Energy-Momentum Conservation Laws

From Solar Cells, Nuclear Energy, and Muscle Work to Positron Emission Tomography

von Emil Zolotoyabko

124 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Conservation laws, reflecting the symmetry of space and time, play a vital role in understanding the surrounding world. Conservation laws allow us to explain very different phenomena from a unified point of view. The textbook illustrates this principle taking examples from mechanics, optics, nuclear physics, solid-state physics, and medicine. They include, for example, positron annihilation used in experiments aimed at neutrino registration and in the positron emission tomography for patient diagnostics; the functioning of solar cells, infrared detectors, and light emitting diodes (LEDs); slowing down fission neutrons toward achieving a nuclear chain reaction; jet propulsion of a rocket and an octopus; principles of magnetic resonance imaging and principles standing behind fission and fusion nuclear reactions; and more.

• Reihe: De Gruyter Textbook
• ISBN: 9783111343457
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2024
• Genre: Physik, Astronomie
• Verlag: De Gruyter