Title: BRIDGING THE GAP - Between classical and modern Physics
Author: Daghero Dario
ISBN: 9788879925228
Pages: 360
Errata Corrige: no

This book aims to equip students of Physics, Physical Engineering and related Bachelor of Science programs with the basic concepts required to undertake the study modern physics, particularly quantum mechanics. It assumes only the knowledge acquired from introductory Physics courses, such as Newtonian mechanics and classical electromagnetism. The mechanics descriptions in the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms are derived step by step, ultimately leading to the Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Starting from Maxwell's equations, the equations of the potentials are derived and solved, with an introduction to gauge transformations. Finally, the genesis of the theory of special relativity is discussed, and the relativistic treatments of kinematics, dynamics, and electromagnetism are described.