"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The history of resonance fluorescence -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Atomic resonance fluorescence -- 1.3. The Heisenberg linewidth and recoil energy -- 1.4. The early history of nuclear resonance fluorescence -- 1.5. Problems2. The M?ossbauer effect -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Discovery of the M?ossbauer effect -- 2.3.…
"Version: 20241001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Our energy needs and the case for nuclear fission -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Our past and present energy use -- 1.3. Environmental consequences of our energy use -- 1.4. Approaches to climate change mitigation -- 1.5. Energy options for the future2. Some introductory nuclear physics -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Nucle…
"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Introduction. 1. Basic concepts -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Terminology and definitions -- 1.3. Units and dimensions -- 1.4. Sources of information2. Subatomic particles and their interactions -- 2.1. Classification of subatomic particles -- 2.2. Classification and ranges of interactions -- 2.3. Conservation laws…
"Version: 20181101"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Quasicrystallography. 1. Crystalline structure -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Atomic theory -- 1.3. The structure of crystals -- 1.4. Crystals and symmetry2. X-ray diffraction techniques -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. X-ray diffraction …
"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. The Standard Model of Particle Physics -- 1. Historical overview of particle physics -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Photons -- 1.3. Electrons -- 1.4. Protons -- 1.5. Neutrons -- 1.6. Neutrinos -- 1.7. Positrons -- 1.8. Muons -- 1.9. P…
"Version: 20190401"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The history of resonance fluorescence -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Atomic resonance fluorescence -- 1.3. The Heisenberg linewidth and recoil energy -- 1.4. The early history of nuclear resonance fluorescence2. The M?ossbauer effect -- 2.…
"Version: 20190901"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. The quantum Hall effect. 1. The normal Hall effect -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The basic physics of the Hall effect -- 1.3. The Hall effect and holes -- 1.4. The effective mass tensor -- 1.5. Applications of the Hall effect2. The i…
"Version: 20190901"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Lasers. 1. The basic physics of lasers -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Optical spectra -- 1.3. Stimulated emission -- 1.4. Creating a population inversion -- 1.5. Laser modes and coherence -- 1.6. Problems2. Types of lasers I : convent…
"Version: 20230201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Our current transportation technologies and the need for change -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. A breakdown of transportation energy use -- 1.3. Future energy needs -- 1.4. Pollution and global climate change -- 1.5. Future fossil fuel use -- 1.6. Sustainable energy sources for the future -- 1.7. Atmospheric carbon remova…
Revised edition of: Lasers and their application to the observation of Bose-Einstein condensates."Version: 20230501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Lasers. 1. The basic physics of lasers -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Optical spectra -- 1.3. Stimulated emission -- 1.4. Creating a population inversion -- 1.5. Laser modes and coherence2. Conventional lasers -- 2.1. In…