The Equations

Icons of Knowledge

Sander Bais

    Introduction

    Rise and fall
    The logistic equation

    Mechanics and gravity
    Newton's dynamical equations and universal law of gravity

    The electromagnetic force on a charge
    The Lorentz force law

    A local conservation law
    The continuity equation

    Electrodynamics
    The Maxwell equations

    Electromagnetic waves
    The wave equations

    Solitary waves
    The Korteweg - De Vries equation

    Thermodynamics
    The three laws of thermodynamics

    Kinetic theory
    The Bolzmann equation

    Hydrodynamics
    The Navier-Stokes equations

    Special relativity
    Relativistic kinematics

    General relativity
    The Einstein equations

    Quantum mechanics
    The Schrödinger equation

    The relativistic electron
    The Dirac equation

    The strong force
    Quantum chromodynamics

    Electro-weak Interactions
    The Gashow-Weinberg-Salam model

    String theory
    The superstring action

    Back to the future
    A final perspective

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Sander Bais is a theoretical physicist at the University of Amsterdam.