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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description:
Some deficiencies of classical physics -- The special theory of relativity -- The particlelike properties of electromagnetic radiation -- The wavelike properties of particles -- The Schrödinger equation -- The Rutherford-Bohr model of the atom -- The hydrogen atom in wave mechanics -- Many-electron atoms -- Molecular structure -- Statistical physics -- Solid-state physics -- Nuclear structure and radioactivity -- Nuclear reactions and applications -- Elementary particles -- Cosmology: the origin and fate of the universe.