Electrons (+ and -), Protons, Photons, Neutrons, and Cosmic Rays

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Originally published in 1935, this book was written to provide a broad range of readers with an accessible guide to developments in physics. Mathematical proofs are included in the appendices in order to make the main body of the text more comprehensible for those without technical training. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in physics and the history of science.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-06
Mått:127 x 203 x 29 mm
Vikt:550 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:512
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781107689213

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Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; 1. Early views of electricity; 2. The extension of the electrolytic laws to conduction in gases; 3. Early attempts at the direct determination of e; 4. General proof of the atomic nature of electricity; 5. The exact evaluation of e; 6. The mechanism of ionization of gases by x-rays and radium rays; 7. Brownian movements in gases; 8. Is the electron itself divisible?; 9. The structure of the atom; 10. The nature of radiant energy; 11. Waves and particles; 12. The spinning electron; 13. The discovery and origin of the cosmic rays; 14. The direct measurement of the energy of cosmic rays and the discovery of the free positive electron; 15. The neutron and the transmutation of the elements; 16. The nature of the cosmic rays; Appendix A. ne from mobilities and diffusion co-efficients; Appendix B. Townsend's first attempt at a determination of e; Appendix C. The Brownian-movement equation; Appendix D. The inertia or mass of an electrical charge on a sphere of radius a; Appendix E. Molecular cross-section and mean free path; Appendix F. Number of free positive electrons in the nucleus of an atom by Rutherford's method; Appendix G. Bohr's theoretical derivation of the value of the Rydberg constant; Appendix H. A. H. Compton's theoretical derivation of the change in the wave-length of ether-waves because of a scattering by free electrons; Appendix I. The elements, their atomic numbers, atomic weights, and chemical positions; Appendix J. Physical constants; Indexes.