming amplitudes
1(2)
Transforming to a rotated coordinate system
3(3)
Rotations about the z-axis
6(3)
Rotations of 180° and 90° about y
9(2)
Rotations about x
11(1)
Arbitrary rotations
12
The Dependence of Amplitudes on Time
Atoms at rest; stationary states
1(2)
Uniform motion
3(3)
Potential energy; energy conservation
6(3)
Forces; the classical limit
9(1)
The ``precession'' of a spin one-half particle
10
The Hamiltonian Matrix
Amplitudes and vectors
1(2)
Resolving state vectors
3(2)
What are the base states of the world?
5(2)
How states change with time
7(3)
The Hamiltonian matrix
10(1)
The ammonia molecule
11
The Ammonia Maser
The states of an ammonia molecule
1(4)
The molecule in a static electric field
5(4)
Transitions in a time-dependent field
9(2)
Transitions at resonance
11(2)
Transitions off resonance
13(1)
The absorption of light
14
Other Two-State Systems
The hydrogen molecular ion
1(5)
Nuclear forces
6(2)
The hydrogen molecule
8(2)
The benzene molecule
10(2)
Dyes
12(1)
The Hamiltonian of a spin one-half particle in a magnetic field
12(3)
The spinning electrons in a magnetic field
15
More Two-State Systems
The Pauli spin matrices
11--1(1)
The spin matrices as operators
11--5(1)
The solution of the two-state equations
11--8(1)
The polarization states of the photon
11--9(1)
The neutral K-meson
11--12(1)
Generalization to N-state systems
11--20(1)
The Hyperfine Splitting in Hydrogen
Base states for a system with two spin one-half particles
1(2)
The Hamiltonian for the ground state of hydrogen
3(4)
The energy levels
7(2)
The Zeeman splitting
9(3)
The states in a magnetic field
12(2)
The projection matrix for spin one
14
Propagation in a Crystal Lattice
States for an electron in a one-dimensional lattice
1(2)
States of definite energy
3(3)
Time-dependent states
6(1)
An electron in a three-dimensional lattice
7(1)
Other states in a lattice
8(2)
Scattering by imperfections in the lattice
10(2)
Trapping by a lattice imperfection
12(1)
Scattering amplitudes and bound states
13
Semiconductors
Electrons and holes in semiconductors
1(3)
Impure semiconductors
4(3)
The Hall effect
7(1)
Semiconductor junctions
8(2)
Rectification at a semiconductor junction
10(1)
The transistor
11
The Independent Particle Approximation
Spin waves
1(3)
Two spin waves
4(2)
Independent particles
6(1)
The benzene molecule
7(3)
More organic chemistry
10(2)
Other uses of the approximation
12
The Dependence of Amplitudes on Position
Amplitudes on a line
1(4)
The wave function
5(2)
States of definite momentum
7(2)
Normalization of the states in x
9(2)
The Schrodinger equation
11(3)
Quantized energy levels
14
Symmetry and Conservation Laws
Symmetry
1(2)
Symmetry and conservation
3(4)
The conservation laws
7(2)
Polarized light
9(2)
The distintegration of the λ
11(4)
Summary of the rotation matrices
15
Angular Momentum
Electric dipole radiation
1(2)
Light scattering
3(2)
The annihilation of positronium
5(4)
Rotation matrix for any spin
9(4)
Measuring a nuclear spin
13(1)
Composition of angular momentum
14
Added Note 1: Derivation of the rotation matrix
19(3)
Added Note 2: Conservation of parity in photon emission
22
The Hydrogen Atom and The Periodic Table
Schrodinger's equation for the hydrogen atom
1(1)
Spherically symmetric solutions
2(4)
States with an angular dependence
6(4)
The general solution for hydrogen
10(2)
The hydrogen wave functions
12(1)
The periodic table
13
Operators
Operations and operators
1(2)
Average energies
3(3)
The average energy of an atom
6(2)
The position operator
8(1)
The momentum operator
9(5)
Angular momentum
14(1)
The change of averages with time
15
The Schrodinger Equation in a Classical Context: A Seminar on Superconductivity
Schrodinger's equation in a magnetic field
1(2)
The equation of continuity for probabilities
3(1)
Two kinds of momentum
4(2)
The meaning of the wave function
6(1)
Superconductivity
7(1)
The Meissner effect
8(2)
Flux quantization
10(2)
The dynamics of superconductivity
12(2)
The Josephson junction
14
Feynman's Epilogue
Appendix
Index

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