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Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms Image Formation by Lenses . . . . . Image Formation by Mirrors . . . . .
26 Vision and Optical Instruments . . .
Physics of the Eye . . . . . . . . . .
Vision Correction . . . . . . . . . . .
Color and Color Vision . . . . . . . .
Microscopes ..................................................... 1179 Telescopes...................................................... 1185 Aberrations...................................................... 1188
27 Wave Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Wave Aspect of Light: Interference
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28 Special Relativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Einstein’s Postulates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Simultaneity And Time Dilation . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Length Contraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Relativistic Addition of Velocities . . . . . . . . . . . .. Relativistic Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Relativistic Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
29 Introduction to Quantum Physics . . . . . . . . . . ..
Quantization of Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. The Photoelectric Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Photon Energies and the Electromagnetic Spectrum .. Photon Momentum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. The Particle-Wave Duality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. The Wave Nature of Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Probability: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle . . .. The Particle-Wave Duality Reviewed . . . . . . . . . ..
30 Atomic Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Discovery of the Atom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Discovery of the Parts of the Atom: Electrons and Nuclei Bohr’s Theory of the Hydrogen Atom . . . . . . . . . . . X Rays: Atomic Origins and Applications . . . . . . . . . Applications of Atomic Excitations and De-Excitations . . The Wave Nature of Matter Causes Quantization .... Patterns in Spectra Reveal More Quantization . . ....
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Quantum Numbers and Rules . . . . .
The Pauli Exclusion Principle . . . . . .
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Huygens's Principle: Diffraction
Young’s Double Slit Experiment
Multiple Slit Diffraction . . . . .
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Limits of Resolution: The Rayleigh Criterion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1217 Thin Film Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1222 Polarization...................................................... 1226
Nuclear Radioactivity . . . . . . . . . .
Radiation Detection and Detectors . . .
Substructure of the Nucleus . . . . . .
Nuclear Decay and Conservation Laws
Half-Life and Activity . . . . . . . . . .
Binding Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tunneling....................................................... 1421
32 Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics
Medical Imaging and Diagnostics . . . ..
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Food Irradiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Fusion ........................................................ 1452 Fission ........................................................ 1458
Nuclear Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33 Particle Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Yukawa Particle and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Revisited
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The Four Basic Forces . . . . . . . . . . . Accelerators Create Matter from Energy . . Particles, Patterns, and Conservation Laws Quarks: Is That All There Is? . . . . . . . .
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