AMERICAN INSTITUE OF PHYSICS HANDBOOK

Introduction - Table of Contents; Preface

Section 1 of 9
MATHEMATICS BIBLIOGRAPHY;
SI UNITS

Section 2 of 9
MECHANICS

Section 3 of 9
ACOUSTICS

Section 4 of 9
HEAT

Section 5 of 9
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

Section 6 of 9
OPTICS

Section 7 of 9
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS

Section 8 of 9
NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Section 9 of 9
SOLID-STATE PHYSICS


Index

Section 1 - Mathematics Bibliography; SI Units

Section 2a - Fundamental Concepts of Mechanics; Units and Conversion Factors
Section 2b - Density of Solids
Section 2c - Centers of Mass and Moments of Inertia
Section 2d - Coefficients of Friction
Section 2e - Elastic Constants, Hardness, Strength, Elastic Limits, and Diffusion Coefficients of Solids
Section 2f - Viscosity of Solids
Section 2g - Astronomical Data
Section 2h - Geodetic Data
Section 2i - Seismological and Related Data
Section 2j - Oceanographic Data
Section 2k - Meteorological Information
Section 2l - Density and Compressibility of Liquids
Section 2m - Viscosity of Liquids
Section 2n - Tensile Strength and Surface Tension of Liquids
Section 2o - Cavitation in Flowing Liquids
Section 2p - Diffusion in Liquids
Section 2q - Liquid Jets
Section 2r - Viscosity of Gases
Section 2s - Molecular Diffusion of Gases
Section 2t - Compressible Flow of Gases
Section 2u - Laminar and Turbulent Flow of Gases
Section 2v - Shock Waves

Section 3a - Acoustical Definitions
Section 3b - Standard Letter Symbols and Conversion Factor for Acoustical Quantities
Section 3c - Propagation of Sound in Fluids
Section 3d - Acoustic Properties of Gases
Section 3e - Acoustic Properties of Liquids
Section 3f - Acoustic Properties of Solids
Section 3g - Properties of Transducer Materials
Section 3h - Frequencies of Simple Vibrators; Musical Scales
Section 3i - Radiation of Sound
Section 3j - Architectural Acoustics
Section 3k - Speech and Hearing
Section 3l - Classical Dynamical Analogies
Section 3m - Mobility Analogy
Section 3n - Nonlinear Acoustics (Theoretical)
Section 3o - Nonlinear Acoustics (Experimental)
Section 3p - Selected References on Acoustics

Section 4a - Temperature Scales, Thermocouples, and Resistance Thermometers
Section 4b - Thermodynamic Symbols, Definitions, and Equations
Section 4c - Critical Constants
Section 4d - Compressibility
Section 4e - Heat Capacities
Section 4f - Thermal Expansion
Section 4g - Thermal Conductivity
Section 4h - Thermodynamic Properties of Gases
Section 4i - Pressure- Volume-Temperature Relationships of Gases; Virial Coefficients
Section 4j - Temperatures, Pressures, and Heats of Transition, Fusion, and Vaporization
Section 4k - Vapor Pressure
Section 4l - Heats of Formation and Heats of Combustion

Section 5a - Definitions, Units, Nomenclature, Symbols, Conversion Tables
Section 5b - Formulas
Section 5b - Formulas (Continued)
Section 5c - Electrical Standards
Section 5d - Properties of Dielectrics
Section 5e - Electrical Conductions in Gases
Section 5f - Magnetic Properties of Materials
Section 5f - Magnetic Properties of Materials (Continued)
Section 5g - Electrochemical Information
Section 5h - Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Earth's Environment
Section 5i - Lunar, Planetary, Soar, Stellar, and Galactic Magnetic Fields

Section 6a - Fundamental Definitions, Standards, and Photometric Units
Section 6b - Refractive Index of Special Crystals and Certain Glasses
Section 6c - Transmission and Absorption of Special Crystals and Certain Glasses
Section 6d - Geometrical Optics and Index of Refraction of Various Optical Glasses
Section 6e - Index of Refraction for Visible Light of Various Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Section 6f - Optical Characteristics of Various Uniaxial and Biaxial Crystals
Section 6g - Optical Properties of Metals
Section 6h - Reflection
Section 6i - Glass, Polarizing, and Interference Filters
Section 6j - Colorimetry
Section 6k - Radiometry
Section 6l - Wavelengths for Spectrographic Calibration
Section 6m - Magneto-, Electro-, and Photoelastic Optical Constants
Section 6n - Nonlinear Optical Coefficients
Section 6o - Specific Rotation
Section 6p - Radiation Detection
Section 6q - Radio Astronomy
Section 6r - Far Infrared
Section 6s - Optical Masers

Section 7a - The Periodic System
Section 7b - The Electronic Structure of Atoms
Section 7c - Energy-level Diagrams of Atoms
Section 7d - Persistent Lines of the Elements
Section 7e - Important Atomic Spectra
Section 7f - X-ray Wavelengths and Atomic Energy Levels
Section 7g - Constants of Diatomic Molecules
Section 7h - Constants of Polyatomic Molecules
Section 7i - Atomic Transition Probabilities

Section 8a - Nuclear Constants and Calibrations
Section 8b - Properties of Nuclides
Section 8c - Atomic Mass Formulas
Section 8d - Passage of Charged Particles through Matter
Section 8e - Gamma Rays
Section 8f - Neutrons
Section 8g - Nuclear Fission
Section 8h - Elementary Particles and Interactions
Section 8i - Health Physics
Section 8j - Particle Accelerators

Section 9a - Crystallographic Properties
Section 9b - Structure, Melting Point, Density, and Energy Gap of Simple Inorganic Compounds
Section 9c - Electronic Properties of Solids
Section 9d - Properties of Metals
Section 9e - Properties of Semiconductors
Section 9f - Properties of Ionic Crystals
Section 9g - Properties of Superconductors
Section 9h - Color Centers and Dislocations
Section 9i - Luminescence
Section 9j - Work Function and Secondary Emission

Index and Constants