Theoretical Physics Basics

Author: Peng Huawu / et al.
Editor-in-Chief: Zhou Yuemei
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
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Content Summary
This book concisely and comprehensively elaborates on the important concepts, laws, principles, and methods of theoretical physics. The selected material is well-chosen, applicable, and interconnected, forming a relatively systematic and comprehensive foundation. The entire book consistently adheres to the historical development perspective from practice to theory. It particularly emphasizes the need to fully consider the unified and approximate characteristics of theoretical physics when applying it to practical situations. This reflects the unity of the material world and the certain degree of approximation in theoretical understanding at a specific time. Variational principles or extremum principles, as well as perturbation theory, become important methods in theoretical physics. The book is divided into 14 chapters, covering the following topics: Newtonian Mechanics, Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory, Lorentz Electron Theory, Special Relativity, Gas Kinetic Theory, Liquid Kinetic Theory, Statistical Thermodynamics, Random Motion, Preliminary Quantum Mechanics, Collisions and Transitions, Approximate Treatments of Atoms and Molecules, Relativistic Electron Theory, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, and General Relativity Gravitation Theory. This book can serve as a reference textbook for faculty and students in physics departments and other related disciplines at universities and colleges, as well as for a broad range of science and technology professionals.