Index

Symbols

α

-particles 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

α

-rays 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

β-ray 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

γ-rays 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

A

aberration 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

absorber 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

absorption spectrum 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

acceptor impurity 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

accommodation 2.5 The Eye

activity 10.3 Radioactive Decay

Albert Einstein Introduction

ALICE detector 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

alpha (

α

) rays 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

alpha decay 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

amorphous solids 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

amplifier 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

angular magnification 2.7 The Simple Magnifier

angular momentum orbital quantum number 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

angular momentum projection quantum number 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

anti-symmetric function 7.1 Wave Functions

antielectrons 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

antineutrino 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

antiparticle 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

aperture 4.5 Circular Apertures and Resolution

apparent depth 2.3 Images Formed by Refraction

atomic bomb 10.5 Fission

atomic mass 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

atomic mass unit 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

atomic nucleus 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

atomic number 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

atomic orbital 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

B

Balmer 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Balmer formula 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Balmer series 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Bardeen 9.8 Superconductivity

baryon number 11.2 Particle Conservation Laws

baryons 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

base current 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

BCS theory 9.8 Superconductivity

Becquerel 10.3 Radioactive Decay

becquerels 10.3 Radioactive Decay

beta (

β

) rays 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

beta decay 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

Betelgeuse 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Bethe 10.6 Nuclear Fusion

Big Bang 11.6 The Big Bang

binding energy (BE) 10.2 Nuclear Binding Energy

binding energy per nucleon (BEN) 10.2 Nuclear Binding Energy

birefringent 1.7 Polarization

blackbody 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

blackbody radiation 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Blu-Ray player 8.6 Lasers

body-centered cubic (BCC) 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

Bohr 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom, 10.5 Fission

Bohr magneton 8.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron

Bohr model 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

Bohr radius of hydrogen 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Bohr’s model of the hydrogen atom 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

bond length 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

Born interpretation 7.1 Wave Functions

boson 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

Brackett series 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Bragg 4.6 X-Ray Diffraction, 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves, 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

Bragg planes 4.6 X-Ray Diffraction

braking radiation 8.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays

breakdown voltage 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

breeder reactor 10.5 Fission

Brewster’s angle 1.7 Polarization

Brewster’s law 1.7 Polarization

C

Cameras 2.6 The Camera

carbon-14 dating 10.3 Radioactive Decay

Cassegrain design 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

Chadwick 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

chain reaction 10.5 Fission

charge-coupled device (CCD) 2.6 The Camera

chart of the nuclides 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

chemical group 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

chromatic aberrations 2.4 Thin Lenses

cladding 1.4 Total Internal Reflection

classical (Galilean) velocity addition 5.6 Relativistic Velocity Transformation

coherent waves 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference

collector current 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

color 11.3 Quarks

coma 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

complex function 7.1 Wave Functions

compound microscope 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

Compton 6.3 The Compton Effect

Compton effect 6.3 The Compton Effect

Compton shift 6.3 The Compton Effect

Compton wavelength 6.3 The Compton Effect

concave 2.4 Thin Lenses

concave mirror 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

conduction band 9.5 Band Theory of Solids

constructive interference 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference

converging lens 2.4 Thin Lenses

convex 2.4 Thin Lenses

convex mirror 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

Cooper 9.8 Superconductivity

Cooper pair 9.8 Superconductivity

Copenhagen interpretation 7.1 Wave Functions

cornea 2.5 The Eye

Cornell Electron Storage Ring 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

corner reflector 1.2 The Law of Reflection

correspondence principle 7.1 Wave Functions, 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box

cosmic microwave background radiation 11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe

cosmological principle 11.6 The Big Bang

cosmology 11.6 The Big Bang

covalent bond 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table, 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

critical angle 1.4 Total Internal Reflection

critical magnetic field 9.8 Superconductivity

critical mass 10.5 Fission

critical temperature 9.8 Superconductivity

criticality 10.5 Fission

curie (Ci) 10.3 Radioactive Decay

curved mirror 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

cut-off frequency 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

cut-off wavelength 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

cyclotron 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

D

dark energy 11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe

dark matter 11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe

daughter nucleus 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

Davisson 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

Davisson–Germer experiment 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

de Broglie 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

de Broglie wave 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

de Broglie’s hypothesis of matter waves 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

decay 10.3 Radioactive Decay

decay constant 10.3 Radioactive Decay

decay series 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

density of states 9.4 Free Electron Model of Metals

depletion layer 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

destructive interference 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference

destructive interference for a single slit 4.1 Single-Slit Diffraction

deuterium 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

diamonds 1.4 Total Internal Reflection

diffraction 4.1 Single-Slit Diffraction

diffraction grating 4.4 Diffraction Gratings

diffraction limit 4.5 Circular Apertures and Resolution

Diffused light 1.2 The Law of Reflection

diopters 2.5 The Eye

Dirac 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

direction of polarization 1.7 Polarization

dissociation energy 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds, 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

diverging lens 2.4 Thin Lenses

DNA 4.6 X-Ray Diffraction

donor impurity 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

doping 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

double-slit interference experiment 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

drift velocity 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

E

Einstein 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

electric dipole transition 9.2 Molecular Spectra

electron affinity 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

electron configuration 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

electron microscopy 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

electron number density 9.4 Free Electron Model of Metals

electroweak force 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

emission spectrum 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

emitter 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

endoscope 1.4 Total Internal Reflection

energy band 9.5 Band Theory of Solids

energy gap 9.5 Band Theory of Solids

energy levels 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box

energy of a photon 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

energy quantum number 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box

energy spectrum of hydrogen 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

energy-time uncertainty principle 7.2 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

equilibrium separation distance 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

even function 7.1 Wave Functions

event 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

exchange symmetry 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds, 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

excited energy states of a hydrogen atom 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

expectation value 7.1 Wave Functions

eyepiece 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes, 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

F

face-centered cubic (FCC) 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

far point 2.5 The Eye

Farsightedness 2.5 The Eye

Fermi 10.5 Fission, 10.5 Fission

Fermi energy 9.4 Free Electron Model of Metals

Fermi factor 9.4 Free Electron Model of Metals

Fermi temperature 9.4 Free Electron Model of Metals

fermion 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

Feynman 11.5 The Standard Model

Feynman diagram 11.5 The Standard Model

Fiber optics 1.4 Total Internal Reflection

field emission 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

fine structure 8.3 Electron Spin

first focus 2.3 Images Formed by Refraction

first postulate 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws

fission 10.5 Fission

Fizeau 1.1 The Propagation of Light

Fluorescence 8.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays

focal length 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

focal plane 2.4 Thin Lenses

focal point 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

forward bias configuration 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

Foucault 1.1 The Propagation of Light

Fraunhofer 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Fraunhofer lines 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

free electron model 9.4 Free Electron Model of Metals

Fresnel Introduction

fringes 3.2 Mathematics of Interference

fundamental force 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

G

Gabor 4.7 Holography

Galilean relativity 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws

Galilean transformation 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

Galileo 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

gamma (

γ

) rays 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

gamma decay 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

Gamow 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

Gell-Mann 11.3 Quarks

geometric optics 1.1 The Propagation of Light

Germer 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

gluon 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

grand unified theory 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

ground state 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

ground state energy 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box

ground state energy of the hydrogen atom 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

group velocity 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

H

hadron 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

Hahn 10.5 Fission

half-life 10.3 Radioactive Decay

Heisenberg 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

Heisenberg uncertainty principle 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality, 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle 7.2 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Hermite polynomial 7.5 The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator

high bandwidth 1.4 Total Internal Reflection

high dose 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

hole 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

hologram 4.7 Holography

holography 4.7 Holography

horizontally polarized 1.7 Polarization

Hubble Space Telescope 4.5 Circular Apertures and Resolution

Hubble telescope 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

Hubble’s constant 11.6 The Big Bang

Hubble’s law 11.6 The Big Bang

Humphreys series 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Hund 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

Huygens 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference

Huygens’s principle 1.6 Huygens’s Principle, 4.1 Single-Slit Diffraction

hybridization 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

Hydrogen-like ions 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

hyperfine structure 8.3 Electron Spin

hyperopia 2.5 The Eye

I

image distance 2.1 Images Formed by Plane Mirrors

image focus 2.3 Images Formed by Refraction

imaginary number 7.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation

impurity atom 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

impurity band 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

incoherent 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference

index of refraction 1.1 The Propagation of Light

inelastic scattering 6.3 The Compton Effect

inertial frame of reference 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws

infinite square well 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box

interference fringes 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference

interferometer 3.5 The Michelson Interferometer

ionic bond 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table, 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

ionization energy 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

ionization limit of the hydrogen atom 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

iridescence 4.4 Diffraction Gratings

isotopes 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

J

junction transistor 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

K

Keck telescope 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

L

Large Hadron Collider (LHC) 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

laser 8.6 Lasers

lattice 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

law of reflection 1.2 The Law of Reflection

law of refraction 1.3 Refraction

Length contraction 5.4 Length Contraction

lens maker’s equation 2.4 Thin Lenses

lepton 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

lepton number 11.2 Particle Conservation Laws

lifetime 10.3 Radioactive Decay

light cone 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

linear accelerator 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

linear magnification 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

liquid crystal displays (LCDs) 1.7 Polarization

liquid drop model 10.5 Fission

Lorentz factor 5.3 Time Dilation

Lorentz transformation 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

low dose 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

Lyman series 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

M

Madelung constant 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

magnetic orbital quantum number 8.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron

magnetogram 8.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron

magnification 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

magnifying glass 2.7 The Simple Magnifier

majority carrier 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

Malus’s law 1.7 Polarization

mass defect 10.2 Nuclear Binding Energy

mass number 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

Maxwell's equations Introduction

mesons 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

metallic bonding 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

metastable state 8.6 Lasers

Michelson 1.1 The Propagation of Light, 3.5 The Michelson Interferometer

Michelson-Morley experiment 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws

minority carrier 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

mirror equation 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

missing order 4.3 Double-Slit Diffraction

moderate dose 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

momentum operator 7.1 Wave Functions

monochromatic 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference, 8.6 Lasers

Moseley plot 8.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays

Moseley’s law 8.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays

muons 5.3 Time Dilation

myopia 2.5 The Eye

N

n-type semiconductor 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

nanotechnology 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

near point 2.5 The Eye

Nearsightedness 2.5 The Eye

net magnification 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

neutrino 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

neutron number 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

neutrons 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

Newton 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

Newton’s rings 3.4 Interference in Thin Films

Newtonian design 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

Newtonian mechanics Introduction

nonreflective coatings 3.4 Interference in Thin Films

normalization 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

normalization condition 7.1 Wave Functions

nuclear fusion 10.6 Nuclear Fusion

nuclear fusion reactor 10.6 Nuclear Fusion

nuclear model of the atom 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

nuclear reactor 10.5 Fission

nucleons 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

nucleosynthesis 10.6 Nuclear Fusion, 11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe

nuclide 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

O

object distance 2.1 Images Formed by Plane Mirrors

object focus 2.3 Images Formed by Refraction

objective 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes, 2.8 Microscopes and Telescopes

odd function 7.1 Wave Functions

optical axis 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

optical power 2.5 The Eye

Optical stress analysis 1.7 Polarization

optically active 1.7 Polarization

orbital magnetic dipole moment 8.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron

order 3.2 Mathematics of Interference

P

p-n junction 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

p-type semiconductor 9.6 Semiconductors and Doping

parent nucleus 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

particle accelerator 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

particle detector 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

Paschen series 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Pauli’s exclusion principle 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table, 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

Penzias 11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe

periodic table 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

Pfund series 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

phasor diagram 4.2 Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction

photocurrent 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

photoelectric effect 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

photoelectrode 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

photoelectrons 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

photon 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

Planck 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Planck’s constant 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Planck’s hypothesis of energy quanta 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

plane mirror 2.1 Images Formed by Plane Mirrors

Poisson’s spot Introduction

polarized 1.7 Polarization

polyatomic molecule 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

population inversion 8.6 Lasers

position operator 7.1 Wave Functions

positron 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

positron emission tomography (PET) 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

positrons 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

postulates of Bohr’s model 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

potential barrier 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

power intensity 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Pozzi 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

principal maxima 3.3 Multiple-Slit Interference

principal quantum number 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box, 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

principal rays 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

probability density 7.1 Wave Functions

propagation vector 6.3 The Compton Effect

Proper length 5.4 Length Contraction

proper time 5.3 Time Dilation

proton-proton chain 10.6 Nuclear Fusion

protons 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

Q

Q value 10.6 Nuclear Fusion

quantized energies 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

quantum chromodynamics (QCD) 11.5 The Standard Model

quantum dot 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

quantum electrodynamics (QED) 11.5 The Standard Model

quantum number 6.1 Blackbody Radiation, 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

quantum phenomenon 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

quantum state of a Planck oscillator 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

quantum tunneling 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

quark 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

qubit 7.1 Wave Functions

R

rad 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

radial probability density function 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

radiation dose unit 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

radioactive dating 10.3 Radioactive Decay

radioactive decay 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

radioactive decay law 10.3 Radioactive Decay

radioactive tags 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

radioactivity 10.3 Radioactive Decay

radiopharmaceutical 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

radius of a nucleus 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

rainbow 1.5 Dispersion

ray 1.1 The Propagation of Light

ray model of light 1.1 The Propagation of Light

ray tracing 2.2 Spherical Mirrors, 2.4 Thin Lenses

Rayleigh criterion 4.5 Circular Apertures and Resolution

Rayleigh–Jeans law 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

real image 2.1 Images Formed by Plane Mirrors

redshift 11.6 The Big Bang

reduced Planck’s constant 6.3 The Compton Effect

refraction 1.3 Refraction

relative biological effectiveness 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

Relativistic kinetic energy 5.9 Relativistic Energy

Relativistic momentum 5.8 Relativistic Momentum

relativistic velocity addition 5.6 Relativistic Velocity Transformation

repulsion constant 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

resolution 4.5 Circular Apertures and Resolution

resonant tunneling 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

resonant-tunneling diode 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

Rest energy 5.9 Relativistic Energy

rest frame 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws

rest mass 5.8 Relativistic Momentum

retina 2.5 The Eye

reverse bias configuration 9.7 Semiconductor Devices

Rigel 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Roemer 1.1 The Propagation of Light

roentgen equivalent man (rem) 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

rotational energy level 9.2 Molecular Spectra

Ruska 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

Rutherford 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Rutherford gold foil experiment 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Rydberg constant for hydrogen 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

Rydberg formula 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

S

scanning electron microscope (SEM) 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

scanning tunneling microscope (STM) 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

scattering angle 6.3 The Compton Effect

Schrieffer 9.8 Superconductivity

Schrödinger 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

Schrödinger’s cat 7.1 Wave Functions

Schrödinger’s equation 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

Schrӧdinger’s time-dependent equation 7.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation

Schrӧdinger’s time-independent equation 7.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation

second focus 2.3 Images Formed by Refraction

second postulate of special relativity 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws

secondary maximum 3.3 Multiple-Slit Interference

selection rule 9.2 Molecular Spectra

selection rules 8.5 Atomic Spectra and X-rays

semiconductor 9.5 Band Theory of Solids

shell 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

sievert (Sv) 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

sign conventions 2.4 Thin Lenses

simple cubic 9.3 Bonding in Crystalline Solids

simple magnifier 2.7 The Simple Magnifier

Simultaneity 5.2 Relativity of Simultaneity, 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

single-photon-emission CT (SPECT) 10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation

single-slit diffraction pattern 4.1 Single-Slit Diffraction

small-angle approximation 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

Snell 1.3 Refraction

Snell’s law 1.3 Refraction

soap bubble 3.4 Interference in Thin Films

space-time 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

special theory of relativity 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws

spectroscopic dispersion 4.4 Diffraction Gratings

spectroscopic notation 8.1 The Hydrogen Atom

speed of light 5.1 Invariance of Physical Laws, 5.9 Relativistic Energy

spherical aberration 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

spin projection quantum number 8.3 Electron Spin

spin quantum number 8.3 Electron Spin

spin-flip transitions 8.3 Electron Spin

spin-orbit coupling 8.3 Electron Spin

Standard Model 11.5 The Standard Model

standing wave state 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box

state reduction 7.1 Wave Functions

stationary state 7.4 The Quantum Particle in a Box

Stefan–Boltzmann constant 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Stefan’s law 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Stern-Gerlach experiment 8.3 Electron Spin

stimulated emission 8.6 Lasers

stopping potential 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

strangeness 11.2 Particle Conservation Laws

Strassman 10.5 Fission

strong nuclear force 10.1 Properties of Nuclei, 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

subshell 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

synchrotron 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

synchrotron radiation 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

T

theory of everything 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

thin lenses 2.4 Thin Lenses

thin-film interference 3.4 Interference in Thin Films

thin-lens approximation 2.4 Thin Lenses

thin-lens equation 2.4 Thin Lenses

Thomson 6.4 Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom

thought experiment 5.2 Relativity of Simultaneity

Time dilation 5.3 Time Dilation

time-modulation factor 7.3 The Schrӧdinger Equation

Tonomura 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

Total energy 5.9 Relativistic Energy

total internal reflection 1.4 Total Internal Reflection

transition metal 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

transmission electron microscope (TEM) 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

transmission probability 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

transuranic element 10.4 Nuclear Reactions

tritium 10.1 Properties of Nuclei

tunnel diode 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

tunneling probability 7.6 The Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers

twin paradox 5.3 Time Dilation, 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

two-slit interference 7.1 Wave Functions

type I superconductor 9.8 Superconductivity

type II superconductor 9.8 Superconductivity

U

ultraviolet catastrophe 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

unpolarized 1.7 Polarization

V

valence band 9.5 Band Theory of Solids

valence electron 8.4 The Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table

Van de Graaff accelerator 11.4 Particle Accelerators and Detectors

van der Waals bond 9.1 Types of Molecular Bonds

vertex 2.2 Spherical Mirrors

vertically polarized 1.7 Polarization

vibrational energy level 9.2 Molecular Spectra

virtual image 2.1 Images Formed by Plane Mirrors

virtual particle 11.5 The Standard Model

von Laue 4.6 X-Ray Diffraction

W

W and Z boson 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

wave function 7.1 Wave Functions

wave function collapse 7.1 Wave Functions

wave number 6.3 The Compton Effect

wave optics 1.6 Huygens’s Principle, Introduction

wave packet 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality, 7.2 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

wave quantum mechanics 6.5 De Broglie’s Matter Waves

wave-particle duality 6.6 Wave-Particle Duality

weak nuclear force 11.1 Introduction to Particle Physics

Wheeler 10.5 Fission

width of the central peak 4.2 Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction

Wien’s displacement law 6.1 Blackbody Radiation

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) 11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe

Wilson 11.7 Evolution of the Early Universe

work function 6.2 Photoelectric Effect

world line 5.5 The Lorentz Transformation

X

X-ray diffraction 4.6 X-Ray Diffraction

Y

Young 3.1 Young's Double-Slit Interference

Z

Zeeman effect 8.2 Orbital Magnetic Dipole Moment of the Electron