The Facts on File Dictionary of Atomic and Nuclear Physics

by Rennie, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780816049172
• ISBN10: 0816049173
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Checkmark Books

Summary

How are miles converted into kilometers? When did Joseph Priestley discover oxygen? What is an isomer? What are the longest rivers and the largest lakes?

Now readers have fast, easy access to information that will satisfy the curiosities of even the most avid science buffs. Each Facts On File Science Dictionary defines all the terms that most people will ever need to know in language that's clear and concise.

Numerous line drawings illustrate complex concepts, and extensive cross-references make searching for the right definition quick and easy.

Written by prominent researchers, educators, and science writers, each dictionary is an ideal resource for students and general readers alike.

This dictionary contains over 2,000 entries dealing with the terms used in atomic and nuclear physics. 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. His main interest is in the theory of the structure of matter. He has written a number of articles and reviews and contributed to several reference books, including the Oxford Dictionary of Physics.

Table of Contents

Entries A to Z	p. 1
Appendixes
Fundamental Constants and Elementary Particles	p. 244
The Chemical Elements	p. 245
Periodic Table of the Elements	p. 247
Webpages	p. 248
Bibliography	p. 249
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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 material.
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.