Formulas, Facts, and Constants for Students and Professionals in Engineering, Chemistry and Physics

The material presented in this book has been compiled for the convenience of the reader. The aim of the book is to provide a handy source of formulas, conversion factors and constants for everyday use. The formulas and tables are amended by examples in all of those cases where their use is not self­...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fischbeck, H. J., Fischbeck, K. H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1982, 1982
Edition:1st ed. 1982
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 5.1 Fundamental relations of vacuum practice
  • 5.2 Electronics
  • 5.3 Digital electronics
  • 5.4 Electrons
  • 5.5 Radiation
  • 5.6 Calibration sources frequently used in nuclear spectroscopy
  • 5.7 Count loss correction
  • 5.8 Material constants and other data
  • 2.9 Index of refraction of air
  • 3 Spectroscopy and atomic structure
  • 3.1 The electromagnetic spectrum
  • 3.2 Energy-level diagram
  • 3.3 Spectral lines for transitions between Rydberg terms
  • 3.4 Quantum numbers specifying states of an atomic electron
  • 3.5 Angular momentum
  • 3.6 Term designation
  • 3.7 Selection rules for electric dipole transitions
  • 3.8 Schematic diagram of X-ray lines and terms
  • 3.9 Wavelength of prominent spectral lines
  • 3.10 Resonance lines of noble gas atoms
  • 3.11 Atomic data
  • 4 Basic wave mechanics
  • 4.1 Schrödinger equation
  • 4.2 Hydrogenic state functions
  • 4.3 Expectation values for the radial distance
  • 4.4 Expectation value for the root mean square velocity
  • 4.5 Dipole moments
  • 4.6 Values of hydrogenic radial transition integrals
  • 1 Basic mathematical facts and figures
  • 1.1 Signs and symbols
  • 1.2 Numerical constants
  • 1.3 Exponentials and roots
  • 1.4 Logarithm
  • 1.5 Complex numbers
  • 1.6 Factorial
  • 1.7 Mensuration formulas
  • 1.8 Solid angle
  • 1.9 Trigonometric functions
  • 1.10 Relations between sides and angles of a triangle
  • 1.11 Hyperbolic functions
  • 1.12 Algebraic equations and solutions
  • 1.13 Calculus
  • 1.14 Series
  • 1.15 Polynomials
  • 1.16 Special functions
  • 1.17 Fourier transformation
  • 1.18 Vectors and vector analysis
  • 1.19 Solution of important differential equations
  • 2 Units, conversion factors and constants
  • 2.1 The international system of units (SI)
  • 2.2 Conversion factors listed by physical quantity
  • 2.3 Conversion factors in alphabetical order
  • 2.4 Atomic units
  • 2.5 X-ray units
  • 2.6 Electrical units maintained by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
  • 2.7 Relations between fundamental constants
  • 2.8 Values of fundamental constants