About the Book
The editors of this Encyclopedia, earlier editions of which met with international acclaim, have now provided a fully revised, expanded and updated third edition of this comprehensive reference work. In two volumes, 500 experts - among them several Nobel laureates and numerous other scientific award winners - offer a comprehensive and topical account of physics and the physical world. The volumes comprise more than 500 articles, which have either been completely updated or are altogether new, covering the latest terminology and techniques in physics, including atomic trapping and cooling, biophotonics, econophysics, the formation of stars and planets, quantum communication, space science and technology, and traffic flow.
Table of Contents:
Preface. List of Contributors. Volume 1. Absorption Coefficient. Accelerators, Linear. Accelerators, Potential-Drop Linear. Acoustical Measurements. Acoustics. Acoustics, Architectural. Acoustics, Linear and Nonlinear. Acoustics, Physiological. Acoustoelectric Effect. Adsorption. Aerosols. Allotropy and Polymorphism. Alloys. Alpha Decay. Amp'ere's Law. Anelasticity. Angular Correlation of Nuclear Radiation. Antimatter. Arcs and Sparks. Astronomy, High-Energy Neutrino. Astronomy, Optical. Astronomy, Radio. Astronomy, X-Ray. Astrophysics. Atmospheric Physics. Atomic Spectroscopy. Atomic Structure Calculations, Electronic Correlation. Atomic Structure Calculations, One-Electron Models. Atomic Structure Calculations, Relativistic Atoms. Atomic Trapping and Cooling. Atoms. Auger Effect. Aurora. Balmer Formula. Baryons. Beams, Atomic and Molecular. Beta Decay. Betatron. Bethe-Salpeter Equation. Binding Energy. Biophysics. Black Holes. Blackbody Radiation. Bohr Theory of Atomic Structure. Bose-Einstein Condensation. Bose-Einstein Statistics. Boundary Layers. Bremsstrahlung. Brillouin Scattering. Brownian Motion. Calorimetry. Capillary Flow. Carnot Cycle. Casimir Effect. Catalysis. Catastrophe Theory. Cellular Automata. Center-of-Mass System. Ceramics. Čerenkov Radiation. Channeling. Chaos. Charge-Density Waves. Charged-Particle Optics. Charged-Particle Spectroscopy. Chemical Bonding. Chemiluminescence. Circuits, Integrated. Clocks, Atomic and Molecular. Cloud and Bubble Chambers. Cold Atoms and Molecules. Collisions, Atomic and Molecular. Color Centers. Combustion and Flames. Complementarity. Complex Systems. Compton Effect. Conduction. Conservation Laws. Constants, Fundamental. Coriolis Acceleration. Corona Discharge. Cosmic Rays, Astrophysical Effects. Cosmic Rays, Solar System Effects. Cosmic Strings. Cosmology. Counting Tubes. CPT Theorem. Critical Points. Cryogenics. Crystal and Ligand Fields. Crystal Binding. Crystal Defects. Crystal Growth. Crystal Symmetry. Crystallography, X-Ray. Currents in Particle Theory. Cyclotron. Cyclotron Resonance. Deformation of Crystalline Materials. de Haas-van Alphen Effect. Demineralization. Diamagnetism and Superconductivity. Dielectric Properties. Diffraction. Diffusion. Dispersion Theory. Doppler Effect. Dynamic Critical Phenomena. Dynamics, Analytical. Eigenfunctions. Elasticity. Electric Charge. Electric Moments. Electrochemical Conversion and Storage. Electrochemistry. Electrodynamics, Classical. Electroluminescence. Electromagnetic Interaction. Electromagnetic Radiation. Electromagnets. Electron. Electron and Ion Beams, Intense. Electron and Ion Impact Phenomena. Electron Beam Technology. Electron Bombardment of Atoms and Molecules. Electron Diffraction. Electron Energy States in Solids and Liquids. Electron-Hole Droplets in Semiconductors. Electron Microscopy. Electron Spin Resonance. Electron Tubes. Electronics. Electronic Noses. Electrophoresis. Electrophotography. Electrostatics. Elementary Particles in Physics. Elements. Ellipsometry. Energy and Work. Entropy. Equations of State. Ergodic Theory. Error Analysis. Excitons. Far-Infrared Spectra. Faraday Effect. Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction. Fatigue. Fermi-Dirac Statistics. Fermi Surface. Ferrimagnetism. Ferroelasticity. Ferroelectricity. Ferromagnetism. Feynman Diagrams. Fiber Optics. Field Emission. Field-Ion Microscopy. Field Theory, Axiomatic. Field Theory, Classical. Field Theory, Unified. Fields. Fine and Hyperfine Spectra and Interactions. Fluctuation Phenomena. Fluid Physics. Formation of Stars and Planets. Fourier Transforms. Fractals. Franck-Condon Principle. Fraunhofer Lines. Free Energy. Friction. Fullerenes. Galaxies. Galvanomagnetic and Related Effects. Gamma Decay. Gamma-Ray Spectrometers. Gauge Theories. Gauss's Law. Geochronology. Geomagnetism. Geometric Quantum Phase. Geophysics. Glass. Glassy Metals. Grand Unified Theories. Gratings, Diffraction. Gravitation. Gravitational Lenses. Gravitational Waves. Gravity, Earth's. Group Theory in Physics. Gyromagnetic Ratio. H Theorem. Hadrons. Hadron Colliders at High Energy. Hall Effect. Hall Effect, Quantum. Hamiltonian Function. Heat. Heat Capacity. Heat Engines. Heat Transfer. Heavy-Fermion Materials. Helium, Liquid. Helium, Solid. Hidden Variables. High-Field Atomic States. High Temperature. History of Physics. Holography. Hot Atom Chemistry. Hot Cells and Remote Handling Equipment. Hubble Effect. Hydrodynamics. Hydrogen Bond. Hypernuclear Physics and Hypernuclear Interactions. Hyperons. Hysteresis. Ice. Inclusive Reactions. Inertial Fusion. Infrared Spectroscopy. Insulators. Interatomic and Intermolecular Forces. Interferometers and Interferometry. Intermediate Valence Compounds. Internal Friction in Crystals. Interstellar Medium. Invariance Principles. Inversion and Internal Rotation. Ionization. Ionosphere. Ising Model. Isobaric Analog States. Isomeric Nuclei. Isospin. Isotope Effects. Isotope Separation. Isotopes. Jahn-Teller Effect. Josephson Effects. Kepler's Laws. Kerr Effect, Electro-Optical. Kerr Effect, Magneto-Optical. Kinematics and Kinetics. Kinetic Theory. Kinetics, Chemical. Klystrons and Traveling-Wave Tubes. Kondo Effect. Laser Spectroscopy. Laser Cooling. Lasers. Lattice Dynamics. Lattice Gauge Theory. Leptons. Levitation, Electromagnetic. Lie Groups. Light. Light Scattering. Light-Sensitive Materials. Lightning. Liquid Crystals. Liquid Metals. Liquid Structure. Lorentz Transformations. Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED). Luminescence (Fluorescence and Phosphorescence). Volume 2. Mach's Principle. Magnetic Circular Dichroism. Magnetic Cooling. Magnetic Domains and Bubbles. Magnetic Fields, High. Magnetic Materials. Magnetic Moments. Magnetic Monopoles. Magnetic Ordering in Solids. Magnetoacoustic Effect. Magnetoelastic Phenomena. Magnetohydrodynamics. Magnetoresistance. Magnetosphere. Magnetostriction. Magnets (Permanent) and Magnetostatics. Many-Body Theory. Masers. Mass. Mass Spectroscopy. Matrices. Maxwell-Boltzmann Statistics. Maxwell's Equations. Mechanical Properties of Matter. Mesons. Mesoscopic Physics. Metal-Insulator Transitions. Metallurgy. Metals. Meteorology. Metrology. Michelson-Morley Experiment. Microscopy, Optical. Microwave Spectroscopy. Microwaves and Microwave Circuitry. Milky Way. Molecular Spectroscopy. Molecular Structure Calculations. Molecules. Molten Salts. Moment of Inertia. Momentum. Monte Carlo Techniques. Mossbauer Effect; Multipole Fields; Muonic, Mesonic, and Other Exotic Atoms. Muonium. Musical Instruments. Nanobionics. Nanocatalysis. Network Theory: Analysis and Synthesis. Neutrinos. Neutron Diffraction and Scattering. Neutron Spectroscopy. Neutron Stars. Newton's Laws. Noise, Acoustical. Nonlinear Wave Propagation. Novel Particle Acceleration Methods. Nuclear Fission. Nuclear Forces. Nuclear Fusion. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Nuclear Moments. Nuclear Polarization. Nuclear Properties. Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance. Nuclear Reactions. Nuclear Reactors. Nuclear Scattering. Nuclear States. Nuclear Structure. Nucleon. Nucleosynthesis. Operators. Optical Activity. Optical Pumping. Optics, Geometrical. Optics, Nonlinear. Optics, Physical. Optics, Statistical. Order-Disorder Phenomena. Organic Conductors and Superconductors. Organic Semiconductors. Oscilloscopes. Paramagnetism. Parity. Partial Waves. Partons. Phase Transitions. Philosophy of Physics. Phonons. Photoconductivity. Photoelastic Effect. Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Photoionization. Photon. Photonic Crystals. Photonuclear Reactions. Photosphere. Photovoltaic Effect. Piezoelectric Effect. Plasma Confinement Devices. Plasmas. Plasma Waves. Plasmons. Polarizability. Polarization. Polarized Light. Polaron. Polymers. Positron. Positron Annihilation in Condensed Matter. Positron-Electron Colliding Beams. Positronium. Precession. Probability. Proton. Pulsars. Pyroelectricity. Quantum Information. Quantum Electrodynamics. Quantum Field Theory. Quantum Fluids. Quantum Mechanics. Quantum Optics. Quantum Statistical Mechanics. Quantum Structures in Semiconductors. Quantum Theory of Measurement. Quarkonium. Quarks. Quasars. Quasiparticles. Radar. Radiation Belts. Radiation Chemistry. Radiation Damage in Solids. Radiation Detection. Radiation Interaction with Matter. Radioactivity. Radiochemistry. Radiological Physics. Radiometry. Raman Spectroscopy. Rare Earths. Rare Gases and Rare-Gas Compounds. Rayleigh Scattering. Reflection. Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED). Refraction. Regge Poles. Relativity, General. Relativity, Special Theory. Relaxation Phenomena. Renormalization. Resistance. Resonance Phenomena. Resonances, Giant. Rheology. Rotation and Angular Momentum. S-Matrix Theory. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Scattering Theory. Schrodinger Equation. Scintillation and Čerenkov Counters. Second Sound. Secondary Electron Emission. Sedimentation and Centrifugation. Seismology. Semiconductor Radiation Detectors. Semiconductors, Amorphous. Semiconductors, Crystalline. Servomechanism. Shock Waves and Detonations. Soil Physics. Solar Energy. Solar Neutrinos. Solar System. Solar Wind. Solid-State Physics. Solid-State Switching. Solitons. Sound, Underwater. Space Science and Technology. Spacetime. Spectrophotometry. Spin. Statics. Statistical Mechanics. Statistics. Stellar Energy Sources and Evolution. Stochastic Processes. String Theory. Strong Interactions. Sum Rules. Sun. Superconducting Materials. Superconductive Devices. Superconductivity Theory. Superheavy Elements. Supersymmetry and Supergravity. Surface Tension. Surface Waves on Fluids. Surfaces and Interfaces. SU(3) and Symmetry Groups. Symbols, Units, and Nomenclature. Symmetry Breaking, Spontaneous. Synchrotron. Synchrotron Radiation. Tachyons. Temperature. Thermal Analysis. Thermal Expansion. Thermionic Emission. Thermodynamic Data. Thermodynamics, Equilibrium. Thermodynamics, Nonequilibrium. Thermoelectric Effects. Thermoluminescence. Thermometry. Thin Films. Three-Body Problem, Gravitational. Three-Body Problem, Quantum Mechanical. Time. Transducers. Transistors. Transition Elements. Transmission Lines and Antennas. Transport Properties. Transport Theory. Transuranium Elements. Tribology. Tunneling. Turbulence. Twin Paradox. Ultracold Quantum Gases. Ultrahigh-Pressure Techniques. Ultrashort Optical Pulses. Ultrasonic Biophysics. Ultrasonics. Uncertainty Principle. Universe. Vacuums and Vacuum Technology. Vapor Pressure. Vector and Tensor Analysis. Vibrations, Mechanical. Viscosity. Visible and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy. Vision and Color. Vortices. Water. Waves. Weak Interactions. Weak Neutral Currents. Whiskers. Work Function. X-Ray Spectra and X-Ray Spectroscopy. Zeeman and Stark Effects.
About the Author :
George L. Trigg, an internationally experienced and qualified senior editor in Physics, lives in New Paltz/New York. For many years he was co-editor of the most renowned expert journal in Physics, Physical Review Letters. Professor Trigg and the late Professor Rita G. Lerner were co-editors for the Encyclopedia of Physics from its first edition, which was published in 1981 and won international praise.
Review :
"...of use in college and university libraries for a more in-depth encyclopedia coverage of physics topics. Libraries...will probably want to purchase this updated edition for the expanded and current content." (American Reference Books Annual, March 2007) "Strongly recommended for university and larger public library science reference sections." (Library Journal, May 1st 2006)
