Mathematical and conceptual foundations of 20th-century physics
by
Emch, Gérard G.
Title
:
Mathematical and conceptual foundations of 20th-century physics
Author
:
Emch, Gérard G.
ISBN
:
9780444875853
9780080872117
Personal Author
:
Emch, Gérard G.
Publication Information
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Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland Pub. Co. ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1984.
Physical Description
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1 online resource.
Series
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North-Holland mathematics studies ; 100
North-Holland mathematics studies ; 100.
General Note
:
Cataloging based on CIP information.
Contents
:
Part 1 : Classical physics. Mechanics ; Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics ; Electromagnetism -- Part 2 : Relativity. Geometry ; The principles of special relativity ; General relativity -- Part 3 : Quantum theory. The 'old' quantum theory ; Hilbert space formulation of quantum mechanics ; The algebraic formulation of quantum mechanics ; Systems with infinitely many degrees of freedom.
Abstract
:
This book is primarily intended for Mathematicians, but students in the physical sciences will find here information not usually available in physics texts. The main aim of this book is to provide a unified mathematical account of the conceptual foundations of 20th-Century Physics, in a form suitable for a one-year survey course in Mathematics or Mathematical Physics. Emphasis is laid on the interlocked historical development of mathematical and physical ideas.
Subject Term
:
Mathematical physics.
Physics.
Relativity (Physics)
Quantum theory.
Physique mathématique.
Physique.
Relativité (Physique)
Théorie quantique.
MATHEMATICS -- Pre-Calculus.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
MATHEMATICS -- Reference.
MATHEMATICS -- Essays.
Mathematical physics. (OCoLC)fst01012104
Physics. (OCoLC)fst01063025
Quantum theory. (OCoLC)fst01085128
Relativity (Physics) (OCoLC)fst01093604
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
|---|
| QC20 .E43 1984 EB | 1191521-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Elsevier E-Book Collections | |