Problems and solutions on solid state physics, relativity and miscellaneous topics
By: Lim, Swee Cheng (Editor)
| Lai, Choy Heng (Editor) | Kwek, Leong Chuan (Editor)
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TextLanguage: English Publisher: Singapore World Scientific Pub. c2024Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 328p.; 23cmISBN: 9789811291630Subject(s): Science -- Physics | Solid-state physicsDDC classification: 530.41 LIM/P Online resources: Publisher's URL Summary: This volume is a comprehensive compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from Columbia University, University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University, University of Wisconsin and the University of California at Berkeley over a twenty-year period. Featuring a division into the three parts which form the title, topics covered in this book include the crystal structure, superconductivity, general relativity, special relativity, and measurements, among many others.
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Table of Contents:
• Solid State Physics:
◦ Crystal Structures and Properties (1001–1027)
◦ Electron Theory, Energy Bands and Semiconductors (1028–1051)
◦ Electromagnetic Properties, Optical Properties and Superconductivity (1052–1076)
◦ Other Topics (1077–1081)
• Relativity:
◦ Special Relativity (2001–2007)
◦ General Relativity (2008–2023)
◦ Relativistic Cosmology (2024–2028)
• Miscellaneous Topics:
◦ History of Physics and General Questions (3001–3025)
◦ Measurements, Estimations and Errors (3026–3048)
◦ Mathematical Techniques (3049–3056)
This volume is a comprehensive compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from Columbia University, University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University, University of Wisconsin and the University of California at Berkeley over a twenty-year period. Featuring a division into the three parts which form the title, topics covered in this book include the crystal structure, superconductivity, general relativity, special relativity, and measurements, among many others.