The Physics Quick Reference GuideThis book consists of material in the first chapter of A Physicist's Desk Reference, updated and supplemented by additional new data. It's a self-contained, quick reference guide to the most commonly used mathematical formulas, tables of data, symbols, units, standard nomenclature, and fundamental constants in physics. A useful bibliography to more complete sources of data is also included. |
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Contents
PHYSICAL QUANTITIES SYMBOLS AND UNITS | 1 |
12 Physical quantities | 2 |
13 Systems of units | 6 |
14 Dimensional and dimensionless ratios | 7 |
15 Symbols and nomenclature | 8 |
THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS SI | 17 |
21 Realization of the meter | 19 |
22 Derived units | 20 |
78 Materials for nuclear physics | 138 |
MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS | 141 |
82 Factorials | 143 |
84 Progression and series | 144 |
85 Taylor series | 145 |
86 Differentiation | 146 |
88 Logarithmic functions | 147 |
89 Exponential functions | 148 |
23 Supplementary derived units | 23 |
RECOMMENDED SYMBOLS FOR PHYSICAL QUANTITIES | 37 |
32 Quantum mechanics | 47 |
PRECISE PHYSICAL CONSTANTS | 49 |
42 Unit systems | 51 |
43 Physical constants | 52 |
44 Fundamental constants | 54 |
PHYSICS FORMULARY | 63 |
52 Wave propagation | 74 |
53 Electricity and magnetism | 76 |
54 Hydrogenlike atom nonrelativistic | 93 |
55 Phase shift analysis | 95 |
56 Thermodynamics | 96 |
ENGINEERING PHYSICS | 107 |
62 Friction | 112 |
63 Electromagnetic frequency bands | 113 |
64 International temperature scale | 115 |
65 Heat transfer | 117 |
PROPERTIES OF MATTER | 123 |
72 The elements | 124 |
73 Densities | 131 |
74 Viscosity | 132 |
75 Surface tension | 135 |
76 Vapor pressure | 136 |
77 Compressibility | 137 |
810 Trigonometric functions | 149 |
811 Inverse trigonometric functions | 152 |
812 Hyperbolic functions | 153 |
813 Inverse hyperbolic functions | 155 |
814 Gamma function | 156 |
815 Definite integrals | 157 |
816 Delta function | 158 |
817 Vector algebra | 159 |
818 Orthogonal coordinate systems | 163 |
819 General curvilinear spaces | 167 |
820 Fourier series and Fourier transforms | 169 |
821 Laplace transforms | 171 |
822 Bessel functions | 173 |
823 Spherical harmonics | 176 |
824 Vector addition ClebschGordan Wigner coefficients | 179 |
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | 183 |
92 Convolution of distributions characteristic function | 184 |
93 Some common distributions | 186 |
94 Statistics parameter estimation | 191 |
95 Bayesian statistics inverse probability | 192 |
96 Parameter estimation leastsquares fitting | 193 |
97 Error propagation | 198 |
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Common terms and phrases
angle angular approximately base beam body charge coefficient components conductivity constant Continued coordinate corresponding cosh defined density derived difference dimension direction distance distribution dx dx elastic electric electromagnetic electron element energy equal equation estimate Examples expressed factor field fitted fixed force frequency functions Gaussian given heat independent indicated Integrals International kg/m³ length magnetic mass material matrix mean modulus momentum names normal nuclear parameter particle physical quantity plane polarization position potential pressure probability quantum number radiation radius ratio References relation relative respectively sinh solution space specific speed standard stress substance surface Surface tension symbol symmetric Table temperature tensor thermal transformation uncertainty unit variable variance vector volume wave wires York
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Physics Quick Reference Guide |
| Editor | Richard Cohen |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media, 1998 |
| ISBN | 1563961431, 9781563961434 |
| Length | 209 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Physics / General |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |