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Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Relativity

The Mechanical Universe Light and the Ether Special Relativity

Einstein’s Gedankenexperiments Starting Points and Postulates Relativistic Space and Time Relativistic Mass Cosmic Speed Limit E = mc2 The Twin Paradox Four-Dimensional Space-Time Experimental Evidence for Special Relativity

Chapter 2: General Relativity

Principle of Equivalence Curved Space-Time and Geometric Gravitation The Mathematics of General Relativity

Cosmological Solutions Black Holes

Experimental Evidence for General Relativity Unconfirmed Predictions of General Relativity

Gravitational Waves Black Holes and Wormholes

Applications of Relativistic Ideas

Elementary Particles Particle Accelerators Fission and Fusion: Bombs and Stellar Processes The Global Positioning System Cosmology Relativity, Quantum Theory, and Unified Theories Intellectual and Cultural Impact of Relativity

Chapter 3: Quantum Mechanics: Concepts

Historical Basis of Quantum Theory Early Developments

Planck’s Radiation Law Einstein and the Photoelectric Effect Bohr’s Theory of the Atom Scattering of X-rays Broglie’s Wave Hypothesis

Basic Concepts and Methods Schrödinger’s Wave Mechanics Electron Spin and Antiparticles Identical Particles and Multielectron Atoms Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation Tunneling Axiomatic Approach Incompatible Observables Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Quantum Electrodynamics

Chapter 4: Quantum Mechanics: Interpretation

The Electron: Wave or Particle? Hidden Variables Paradox of Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen Measurement in Quantum Mechanics Applications of Quantum Mechanics

Decay of a Meson Cesium Clock A Quantum Voltage Standard Bose-Einstein Condensate

Chapter 5: Biographies

Carl David Anderson Hans Bethe David Bohm Niels Bohr Max Born Satyendra Nath Bose Louis-Victor, 7e duke de Broglie Edward Uhler Condon Clinton Joseph Davisson P.A.M. Dirac Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington Albert Einstein Enrico Fermi Richard P. Feynman Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Friedmann George Gamow Hans Geiger Murray Gell-Mann Walther Gerlach Lester Halbert Germer Samuel Abraham Goudsmit Werner Heisenberg Pascual Jordan Brian D. Josephson Max von Laue Hendrik Antoon Lorentz Ernst Mach A.A. Michelson Hermann Minkowski Edward Williams Morley Wolfgang Pauli Max Planck Henri Poincaré Erwin Schrödinger Karl Schwarzschild Julian Seymour Schwinger Arnold Sommerfeld Otto Stern Tomonaga Shin’Ichirō George Eugene Uhlenbeck Wilhelm Wien

Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index