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The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas
This compact, portable reference contains more than 2,000 of the most useful formulas and equations found in undergraduate physics courses, covering mathematics, dynamics and mechanics, quantum physics, thermodynamics, solid state physics, electromagnetism, optics and astrophysics. An extensive index allows the required formulas to be located swiftly and simply, and an unique tabular format crisply identifies all the variables involved. All students and professionals in physics, applied mathematics, engineering and other physical sciences will want to have this essential reference book within easy reach.
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First published January 1, 2000
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February 22, 2022
As a graduate student in physics I’ve been looking for something like this for quite some time.
This book contains much of the stuff you’ll usually scroll through long Wikipedia articles to find such as:
- Differential operators in different coordinate systems and their identities
- The most important formulas from general relativity like the Schwarzschild solution
- All basic formulas in non-relativistic quantum mechanics with time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory
- Tables for the different parameters of crystalline structures as well as most of the fundamentals from condensed matter theory
and much more.
Simpler stuff usually found in formula handbooks for high schools is also contained in the book. If you forgot how to compute a vector product or how to convert kilograms to grams, you’ll find the answer in this book too.
All the important formulas in modern physics can of course not be compiled in a single book, there is nothing on quantum field theory for example, but most things you would look up from your undergraduate studies in physics can be found in there.
This book contains much of the stuff you’ll usually scroll through long Wikipedia articles to find such as:
- Differential operators in different coordinate systems and their identities
- The most important formulas from general relativity like the Schwarzschild solution
- All basic formulas in non-relativistic quantum mechanics with time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory
- Tables for the different parameters of crystalline structures as well as most of the fundamentals from condensed matter theory
and much more.
Simpler stuff usually found in formula handbooks for high schools is also contained in the book. If you forgot how to compute a vector product or how to convert kilograms to grams, you’ll find the answer in this book too.
All the important formulas in modern physics can of course not be compiled in a single book, there is nothing on quantum field theory for example, but most things you would look up from your undergraduate studies in physics can be found in there.
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