The Feynman Lectures on Physics, The Definitive Edition Volume 2,9780805390476

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, The Definitive Edition Volume 2

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780805390476
ISBN10: 0805390472
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

Electromagnetism
Electrical forces
1(2)
Electric and magnetic fields
3(1)
Characteristics of vector fields
4(1)
The laws of electromagnetism
5(4)
What are the fields?
9(1)
Electromagnetism in science and technology
10
Differential Calculus of Vector Fields
Understanding physics
1(1)
Scalar and vector fields---T and h
2(2)
Derivatives of fields---the gradient
4(2)
The operator
6(1)
Operations with
7(1)
The differential equation of heat flow
8(1)
Second derivatives of vector fields
9(2)
Pitfalls
11
Vector Integral Calculus
Vector integrals; the line integral of ψ
1(1)
The flux of a vector field
2(2)
The flux from a cube; Gauss' theorem
4(2)
Heat conduction; the diffusion equation
6(2)
The circulation of a vector field
8(1)
The circulation around a square; Stokes' theorem
9(1)
Curl-free and divergence-free fields
10(1)
Summary
11
Electrostatics
Statics
1(1)
Coulomb's law; superposition
2(2)
Electric potential
4(2)
E = φ
6(1)
The flux of E
7(2)
Gauss' law; divergence of E
9(1)
Field of a sphere of charge
10(1)
Field lines; equipotential surfaces
11
Application of Gauss' Law
Electrostatics is Gauss's law plus
1(1)
Equilibrium in an electrostatic field
1(1)
Equilibrium with conductors
2(1)
Stability of atoms
3(1)
The field of a line charge
3(1)
A sheet of charge; two sheets
4(1)
A sphere of charge; a spherical shell
4(1)
Is the field of a point charge exactly 1/r2?
5(2)
The fields of a conductor
7(1)
The field in a cavity of a conductor
8
The Electric Field in Various Circumstances
Equations of the electrostatic potential
1(1)
The electric dipole
2(2)
Remarks on vector equations
4(1)
The dipole potential as a gradient
4(2)
The dipole approximation for an arbitrary distribution
6(2)
The fields of charged conductors
8(1)
The method of images
8(1)
A point charge near a conducting plane
9(1)
A point charge near a conducting sphere
10(1)
Condensers; parallel plates
11(2)
High-voltage breakdown
13(1)
The field-emission microscope
14
The Electric Field in Various Circumstances (Continued)
Methods for finding the electrostatic field
1(1)
Two-dimensional fields; functions of the complex variable
2(3)
Plasma oscillations
5(3)
Colloidal particles in an electrolyte
8(2)
The electrostatic field of a grid
10
Electrostatic Energy
The electrostatic energy of charges. A uniform sphere
1(1)
The energy of a condenser. Forces on charged conductors
2(2)
The electrostatic energy of an ionic crystal
4(2)
Electrostatic energy in nuclei
6(3)
Energy in the electrostatic field
9(3)
The energy of a point charge
12
Electricity in the Atmosphere
The electric potential gradient of the atmosphere
1(1)
Electric currents in the atmosphere
2(2)
Origin of the atmospheric currents
4(1)
Thunderstorms
5(2)
The mechanism of charge separation
7(3)
Lightning
10
Dielectrics
The dielectric constant
1(1)
The polarization vector P
2(1)
Polarization charges
3(3)
The electrostatic equations with dielectrics
6(1)
Fields and forces with dielectrics
7
Inside Dielectrics
Molecular dipoles
1(1)
Electronic polarization
1(2)
Polar molecules; orientation polarization
3(2)
Electric fields in cavities of a dielectric
5(1)
The dielectric constant of liquids; the Clausius-Mossotti equation
6(2)
Solid dielectrics
8(1)
Ferroelectricity; BaTiO3
8
Electrostatic Analogs
The same equations have the same solutions
1(1)
The flow of heat; a point source near an infinite plane boundary
2(3)
The stretched membrane
5(1)
The diffusion of neutrons; a uniform spherical source in a homogeneous medium
6(2)
Irrotational fluid flow; the flow past a sphere
8(2)
Illumination; the uniform lighting of a plane
10(2)
The ``underlying unity'' of nature
12
Magnetostatics
The magnetic field
1(1)
Electric current; the conservation of charge
1(1)
The magnetic force on a current
2(1)
The magnetic field of steady currents; Ampere's law
3(2)
The magnetic field of a straight wire and of a solenoid; atomic currents
5(1)
The relativity of magnetic and electric fields
6(5)
The transformation of currents and charges
11(1)
Superposition; the right-hand rule
11
The Magnetic field in Various Situations
The vector potential
1(2)
The vector potential of known currents
3(1)
A straight wire
4(1)
A long solenoid
5(2)
The field of a small loop; the magnetic dipole
7(1)
The vector potential of a circuit
8(1)
The law of Biot and Savart
9
The Vector Potential
The forces on a current loop; energy of a dipole
1(2)
Mechanical and electrical energies
3(3)
The energy of steady currents
6(1)
B versus A
7(1)
The vector potential and quantum mechanics
8(6)
What is true for statics is false for dynamics
14
Induced Currents
Motors and generators
1(3)
Transformers and inductances
4(1)
Forces on induced currents
5(3)
Electrical technology
8
The Laws of Induction
The physics of induction
1(1)
Exceptions to the ``flux rule''
2(1)
Particle acceleration by an induced electric field; the betatron
3(2)
A paradox
5(1)
Alternating-current generator
6(3)
Mutual inductance
9(2)
Self-inductance
11(1)
Inductance and magnetic energy
12
The Maxwell Equations
Maxwell's equations
1(2)
How the new term works
3(2)
All of classical physics
5(1)
A travelling field
5(3)
The speed of light
8(1)
Solving Maxwell's equations; the potentials and the wave equation
9
The Principle of Least Action
A special lecture---almost verbatim
1(13)
A note added after the lecture
14
Solutions of Maxwell's Equations in Free Space
Waves in free space; plane waves
1(7)
Three-dimensional waves
8(1)
Scientific imagination
9(3)
Spherical waves
12
Solutions of Maxwell's Equations with Currents and Charges
Light and electromagnetic waves
1(1)
Spherical waves from a point source
2(2)
The general solution of Maxwell's equations
4(1)
The fields of an oscillating dipole
5(4)
The potentials of a moving charge; the general solution of Lienard and Wiechert
9(3)
The potentials for a charge moving with constant velocity; the Lorentz formula
12
AC Circuits
Impedances
1(4)
Generators
5(2)
Networks of ideal elements; Kirchhoff's rules
7(3)
Equivalent circuits
10(1)
Energy
11(1)
A ladder network
12(2)
Filters
14(2)
Other circuit elements
16
Cavity Resonators
Real circuit elements
1(1)
A capacitor at high frequencies
2(4)
A resonant cavity
6(3)
Cavity modes
9(1)
Cavities and resonant circuits
10
Waveguides
The transmission line
1(3)
The rectangular waveguide
4(2)
The cutoff frequency
6(1)
The speed of the guided waves
7(1)
Observing guided waves
7(1)
Waveguide plumbing
8(2)
Waveguide modes
10(1)
Another way of looking at the guided waves
10
Electrodynamics in Relativistic Notation
Four-vectors
1(2)
The scalar product
3(3)
The four-dimensional gradient
6(2)
Electrodynamics in four-dimensional notation
8(1)
The four-potential of a moving charge
9(1)
The invariance of the equations of electrodynamics
10
Lorentz Transformations of the Fields
The four-potential of a moving charge
1(1)
The fields of a point charge with a constant velocity
2(3)
Relativistic transformation of the fields
5(6)
The equations of motion in relativistic notation
11
Field Energy and Field Momentum
Local conservation
1(1)
Energy conservation and electromagnetism
2(1)
Energy density and energy flow in the electromagnetic field
3(3)
The ambiguity of the field energy
6(1)
Examples of energy flow
6(3)
Field momentum
9
Electromagnetic Mass
The field energy of a point charge
1(1)
The field momentum of a moving charge
2(1)
Electromagnetic mass
3(1)
The force of an electron on itself
4(2)
Attempts to modify the Maxwell theory
6(6)
The nuclear force field
12
The Motion of Charges in Electric and Magnetic Fields
Motion in a uniform electric or magnetic field
1(1)
Momentum analysis
1(1)
An electrostatic lens
2(1)
A magnetic lens
3(1)
The electron microscope
3(1)
Accelerator guide fields
4(2)
Alternating-gradient focusing
6(2)
Motion in crossed electric and magnetic fields
8
The Internal Geometry of Crystals
The internal geometry of crystals
1(1)
Chemical bonds in crystals
2(1)
The growth of crystals
3(1)
Crystal lattices
3(1)
Symmetries in two dimensions
4(3)
Symmetries in three dimensions
7(1)
The strength of metals
8(1)
Dislocations and crystal growth
9(1)
The Bragg-Nye crystal model
10
Tensors
The tensor of polarizability
1(2)
Transforming the tensor components
3(1)
The energy ellipsoid
3(3)
Other tensors; the tensor of inertia
6(2)
The cross product
8(1)
The tensor of stress
9(2)
Tensors of higher rank
11(1)
The four-tensor of electromagnetic momentum
12
Refractive Index of Dense Materials
Polarization of matter
1(2)
Maxwell's equations in a dielectric
3(2)
Waves in a dielectric
5(3)
The complex index of refraction
8(1)
The index of a mixture
8(2)
Waves in metals
10(1)
Low-frequency and high-frequency approximations; the skin depth and the plasma frequency
11
Reflection from Surfaces
Reflection and refraction of light
1(1)
Waves in dense materials
2(2)
The boundary conditions
4(3)
The reflected and transmitted waves
7(4)
Reflection from metals
11(1)
Total internal reflection
12
The Magnetism of Matter
Diamagnetism and paramagnetism
1(2)
Magnetic moments and angular momentum
3(1)
The precession of atomic magnets
4(1)
Diamagnetism
5(1)
Larmor's theorem
6(2)
Classical physics gives neither diamagnetism nor paramagnetism
8(1)
Angular momentum in quantum mechanics
8(3)
The magnetic energy of atoms
11
Paramagnetism and Magnetic Resonance
Quantized magnetic states
1(2)
The Stern-Gerlach experiment
3(1)
The Rabi molecular-beam method
4(2)
The paramagnetism of bulk materials
6(3)
Cooling by adiabatic demagnetization
9(1)
Nuclear magnetic resonance
10
Ferromagnetism
Magnetization currents
1(4)
The field H
5(1)
The magnetization curve
6(2)
Iron-core inductances
8(1)
Electromagnets
9(2)
Spontaneous magnetization
11
Magnetic Materials
Understanding ferromagnetism
1(3)
Thermodynamic properties
4(1)
The hysteresis curve
5(5)
Ferromagnetic materials
10(1)
Extraordinary magnetic materials
11
Elasticity
Hooke's law
1(1)
Uniform strains
2(3)
The torsion bar; shear waves
5(4)
The bent beam
9(2)
Buckling
11
Elastic Materials
The tensor of strain
1(3)
The tensor of elasticity
4(2)
The motions in an elastic body
6(2)
Nonelastic behavior
8(2)
Calculating the elastic constants
10
The Flow of Dry Water
Hydrostatics
1(1)
The equations of motion
2(4)
Steady flow---Bernoulli's theorem
6(3)
Circulation
9(1)
Vortex lines
10
The Flow of Wet Water
Viscosity
1(3)
Viscous flow
4(1)
The Reynolds number
5(2)
Flow past a circular cylinder
7(2)
The limit of zero viscosity
9(1)
Couette flow
10
Curved Space
Curved spaces with two dimensions
1(4)
Curvature in three-dimensional space
5(1)
Our space is curved
6(1)
Geometry in space-time
7(1)
Gravity and the principle of equivalence
8(1)
The speed of clocks in a gravitational field
9(2)
The curvature of space-time
11(1)
Motion in curved space-time
12(1)
Einstein's theory of gravitation
13
Index

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