Book Definition and 999 Threads

The image is below. My question is, why he considers ##p' = p## on the RHS of ##(2.5.14)## but not on the LHS, i.e., the sub index on the left ##\Psi## remains ##p'##. Is it a mistake? And he continues on the derivation (not shown here) even considering ##|N(p)|^2## instead of ##N(p')^*N(p)## so...

Mine is Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

Undergrad physics students, are you taking the physics GRE in April or next fall? We have a contest for you! Big thanks to Cambridge University Press for donating a copy of the newly published 3rd edition of Conquering the Physics GRE! How to win: Post your favorite physics problem you've run...

<<Moderator's note. This question go no answers in the homework forum. I hope it might do better here>> 1. Homework Statement A 415V to 11 kV transformer has a rating of 200 kVA. The winding resistance and leakage reactance when referred to the primary are 0.014 Ω and 0.057 Ω respectively...

By Summer I hope to dissect a fetal pig I'm ordering from the north Carolina biological supply company, I'm looking for a few books, one in depth on pig biology and a Atlas of the pig including the brain. Another book I'm looking for is a microscope usage and selection guide including oil...

I came across this book 'Street fighting Mathematics, The art of educated guessing and opportunistic problem solving' , by Sanjoy Mahaan, published by MIT press. The book talks about how we can guess some property of the solutions of a number of physics and math problems without actually solving...

Hello my friends, I am studying excitability in quantum dot lasers and I see a lot of bifurcation diagrams with saddle node bifurcations, Hopf bifurcations, homoclinic bifurcations, PD bifurcations etc. I know some basic things about non-linear systems but I have never met the notion of...

Hello! Currently I own Differential Equations by H.B Phillips, a really old book, but difficult and does it´s purpose. I have only 1 problem, certain exercises require certain geometrical functional study I suppose, for example: "find the equation of the curves so that the part of every tangent...

EDIT -- "Who wants it" -- Obviously with no obligation to me, since I'm publishing it on a public forum. :smile: So I just saw the very cute "Human Kindness" commercial on TV again, where the Dad sees his son with respiratory issues having trouble blowing out the candle on his 1 y/o birthday...

What textbook should I get for preparation for f=ma granted I literally know nothing in physics as of now? I've heard David Morin's "Introduction to Classical Mechanics" is nice as well as "Fundamentals of Physics" by Resnick, Halladay, and Walker. Is there a textbook which I can use for both...

Homework Statement Attached is a picture.. the book went from (-1 + \frac {2}{1+u} ) du + \frac {dx}{x} = 0 Edited by moderator. to -u + 2ln(1+u) + ln(x) = ln(c) Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution How in the world could the integral of 0 be ln(c)? Maybe because it's 5 am and...

I just found an interesting book at BN, titled Reverse Mathematics Proofs from the Inside by Prof John Stillwell. https://press.princeton.edu/titles/11143.html He mentions that it’s a growing field in mathematics where we seek to discover the right axioms to prove a theorem...

Hi everyone, I am a 10th grade student studying in India( would be in 11th in 2 months)I am not very good at chemistry. I have difficulty understanding the concepts. Although I don't have any doubts, I just don't feel confident. Also, my teacher is not very good. Whenever I would ask him...

Hello All, I recently purchased a book on relativity called "Gravity in a Nutshell" by Zee. While it is interesting I find his conversational style to be too chatty. I prefer a little more of a "get to the point" conversational style. I'm going to be modeling the evolution of the...

I want a book that explains everything about Michelson Morley experiment. The one that says light moves with c regardless of the speed of the source and also the one that says light appeared to move with C for all observers.

Hello. I was studying magnetism with the 9th edition of the Serway book and I think that I've found a mistake. In the cathode ray tube example (one of the uploaded pictures) it is said that the force acting on a electron goes downward, but using both right hand rules that they provide in the...

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In connection to the publication of my new textbook Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering, CRC Press has graciously offered Physics Forums three free copies of it to use as prizes in various competitions. This is the third and last of the contests, the previous two being the photo...

So in my future numerical analysis class the recommended book i liked the most was Numerical mathematics by Quarteroni : https://books.google.pt/books/about/Numerical_Mathematics.html?id=m-bHBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Since i like this...

hi guys i am struggling to understand how and why quantization of energy solves the UV catastrophe and the black body problem ? and how they get to the Rayleigh - jeans equation in the first place ? and why plank modified the equation the way he did ? and why should the harmonic oscillators...

For anyone who is familiar with the book "Geometry, Topology and Physics" by Nakahara, what do you think are the mathematical and physics prerequisites for this book ?

Is there any very basic arithmetic book (for dummies) written by respected mathematicians like for example Serge Lang, Gelfand and Allendoerfer? Looking for a book that really explains the key concepts and rules of arithmetic, in a pedagogical way, from scratch, without skipping any steps when...

Anyone read this book? Is it good? Is it readable compared to other begineer's QFT books? https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521060257/?tag=pfamazon01-20

My following question is from Kubo's textbook on Thermodynamics advanced problems. I'll quote both the question and its solution in the book, and after that I'll ask my questions regarding the solution offered in the book. Question 40: The solution offered in the book: Now, the derivations...

Hello all. I am looking for a good book to bridge the gap between my undergraduate quantum mechanics and AMO specific topics. For my undergraduate quantum work I read through Griffiths, first volume of Cohen-Tannoujdi, and Shankar. I asked a couple of my professors and they recommended...

Hi everyone! First of all I want to congratulate @Orodruin for his book publication! I myself thought that maybe someday, I would like to write a book. So I became a little bit curious about other titles that may have been written by Physicsforum members. I hear Benjamin Crowell is also a member...

What is the best book to learn general relativity for undergraduate and graduate students ? And why?

Hi, I've taken calculus during my engineering degree (that I'm still attending) two years ago. At that time I didn't realize the importance of calculus (and also linear algebra) so I studied it superficially. I think I'm quite good though because I had to use my calculus knowledge in all the...

I am searching for a good book that could be used as an introduction to the dynamics of swarms and maybe their self organization. I am a physics junior and would like something that is decent for that level.

I am in a small school in North Dakota and will have four students in the class next year. I have been here two years after retiring from another state. Two years ago they took an online physical science class and from what I can figure out they learned very little to use for background. They...

I have lost all my addresses for my Christmas cards to be sent, would you please PM your addresses so i can send you a card, I will gladly send a card to anyone who was not on my original list. Robin.

I have read( even Peter Donis mentioned it) that the derivation of the potential between two particles is not a true QFT, why is that? if not, then what is it? Thanks in advance.

This article (in the picture) states that the end of a compass needle which points toward North is its south pole since the Earth's "magnet" has a North magnet at the North. But in reality, there is a south magnet pole (not sure about that terminology) near Earth's North Pole, attracting all...

I have read about general relativity, quantum mechanics, and physics is general, but I'm looking for a book that goes a little bit more in depth with the math behind the theories (I understand a lot of those equations are going to be complicated). I'm in 10th grade so I'm doing Algebra II this...

and it is free (legal) Quantum Mechanics for Engineers by Dommelen

Hello ! I am preparing for chemistry olympiad,and my friend gave me this exercise in organic chemistry,but he won't tell me what book this is from can anyone help identify what book /problem collection this is ? (It has got some nice problems,at least higher than solomons organic chem) Thanks in...

Homework Statement Place a book flat on a table and press down on it with your hand. Now suppose the hand-book and table- book values of are 0.50 and 0.40, respectively; the book's mass is 0.90 kg and your downward push on it is 10 N. How much horizontal force is needed to keep the book moving...

Hi everybody. I enjoy looking at other people's handwritten notebooks, as well as what textbooks they learned math and physics from. This evening I came across this article about how Feynman learned calculus in high school by studying Calculus for the Practical Man by Thompson. He kept very...

What chapters from Morin's Introduction to Classical Mechanics Textbook will help me prepare for the F=ma exam? I also have the Feynman Lectures and the Halliday Resnick textbook. Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)

http://imgur.com/cUNs2z7 In this book I found by chance on Google, the author claims that “solutions of the wave equation only take the form of functions (...) in one and three dimensions. In two dimensions solutions are more complex”. Then, at the end of the paragraph of interest (which I...

The classic book on General Relativity by Wheeler, Thorne and Misner is now out: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691177791/?tag=pfamazon01-20 I got to use preprints of the book while doing an independent study of General Relativity in 1973. It brings back fond memories of being tortured by...

Reading through a bit the book seems nothing like what I learned in uni (Stewarts calculus) Will "Book of Proof" By Hammack --> "Basic Mathematics" by Lang be enough preparation for Calculus by Spivak? Thanks.

I've taken Calc 1 and Calc 2 at community college, but I'm looking to strengthen my foundation. I found his book free on google. Will his book also get me through Calc 3 though?

Many have recommended me Resnick for intro physics book, however I already have Kleppner for mechanics, so should I continue just getting a book for thermodynamics and then for EM when I need them or should I get sth like Halliday Resnick? I have noticed, that separate books per subject tend to...

I was wondering if this book by Kenneth W. Ford is worth reading just to get a general idea of some of the concepts of Quantum Physics. Skimming it, it seems fairly understandable, I'm worried about forming misconceptions...If anyone has any insight, I'd really appreciate it!

Looking for a good quantum field theory book. Any suggestions?

Hello, I'm taking a course in Probability for which our only resource is our professor's notes but I find them somewhat hard to follow. He told us he wrote these notes because he could not find a book which contained all the topics we'll be doing, but I still hope someone here can help me find...

In a physics test in a Norwegian website of a school book, it says following: True or false? (1) According to Newton's 3rd Law, the weight of a book that is on a table is just as big, but opposite the force on the book from the table (normal force). FALSE. (2) According to Newton's 1st Law...

hello all, I'm looking for a good and reasonably priced book on quantum chromodynamics any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. many thanks in advance

What's your opinion about the book on Quantum Field Theory by Ryder?