This highly readable introduction to modern physics was written by Nobel laureate Max Born. The book begins with an explanation of the kinetic theory of gases, providing a step-by-step development of general concepts of Newtonian mechanics and thermodynamics. Subsequent chapters discuss the structure of the atom and aspects of nuclear physics. Reprint of the second revised edition, 1951.
| ISBN: | 9780486204123 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2013 |
| Author: | Max Born |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Mathematics and Science |