Imagine a train traveling down the track with slack between the rail car couplings: if the lead car suddenly crashes into an immovable barricade, it will come to a stop, causing the one behind it to c...Imagine a train traveling down the track with slack between the rail car couplings: if the lead car suddenly crashes into an immovable barricade, it will come to a stop, causing the one behind it to come to a stop as soon as the first coupling slack is taken up, which causes the next rail car to stop as soon as the next coupling’s slack is taken up, and so on until the last rail car stops.
The electrical properties of these materials can be used to form the solid-state electronic components which are used in nearly every electronic device including computers, cellular phones, radios, an...The electrical properties of these materials can be used to form the solid-state electronic components which are used in nearly every electronic device including computers, cellular phones, radios, and televisions. In this chapter, we will provide an introduction to the modern theory of band theory of solids which has proven essentially for understanding the behavior of these systems.
This textbook provides a calculus-based introduction to electricity and magnetism with an emphasis on applications to amateur radio and wireless technology.
When a charged particle is placed in an electri field, the field causes an electric force on the particle. The electric force then causes particle motion. In the case that the electric field is unif...When a charged particle is placed in an electri field, the field causes an electric force on the particle. The electric force then causes particle motion. In the case that the electric field is uniform, kinematics can be used to calculate the position and velocity of the charged particle.