The Facts on File Dictionary of Atomic and Nuclear Physics

by Rennie, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780816049165
• ISBN10: 0816049165
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

This dictionary contains over 2,000 entries dealing with the terms used in atomic and nuclear physics. The entries are written in a clear and concise style, with a large number of cross-references. The book covers modern research and discoveries in particle physics as well as questions of philosophical interest and applications for nuclear physics in nuclear energy and nuclear medicine. In addition, relevant material to the AP Physics course and the AP Chemistry course is included.

Author Biography

Richard Rennie, Ph.D., conducted research at the Universities of Aberdeen, Oxford, and Cambridge and at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Table of Contents

Entries A to Z	1	(248)
Appendixes
I. Fundamental Constants and Elementary Particles	244	(1)
II. The Chemical Elements	245	(2)
III. Periodic Table of the Elements	247	(1)
IV. Webpages	248	(1)
Bibliography	249

Excerpts

The Facts On File Dictionary of Atomic and Nuclear Physics contains more than 2,000 entries articulating the terms associated with atomic and nuclear physics. The entries, which are written in a clear and concise style, cover modern research and discoveries in particle physics, questions of philosophical interest, and applications for nuclear physics in nuclear energy and nuclear medicine. In addition, the book's coverage of material relevant to the AP Physics and Chemistry courses is ideal. Extensive cross-references provide easy access to the content.
Entries include:
Absolute zero
Atomic spectroscopy
Bell's theorem
Black hole thermodynamics
Cathode ray
Chaos theory
De Broglie
Flux
Gravitational wave
Half-life
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
Liquid drop model
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Plutonium
Quark
Rutherford model
Schrödinger's cat
Special relativity theory
Spectroscopy
Time travel
Wormhole
Zeeman effect
and more.