A Course in Theoretical Physics

Book Details

• Publisher: Wiley

• Author: Shepherd, P. John

• Language: English

• Binding: Paperback

• ISBN: 9781118481424

• Edition: 1st

• Release Date: 22-02-2013

• Package Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches

About The Book

This book presents a comprehensive account of five extended modules that cover the key branches of twentieth-century theoretical physics, which the author has taught over three decades to undergraduate and master's level students in physics and theoretical physics. The modules in the book are:

• Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics

• Thermal and Statistical Physics

• Many-Body Theory

• Classical Field Theory, which includes special relativity and electromagnetism

• Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and gauge theories of quark and lepton interactions

The material covered in the book is often taught at postgraduate courses, particularly PhD students in some universities, and includes core subjects such as Einstein's general theory of relativity, the BCS theory of superconductivity, and the Standard Model, including the Higgs boson.

A key feature of the book is that step-by-step mathematical proofs are provided for all essential results. The book is written in a way that allows students with high-school mathematics and a first-year university physics degree to understand and appreciate the derivations of important results in modern theoretical physics.

Key Features

• In-depth coverage of modern theoretical physics across multiple key branches

• Step-by-step mathematical proofs of essential results for comprehensive learning

• Accessible to students with high-school mathematics and university-level physics

• Ideal for graduate students and anyone with a keen interest in theoretical physics

• ISBN: 9781118481424

• Package Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches