Theoretical Concepts in Physics

Theoretical Concepts in Physics
Author: M. S. Longair
Publisher:
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1984
Genre: Mathematical physics
ISBN: 9780521275538

In this highly individual, and truly novel, approach to theoretical reasoning in physics, the author has provided a course that illuminates the subject from the standpoint of real physics as practised by research scientists. Professor Longair gives the basic insights, attitudes, and techniques that are the tools of the professional physicist, in a manner that conveys the intellectual excitement and beauty of the subject. The book is intended to be a supplement to more traditional courses for physics undergraduates, and the author assumes that his readers already have some knowledge of the main branches of physics. As the story unfolds, much of the core material of an undergraduate course in physics is reviewed from a more mature point of view. This is not, in fact, a substitute for existing texts. Rather it goes beyond them by improving the student's appreciation of the subject.

A New Foundation of Physical Theories

A New Foundation of Physical Theories
Author: Günther Ludwig
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2007-06-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540308334

Aims to clarify and formulate the fundamental ideas of physical theories. Suitable for both physicists and philosophers of science, this book introduces the concept of idealization and reviews the process of discovering new concepts.

Introduction to Mathematical Physics

Introduction to Mathematical Physics
Author: Chun Wa Wong
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 731
Release: 2013-01-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0191648604

Mathematical physics provides physical theories with their logical basis and the tools for drawing conclusions from hypotheses. Introduction to Mathematical Physics explains to the reader why and how mathematics is needed in the description of physical events in space. For undergraduates in physics, it is a classroom-tested textbook on vector analysis, linear operators, Fourier series and integrals, differential equations, special functions and functions of a complex variable. Strongly correlated with core undergraduate courses on classical and quantum mechanics and electromagnetism, it helps the student master these necessary mathematical skills. It contains advanced topics of interest to graduate students on relativistic square-root spaces and nonlinear systems. It contains many tables of mathematical formulas and references to useful materials on the Internet. It includes short tutorials on basic mathematical topics to help readers refresh their mathematical knowledge. An appendix on Mathematica encourages the reader to use computer-aided algebra to solve problems in mathematical physics. A free Instructor's Solutions Manual is available to instructors who order the book for course adoption.