MODERN PHYSICS

By: Ray Shelton

  1. Special Relativity and Quantium Mechanics.
    1. Quantum Mechanics.
      The revolt from determinism during the 20th century.
      1. Dual Nature of Light.
      2. Compton Effect.
      3. Dual Nature of Atomic Particles.
      4. Bohr Atom.
      5. Diffraction of Particles.
      6. Schrodingers Equation.
        1. Particle in a Box.
        2. Particle in a Potential Well.
      7. Interpretation of Wave Functions.
      8. Probabilistic Wave Function.
      9. Double Slit Diffraction.
      10. Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle.
        1. Uncertainty of position and momentum.
        2. Uncertainty of time and energy.
      11. Principle of Complementarity.
      12. Einstein's Criticism of the Quantum Theory.
      13. Paul Dirac.
      14. Antimatter.
      15. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics.
      16. Electron Spin.
      17. Quantum Field Theory.