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TOPICS IN MODERN MODERN ATOMIC AND

PHYSICS NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Theoretical Foundations Revised Edition
by John Dirk Walecka by Fujia Yang (Fudan University, China
(College of William and Mary, USA) & Nottingham University, UK) &
Joseph H Hamilton (Vanderbilt
“The author has a great talent to put University, USA)
extensive material in a single volume and
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MODERN ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Problems and Solutions Manual
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Revised Edition
by Fujia Yang (Fudan University, China & Nottingham University, UK)
& Joseph H Hamilton (Vanderbilt University, USA)
TOPICS IN MODERN PHYSICS
Solutions to Problems “All of the problems are solved in a clear and simple manner. The text of
by Paolo Amore (Universidad de Colima, Mexico) & the book reads easily and the authors are successful in explaining each
John Dirk Walecka (College of William and Mary, USA) point of the problem in a clear way. For improving the understanding
of the reader, the authors have added extra diagrams and tables to
This volume covers several subjects omitted in the essentially linear clarify the problem in a simple and logical order. The book is suitable
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THE PHYSICS OF PARTICLE
INTRODUCTION TO ACCELERATORS 2nd Edition
by Mario Conte (INFN, Italy) & William W
MODERN PHYSICS MacKay (Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA)
Theoretical Foundations
by John Dirk Walecka In this second edition, new chapters on
(College of William and Mary, USA) spin dynamics of polarized beams as well
as instrumentation and measurements are
“The author is obviously well versed
included, with a discussion of frequency
in both teaching and writing about the
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is mostly clear and concise ... the text
integration highlighting new techniques using Cayley
ayley transforms,
transforms detailed
is complemented and expanded by
estimation of collider luminosities, and new problems.
numerous well-chosen exercises.”
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Example Problems with Solutions
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS by William W MacKay (Brookhaven
Solutions to Problems National Laboratory, USA) & Mario Conte
by Paolo Amore (Universidad de Colima, Mexico) & (INFN Sezione di Genova, Italy)
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accelerators, and be exposed to a variety of
special relativity; relativistic quantum mechanics, including the Dirac
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recommend it to any student of accelerator
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requires some knowledge of how these machines really work. “
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 Problems & Solutions in Physics

AN INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN PHYSICS OLYMPIAD

STRING THEORY AND (1ST-8TH)
D-BRANE DYNAMICS Problems and Solutions
With Problems and Solutions edited by Yongling Zheng (Fudan
2nd Edition University, China)
by Richard J Szabo This book compiles all of the test problems
(Heriot-Watt University, UK) and solutions from the 1st through the 8th
This invaluable book provides a quick Asian Physics Olympiad. Test questions of
introduction to the rudiments of perturbative every paper consist of two parts, a theory
string theory and a detailed introduction to section and an experiment section, before
the more current topic of D-brane dynamics. which minutes of teams and results of each
The presentation is very pedagogical, with competition are introduced. It is a rather
much of the technical detail streamlined. The rapid but highly coherent desirable reference book for both students and teachers of international
introduction to the subject is perhaps what distinguishes this book from competition training as well as middle school student contestants.
other string theory or D-brane books. This second edition includes an Readership: Students, lecturers and educators interested in high-
additional appendix with solutions to the exercises, thus expanding on school physics.
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summer schools, so its actual level has been appropriately tested.
Readership: Students and professionals in physics.
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
164pp Feb 2011 IN NONRELATIVISTIC
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QUANTUM MECHANICS
by Anton Z Capri
(University of Alberta, Canada)
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ILLUSTRATED BY MODERN and excellent organization. The choice of
the problems would probably satisfy most
PHYSICS
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42 Problems with Solutions
a useful addition to what is currently available
by David Guéry-Odelin & Thierry Lahaye
to teachers and students alike.”
(Paul Sabatier University, France)
Mathematical Reviews
“The unique aspect of this challenging text
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been tested in class. The degree of difficulty varies from very simple
and manipulation of atoms by using lasers
to research-level. The problems illustrate certain aspects of quantum
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GROUP THEORY IN PHYSICS

APPLIED QUANTUM Problems and Solutions
by Michael Aivazis (Illinois Inst. of Tech.)
MECHANICS
by Walter A Harrison (Stanford) This solutions booklet is a supplement to
the text book ‘Group Theory in Physics’by
This book covers those parts of quantum Wu-Ki Tung. It will be useful to lecturers
theory which may be necessary for a modern and students taking the subject as detailed
engineer. It focuses on the approximations solutions are given.
and concepts which allow estimates of the
entire range of properties of nuclei, atoms, Contents: Basic Group Theory; Group
molecules, and solids, as well as the behavior Representations; General Properties of
of lasers and other quantum-optic devices. I r r e d u c i b l e Ve c t o r s a n d O p e r a t o r s ;
It may well prove useful also to graduate Representations of the Symmetric Groups;
students in physics, whose courses on One-Dimensional Continuous Groups; Rotations in 3-Dimensional
quantum theory tend not to include any of th li ti
these applications. Th
The Space — The Group SO(3); The Group SU(2) and More About
material has been the basis of a course taught to graduate engineering SO(3); Euclidean Groups in Two- and Three-Dimensional Space; The
students for the past four years at Stanford University. Lorentz and Poincaré Groups, and Space-Time Symmetries; Space
Inversion Invariance; Time Reversal Invariance; Finite-Dimesional
Readership: Graduate students in engineering, materials science, Representations of the Classical Groups
chemistry and physics.
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BOSE, SPIN AND FERMI SYSTEMS PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL YOUNG PHYSICISTS’
Problems and Solutions THEORETICAL AND MATHEMATICAL TOURNAMENT
by Willi-Hans Steeb & Yorick Hardy PHYSICS 3rd Edition Problems & Solutions 2012 – 2013
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INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE

PHYSICS 2nd Edition
by A Das & T Ferbel (University of Rochester, USA)
“This book can be recommended to those who find elementary particle
physics of absorbing interest.”
SUBATOMIC
S
SUBA
UBATOMIC
ATOM
TO
OMIC
MIC P HYSICS 3rd Edition
PHYSICS Contemporary Physics
by Ernest M Henley & Alejandro Garcia (University of Washington)
“The book by Das and Ferbel is particularly suited as a basis for a
“Henley and García’s presentation and style hold the reader’s attention one-semester course on both subjects since it contains a very concise
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reader’s appetite, slake their thirst for understanding and assess the current of this book.”
‘state of the art’ ... this is a highly enlightening and up-to-date text, rather Kay Konigsmann, Universität Freiburg, Germany
ambitious in its scope but successful in its aim to provide a comprehensive Professor Mark Strikman, Pennsylvania State University, USA
and comprehensible pedagogic overview of an exciting field of physics.”
Contemporary Physics 416pp Dec 2003
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978-981-270-057-5(pbk) US$73 £48 INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE
PHYSICS
SUBATOMIC PHYSICS SOLUTIONS MANUAL Solutions Manual for Second Edition of Text by Das and Ferbel
3rd Edition by C Bromberg (Michigan State University, USA) &
by Ernest M Henley & Alejandro Garcia (University of Washington) A Das & T Ferbel (University of Rochester, USA)
This is the solutions manual for many (particularly odd-numbered) end- This manual gives the solutions to all problems given in the book by A Das
of-chapter problems in Subatomic Physics, 3rd Edition by Henley and and T Ferbel. The problems are discussed in full detail, to help both the
Garcia. The student who has worked on the problems will find the solutions student and teacher get a better grasp of the issues brought up in the text
presented here a useful check on answers and procedures. and in the associated problems.

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