PHYSICS

Reference Books | Databases | Periodicals | Websites

REFERENCE BOOKS

• CRC handbook of chemistry and physics: a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data. CRC Press, 1999. R541.9 H23h
• Dictionary of geophysics, astrophysics, and astronomy. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2001. R520 D53
• A dictionary of physics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. R530 C56
• Encyclopedia of physics. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1981. R530.03 L373
• A Physicist's desk reference. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1989. R530 P49

DATABASES

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PERIODICALS

Find Journals on Physics, available in print at Plough Library and/or online through CBU databases.

WEBSITES

General | Associations | Astrophysics | Particle Physics | Other Topics

-- GENERAL

• Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme: PACS is the Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme®. PACS numbers, developed by the American Institute of Physics, identify fields and sub-fields of physics.
• Center for the History of Physics: Preserves and makes known the history of modern physics and allied fields including astronomy, geophysics, optics, and the like.
• College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry: Hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students.
• Eric Weisstein's World of Physics: Definitions of terms from the world of physics.
• Exploring the Table of Isotopes: Offers a periodic table interface to data on all isotopes for each element. Includes a Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms and links to related websites.
• National Science Foundation
• NIST Physical Reference Data: National Institute of Standards and Technology Data site for chemical and physics reference data. Includes data links for physical constants, spectroscopic, ionization, x-ray and gamma-ray, radiation dosimetry, nuclear physics and condensed matter data.
• Physics Central: American Physical Society site for the general public with lots of physics-related information. Learn how things work and read about current results and applications of physics research.
• Physics News Update: From the American Institute of Physics.
• PhysicsWeb: Physics news, jobs, and resources.
• PhysNet - Physics Departments and Documents Worldwide
• Robot Confmenu/Jobmenu: This site includes regularly updated listings for physics conferences and job listings.
• Science.gov - Physics: Government science organizations select their best science information for science.gov. Includes selected authoritative science Web sites and often hard-to-access scientific databases (specific content varies by database).
• Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
  Important contributions made by 83 women in the 20th century, documented by original papers in which discoveries were first reported. Includes historical essays and documents.
• Nobel Laureates in Physics

-- ASSOCIATIONS

• American Institute of Physics (AIP)
  Search for physics news and government polices through the Physics News Update and FYI American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News. Includes job postings and conference information.
• American Physical Society (APS)

-- ASTROPHYSICS

• Astrophysics Library - Cal Tech
• NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS): Four bibliographic databases containing more than 4.1 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy. Main body of data consists of searchable bibliographic records and browseable full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature.

-- PARTICLE PHYSICS

• ABC's of Nuclear Science: A brief introduction to Nuclear Science, including Antimatter, Beta rays, Cosmic connection and much more, from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
• CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Physics)
• Current Experiments in Particle Physics: Website from Stanford Linear Accelerator Center lists several hundred current high-energy physics experiments. Includes descriptions and links to experiment homepages.
• Cyclotron Applet: Java applet that illustrates the activity of a cyclotron by changing its frequency ratio.
• Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source: Introductory educational materials on fusion energy and the physics of plasmas.
• High Energy Physics Information Center: An information server that catalogs various HEP Resources throughout the world.
• Particle Adventure: Interactive exploration of fundamentals of matter and force.
• Particle Data Group
• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
• T-2 Nuclear Information Service
• Top Quark
• U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Program
• Who's Who in Atomic and Plasma Physics

-- OTHER TOPICS

• Exhibits: Amusement Park Physics: Describes the physics of many amusement park rides including roller coasters, bumper cars and carousels. Provides opportunities for students to design their own rides.
• Fourier Synthesis: Java applet illustrating Fourier Synthesis.
• Nanotechnology Resources: Provides brief introduction to core concepts of molecular nanotechnology, and includes links to further reading.
• Optics and Photonics Online Resource Center