The History and Science of the Manhattan Project / / by Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 538 p. 190 illus., 27 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 539.709 |
Collana | Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Física nuclear
Història de la física Nuclear physics Heavy ions Physics Nuclear chemistry Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Nuclear Chemistry |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN | 3-662-58175-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction and Overview -- A Short History of Nuclear Physics to the Mid-1930s -- The Discovery and Interpretation of Nuclear Fission -- Organizing the Manhattan Project, 1939-1943 -- Oak Ridge, CP-1, and the Clinton Engineer Works -- The Hanford Engineer Works -- Los Alamos, Trinity, and Tinian -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The German Nuclear Program -- The Legacy of Manhattan -- Glossary -- Index. |
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The History and Science of the Manhattan Project / / by Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 472 p. 173 illus.) |
Disciplina | 539.709 |
Collana | Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physics
Heavy ions Physics Nuclear chemistry Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Nuclear Chemistry |
ISBN | 3-642-40297-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction and Overview -- A Short History of Nuclear Physics to the Mid-1930s -- The Discovery and Interpretation of Nuclear Fission -- Organizing the Manhattan Project, 1939-1943 -- Oak Ridge, CP-1, and the Clinton Engineer Works -- The Hanford Engineer Works -- Los Alamos, Trinity, and Tinian -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The Legacy of Manhattan -- Glossary. |
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Manhattan Project [[electronic resource] ] : The Story of the Century / / by Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 553 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
Disciplina | 623.45119 |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Nuclear physics Heavy ions Nuclear chemistry Popular Science in Physics History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons Nuclear Chemistry |
ISBN | 3-030-45734-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: An Overview of the Manhattan Project -- Background: A Brief but Friendly Tour of Nuclear Physics -- Organization: Coordinating Government and Army Support -- Design: The Los Alamos Laboratory -- Production: Uranium and Plutonium -- Testing: Project Trinity -- Deployment: Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Legacy: The Cold War, the Nuclear Landscape, and Possible Futures. . |
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Manhattan Project : The Story of the Century / / by Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 553 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
Disciplina | 623.45119 |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Nuclear physics Heavy ions Nuclear chemistry Popular Science in Physics History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons Nuclear Chemistry |
ISBN | 3-030-45734-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: An Overview of the Manhattan Project -- Background: A Brief but Friendly Tour of Nuclear Physics -- Organization: Coordinating Government and Army Support -- Design: The Los Alamos Laboratory -- Production: Uranium and Plutonium -- Testing: Project Trinity -- Deployment: Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Legacy: The Cold War, the Nuclear Landscape, and Possible Futures. . |
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The physics of the Manhattan Project / / Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 256 p. 88 illus.) |
Disciplina | 623.45119 |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear fission
Nuclear weapons |
ISBN | 3-030-61373-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Preamble: Fundamental Data On Little Boy and Fat Man -- Energy Release in Nuclear Reactions, Neutrons, Fission, and Characteristics of Fission -- Critical Mass, Efficiency, and Yield -- Producing Fissile Material -- Complicating Factors -- Miscellaneous Calculations -- Appendices (A-K). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484315503321 |
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The physics of the Manhattan Project / / Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 256 p. 88 illus.) |
Disciplina | 623.45119 |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear fission
Nuclear weapons |
ISBN | 3-030-61373-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Preamble: Fundamental Data On Little Boy and Fat Man -- Energy Release in Nuclear Reactions, Neutrons, Fission, and Characteristics of Fission -- Critical Mass, Efficiency, and Yield -- Producing Fissile Material -- Complicating Factors -- Miscellaneous Calculations -- Appendices (A-K). |
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The Physics of the Manhattan Project / / by Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [3rd ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.7924 |
Soggetto topico |
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear chemistry Physics Nuclear energy Nuclear Fusion Nuclear Chemistry History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Nuclear Energy |
ISBN | 3-662-43533-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Energy Release in Nuclear Reactions, Neutrons, Fission, and Characteristics of Fission -- Critical Mass and Efficiency -- Producing Fissile Material -- Complicating Factors -- Miscellaneous Calculations -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Selected D-Values and Fission Barriers -- Appendix B: Densities, Cross-Sections and Secondary Neutron Numbers -- Appendix C: Energy and Momentum Conservation in a Two-Body Collision -- Appendix D: Energy and Momentum Conservation in a Two-Body Collision That Produces a Gamma-Ray -- Appendix E: Formal Derivation of the Bohr-Wheeler Spontaneous Fission Limit -- Appendix F: Average Neutron Escape Probability From Within a Sphere -- Appendix G: The Neutron Diffusion Equation -- Appendix H: Exercises and Answers -- Appendix I: Glossary of Symbols -- Appendix J: Further Reading -- Appendix K: Useful Constants and Conversion Factors. |
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Quantum mechanics : an enhanced primer / / Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 pages) |
Disciplina | 530.12 |
Soggetto topico | Quantum theory |
ISBN |
9783031140204
9783031140198 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Foundations -- 1.1 Faraday, Thomson, and Electrons -- 1.2 Spectra, Radiation, and Planck -- 1.3 The Rutherford-Bohr Atom -- 1.4 de Broglie Matter Waves -- 1.5 The Radiative Collapse Problem (Optional) -- References -- 2 Schrödinger's Equation -- 2.1 The Classical Wave Equation -- 2.2 The Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation -- 2.3 The Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation -- 2.4 Interpretation of ψ: Probabilities and Boundary Conditions -- References -- 3 Solutions of Schrödinger's Equation in One Dimension -- 3.1 Concept of a Potential Well -- 3.2 The Infinite Potential Well -- 3.3 The Finite Potential Well -- 3.3.1 A Matrix Approach to the Finite Potential Well -- 3.4 Finite Potential Well-Even Solutions -- 3.5 Number of Bound States in a Finite Potential Well -- 3.6 Sketching Wavefunctions -- 3.7 Potential Barriers and Scattering -- 3.8 Penetration of Arbitrarily-Shaped Barriers -- 3.9 Alpha-Decay as a Barrier Penetration Effect -- 3.10 Scattering by One-Dimensional Potential Wells -- References -- 4 Operators, Expectation Values, and Various Quantum Theories -- 4.1 Properties of Operators -- 4.2 Expectation Values -- 4.3 The Uncertainty Principle -- 4.4 Commutators and Uncertainty Relations -- 4.5 Ehrenfest's Theorem -- 4.6 The Orthogonality Theorem -- 4.7 The Superposition Theorem -- 4.8 Constructing a Time-Dependent Wave Packet -- 4.9 The Virial Theorem -- 4.10 Momentum-Space Wavefunctions -- References -- 5 The Harmonic Oscillator -- 5.1 A Lesson in Dimensional Analysis -- 5.2 The Asymptotic Solution -- 5.3 The Series Solution -- 5.4 Hermite Polynomials and Harmonic Oscillator Wavefunctions -- 5.5 Comparing the Classical and Quantum Harmonic Oscillators -- 5.6 Raising and Lowering Operators -- Reference.
6 Schrödinger's Equation in Three Dimensions and the Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum -- 6.1 Separation of Variables: Cartesian Coordinates -- 6.2 Spherical Coordinates -- 6.3 Angular Momentum Operators -- 6.4 Separation of Variables in Spherical Coordinates: Central Potentials -- 6.5 Angular Wavefunctions and Spherical Harmonics -- 6.5.1 Solution of the Φ Equation -- 6.5.2 Solution of the Θ Equation -- 6.5.3 Spherical Harmonics -- References -- 7 Central Potentials -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Infinite Spherical Well -- 7.3 The Finite Spherical Well -- 7.4 The Coulomb Potential -- 7.5 Hydrogen Atom Probability Distributions -- 7.5.1 The (1, 0, 0) State of Hydrogen -- 7.5.2 The (2, 0, 0) and Other States of Hydrogen -- 7.6 The Effective Potential -- 7.7 Some Philosophical Remarks -- References -- 8 Further Developments with Angular Momentum and Multiparticle Systems -- 8.1 Angular Momentum Raising and Lowering Operators -- 8.2 The Stern-Gerlach Experiment: Evidence for Qunatized Angular … -- 8.3 Diatomic Molecules and Angular Momentum -- 8.4 Identical Particles, Indistinguishability, and the Pauli Exclusion Principle -- References -- 9 Approximation Methods -- 9.1 The WKB Method -- 9.2 The Superposition Theorem Revisited -- 9.3 Perturbation Theory -- 9.4 The Variational Method -- 9.5 Improving the Variational Method -- References -- 10 Numerical Solution of Schrödinger's Equation -- 10.1 Atomic Units -- 10.2 A Straightforward Numerical Integration Method -- References -- 11 A Few Results from Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics: Transition Rates and Probabilities -- 11.1 Transition Frequencies -- 11.2 Transition Rules -- 11.3 The Sudden Approximation -- References -- Appendix A Miscellaneous Derivations -- A.1 Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle -- A.2 Normalization of Hermite Polynomials. A.3 Explicit Series Form for Associated Legendre Functions -- A.4 Proof That upper Y Subscript script l comma negative m Baseline equals left parenthesis negative 1 right parenthesis Superscript m Baseline upper Y Subscript script l comma m Superscript asteriskYell,-m = (-1)mYell,m* -- A.5 Radial Nodes in Hydrogen Wavefunctions -- Appendix B Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems -- Appendix C Integrals and Trigonometric Identities -- Appendix D Physical Constants -- Index. |
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Quantum mechanics : an enhanced primer / / Bruce Cameron Reed |
Autore | Reed Bruce Cameron |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 pages) |
Disciplina | 530.12 |
Soggetto topico | Quantum theory |
ISBN |
9783031140204
9783031140198 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Foundations -- 1.1 Faraday, Thomson, and Electrons -- 1.2 Spectra, Radiation, and Planck -- 1.3 The Rutherford-Bohr Atom -- 1.4 de Broglie Matter Waves -- 1.5 The Radiative Collapse Problem (Optional) -- References -- 2 Schrödinger's Equation -- 2.1 The Classical Wave Equation -- 2.2 The Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation -- 2.3 The Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation -- 2.4 Interpretation of ψ: Probabilities and Boundary Conditions -- References -- 3 Solutions of Schrödinger's Equation in One Dimension -- 3.1 Concept of a Potential Well -- 3.2 The Infinite Potential Well -- 3.3 The Finite Potential Well -- 3.3.1 A Matrix Approach to the Finite Potential Well -- 3.4 Finite Potential Well-Even Solutions -- 3.5 Number of Bound States in a Finite Potential Well -- 3.6 Sketching Wavefunctions -- 3.7 Potential Barriers and Scattering -- 3.8 Penetration of Arbitrarily-Shaped Barriers -- 3.9 Alpha-Decay as a Barrier Penetration Effect -- 3.10 Scattering by One-Dimensional Potential Wells -- References -- 4 Operators, Expectation Values, and Various Quantum Theories -- 4.1 Properties of Operators -- 4.2 Expectation Values -- 4.3 The Uncertainty Principle -- 4.4 Commutators and Uncertainty Relations -- 4.5 Ehrenfest's Theorem -- 4.6 The Orthogonality Theorem -- 4.7 The Superposition Theorem -- 4.8 Constructing a Time-Dependent Wave Packet -- 4.9 The Virial Theorem -- 4.10 Momentum-Space Wavefunctions -- References -- 5 The Harmonic Oscillator -- 5.1 A Lesson in Dimensional Analysis -- 5.2 The Asymptotic Solution -- 5.3 The Series Solution -- 5.4 Hermite Polynomials and Harmonic Oscillator Wavefunctions -- 5.5 Comparing the Classical and Quantum Harmonic Oscillators -- 5.6 Raising and Lowering Operators -- Reference.
6 Schrödinger's Equation in Three Dimensions and the Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum -- 6.1 Separation of Variables: Cartesian Coordinates -- 6.2 Spherical Coordinates -- 6.3 Angular Momentum Operators -- 6.4 Separation of Variables in Spherical Coordinates: Central Potentials -- 6.5 Angular Wavefunctions and Spherical Harmonics -- 6.5.1 Solution of the Φ Equation -- 6.5.2 Solution of the Θ Equation -- 6.5.3 Spherical Harmonics -- References -- 7 Central Potentials -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Infinite Spherical Well -- 7.3 The Finite Spherical Well -- 7.4 The Coulomb Potential -- 7.5 Hydrogen Atom Probability Distributions -- 7.5.1 The (1, 0, 0) State of Hydrogen -- 7.5.2 The (2, 0, 0) and Other States of Hydrogen -- 7.6 The Effective Potential -- 7.7 Some Philosophical Remarks -- References -- 8 Further Developments with Angular Momentum and Multiparticle Systems -- 8.1 Angular Momentum Raising and Lowering Operators -- 8.2 The Stern-Gerlach Experiment: Evidence for Qunatized Angular … -- 8.3 Diatomic Molecules and Angular Momentum -- 8.4 Identical Particles, Indistinguishability, and the Pauli Exclusion Principle -- References -- 9 Approximation Methods -- 9.1 The WKB Method -- 9.2 The Superposition Theorem Revisited -- 9.3 Perturbation Theory -- 9.4 The Variational Method -- 9.5 Improving the Variational Method -- References -- 10 Numerical Solution of Schrödinger's Equation -- 10.1 Atomic Units -- 10.2 A Straightforward Numerical Integration Method -- References -- 11 A Few Results from Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanics: Transition Rates and Probabilities -- 11.1 Transition Frequencies -- 11.2 Transition Rules -- 11.3 The Sudden Approximation -- References -- Appendix A Miscellaneous Derivations -- A.1 Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle -- A.2 Normalization of Hermite Polynomials. A.3 Explicit Series Form for Associated Legendre Functions -- A.4 Proof That upper Y Subscript script l comma negative m Baseline equals left parenthesis negative 1 right parenthesis Superscript m Baseline upper Y Subscript script l comma m Superscript asteriskYell,-m = (-1)mYell,m* -- A.5 Radial Nodes in Hydrogen Wavefunctions -- Appendix B Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems -- Appendix C Integrals and Trigonometric Identities -- Appendix D Physical Constants -- Index. |
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