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Mechanics, Waves and Thermodynamics
An Example-Based Approach
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ISBN-13:
9781107145191
Veröffentl:
2016
Erscheinungsdatum:
09.05.2016
Seiten:
216
Autor:
Sudhir Ranjan Jain
Gewicht:
580 g
Format:
254x192x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Sudhir R. Jain is Scientific Officer, Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. He was a visiting researcher at the Universitè Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (1995-6), Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands (2006) and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland (2005). He received his PhD from the University of Mumbai while working at the Theoretical Physics Division of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He has published a number of articles in national and international journals. His areas of interest are nonlinear dynamics and quantum chaos, statistical physics, nuclear theory, and mathematical physics.
Figures; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. Energy, mass, momentum; 2. Kinematics, Newton's laws of motion; 3. Circular motion; 4. The principle of least action; 5. Work and energy; 6. Mechanics of a system of particles; 7. Friction; 8. Impulse and collisions; 9. Central forces; 10. Dimensional analysis; 11. Oscillations; 12. Waves; 13. Sound of music; 14. Fluid mechanics; 15. Water waves; 16. The kinetic theory of gases; 17. Concepts and laws of thermodynamics; 18. Some applications of thermodynamics; 19. Basic ideas of statistical mechanics; Bibliography; Index.
The book covers concepts of mechanics, waves and thermodynamics with the help of examples. The text is useful for undergraduate students.