Miscellaneous Modern Physics
| Topic | Description | Author | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimatter html pdf | Course notes from a one-hour class on antimatter for upper-year liberal arts students. (172k/203k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Black Hole Thermodynamics html pdf | Course notes from a one-hour class on black hole thermodynamics for upper-year liberal arts students. (25k/47k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Chaos html pdf | A non-technical introduction to chaotic systems, based on a one-hour class given to undergraduate students at a variety of levels. (164k/115k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Dimension html pdf | A brief non-technical discussion of measuring dimensionality, including non-integer dimensionality. Also linked to from the Chaos document. (26k/45k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Entropy and the Number of Sentient Beings in the Universe | A paper from 1982 attempting to calculate the number of sentient beings in the universe from the Second Law of Thermodynamics (186k) | David Harrison | |
| High Energy Physics html pdf | An overview of high energy physics at a non-technical level. Some of the material is non-traditional. (172k/161k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Life, Emerging Structures, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics | A discussion of issues of life and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Includes a section on cellular automata, and a section on sustainable energy sources. (255k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Mirror Symmetry html pdf | Course notes from a one-hour class on mirror symmetry for upper-year liberal arts students. (399k/148k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Nuclei and Particles | Course notes, problems sets with answers, and tests from an introductory 3rd year course. (2k) | David Bailey | html |
| The Science of Hawking | An overview of Stephen Hawking's contributions to black hole thermodynamics and cosmology. Originally written for a non-technical audience, it also includes a Primer on General Relativity and Cosmology. (32k) | Pekka K. Sinervo | html |
| What is the Universe Made Of? | A discussion of the role of elementary particle physics in the study of cosmology. This are slides of a talk given to University of Toronto summer research undergraduate students in 1999. (2.5M) | Robert S. Orr |
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