College Physics (2012) by Manjula Sharma, Paul Peter Urone, et al - HTML preview

carnot cycle, 522, 540

cosmological constant, 1221, 1228

1101

carnot efficiency, 523, 540

cosmological red shift, 1212, 1228

angular velocity, 187, 210

carnot engine, 522, 540

cosmology, 1210, 1228

antielectron, 1126, 1138

carrier particle, 152

coulomb force, 638, 652

antimatter, 1124, 1138

carrier particles, 151

coulomb forces, 638

antinode, 576, 580, 604, 620

carrier wave, 868, 879

coulomb interaction, 644, 652

approximation, 31

cathode-ray tube, 1102

coulomb’s law, 637, 652

approximations, 29

cathode-ray tubes, 1066

critical angle, 896, 922

arc length, 186, 210

celsius, 431

critical damping, 567, 580

archimedes’ principle, 373, 389

celsius scale, 461

critical density, 1221, 1228

astigmatism, 937, 951

center of gravity, 295, 309

critical mass, 1167, 1172

atom, 1064, 1101

center of mass, 200, 210

critical point, 454, 462

atomic de-excitation, 1082, 1101

centrifugal force, 196, 210

critical pressure, 454, 462

atomic excitation, 1082, 1101

centrifuge, 190

critical temperature, 454, 462, 1225, 1228

atomic mass, 1118, 1138

centripetal acceleration, 189, 210

criticality, 1168, 1172

atomic number, 1096, 1102, 1118, 1138

centripetal force, 192, 210

curie, 1129, 1138

atomic spectra, 1034, 1056

change in angular velocity, 319, 347

curie temperature, 777, 800

average acceleration, 43, 76, 75

change in entropy, 531, 540

current, 734, 762

average speed, 41, 75

change in momentum, 264, 280

current sensitivity, 754, 762

average velocity, 40, 75

chaos, 1224, 1228

cyclical process, 519, 540

avogadro’s number, 444, 461

characteristic time constant, 840, 850

cyclotron, 1185, 1202

axions, 1223, 1227

characteristic x rays, 1040, 1057

axis of a polarizing filter, 981, 990

charm, 1198, 1202

chart of the nuclides, 1120, 1138

D

B

chemical energy, 239, 250

dalton’s law of partial pressures, 457, 462

classical physics, 16, 31

dark matter, 1221, 1228

b-field, 780, 800

classical relativity, 111, 114

daughter, 1138

back emf, 828, 850

classical velocity addition, 1024

daughters, 1122

banked curve, 210

coefficient of linear expansion, 436, 462

de broglie wavelength, 1048, 1057

INDEX 1263

decay, 1112, 1121, 1138

electromagnetic spectrum, 879

free electrons, 633

decay constant, 1128, 1138

electromagnetic waves, 861, 864, 878, 880

free radicals, 1160, 1173

decay equation, 1123, 1126, 1138

electromagnetism, 777, 800

free-body diagram, 125, 152, 142, 152

decay series, 1122, 1138

electromagnets, 777

free-fall, 62, 75, 129, 152

deceleration, 43, 75

electromotive force, 742

frequency, 555, 580, 864, 880

defibrillator, 684, 686

electromotive force (emf), 762, 880

frequency modulation, 869

deformation, 170, 178, 551, 580

electron, 652

frequency modulation (fm), 880

degree celsius, 431, 462

electron capture, 1126, 1138

friction, 127, 152, 162, 178, 235, 250

degree fahrenheit, 431, 462

electron capture equation, 1126, 1138

full-scale deflection, 754, 762

density, 359, 389

electron family number , 1190, 1202

fundamental, 605, 620

dependent variable, 69, 75

electron volt, 667, 686

fundamental frequency, 576, 580

derived units, 19, 31

electrons, 629

fundamental particle, 1192, 1202

destructive interference, 574, 580

electron’s antineutrino, 1124, 1138

fundamental units, 19, 31

destructive interference for a double slit, 963,

electron’s neutrino, 1126, 1138

990

electrostatic equilibrium, 644, 652

G

destructive interference for a single slit, 971,

electrostatic force, 637, 652

galvanometer, 753, 762

990

electrostatic precipitators, 650, 652

gamma, 1112

dew point, 458, 462

electrostatic repulsion, 634, 652

gamma camera, 1151, 1173

dialysis, 419, 419

electrostatics, 648, 652

gamma decay, 1127, 1138

diastolic pressure, 369, 386, 390

electroweak epoch, 1215, 1228

gamma ray, 876, 880, 1057

dielectric, 678, 686

electroweak theory, 1199, 1202

gamma rays, 1038, 1138

dielectric strength, 686

emf, 749

gauge boson, 1202

dielectric strengths, 679

emf induced in a generator coil, 826, 850

gauge bosons, 1189

diffraction, 961, 990

emissivity, 492, 495

gauge pressure, 368, 390

diffraction grating, 965, 990

endoscope, 898

gauss, 781, 800

diffusion, 416, 419

energies of hydrogen-like atoms, 1075, 1102

geiger tube, 1116, 1138

digital meter, 762

energy, 220, 250

general relativity, 1216, 1228

digital meters, 753

energy stored in an inductor , 839, 850

geometric optics, 889, 922

dipole, 644, 652

energy-level diagram, 1074, 1102

glaucoma, 387, 390

direct current, 710, 723

english units, 19, 31

gluons, 1185, 1200, 1202

direction, 90

entropy, 530, 540

grand unified theory, 1202

direction (of a vector), 114

equipotential line, 686

grand unified theory (gut), 1199

direction of magnetic field lines, 780, 800

equipotential lines, 673

gravitational constant, 201

direction of polarization, 980, 990

escape velocity, 1218, 1228

gravitational constant, g, 210

dispersion, 901, 922

event horizon, 1218, 1228

gravitational potential energy, 227, 250

displacement, 36, 75

external force, 126, 152

gravitational waves, 1219, 1228

distance, 37, 75

external forces, 125, 152

gray (gy), 1153, 1173

distance traveled, 37, 75

extremely low frequency (elf), 8