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More things in heaven and earth : a celebration of physics at the millennium

The 20th century has been the century of physics, a period of unparalleled scientific advances fueled primarily by discoveries by physicists. The 20th century also represents the life span of the American Physical Society, not coincidentally, and to celebrate both its own centennial and this remarkable century, the APS has prepared a book highlighting the seminal discoveries of the 20th century, with invited articles by the world's most eminent living physicists, including 12 physics Nobel Prize winners. Included will be chapters by R. Richardson on superfludity, J. Lebowitz on statistical mechanics, P. deGennes on granular material, J. Hopfield on neural networks, C. Wieman on matter waves, A. Pais on high energy physics in the early 20th century . The book will contain about 40 chapters on a broad range of topics in physics written in an engaging and personal style. While the technical level is high, these are not review articles, but rather perspectives on discoveries written by those scientists most closely assoicated with the original work as well future directions of research. The book will be promoted to the meeting attendees in advance of the March meeting, and should be of interest to the broad scientific community. Ben Bederson, professor of physics at NYU, was editor in chief of the APS journals from 1986-1997. He is also editor of the Advances in Atomic Physics Series (Academic Press)
eBook, English, ©1999
Springer : American Physical Society, New York, ©1999
History
1 online resource (xix, 841 pages) : illustrations (some color)
9781461215127, 9781461271741, 1461215129, 1461271746
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Historic Perspectives-Personal Essays on Historic Developments
Quantum Theory
Nuclear Physics
Theoretical Particle Physics
Elementary Particle Physics: The Origins
Astrophysics
A Century of Relativity
From Radar to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
An Essay on Condensed Matter Physics in the Twentieth Century
A Short History of Atomic Physics in the Twentieth Century
Particle Physics and Related Topics
Quantum Field Theory
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
String Theory, Supersymmetry, Unification, and All That
Accelerators and Detectors
Anomalous g Values of the Electron and Muon
Neutrino Physics
Astrophysics
Cosmology at The Millennium
Cosmic Rays: The Most Energetic Particles in the Universe
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Black Holes
Gravitational Radiation
Deciphering the Nature of Dark Matter
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Physics at the End of the Century
Stellar Nucleosynthesis
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Atomic Physics
Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics
Atom Cooling, Trapping, and Quantum Manipulation
Laser Physics: Quantum Controversy in Action
Quantum Effects in One-Photon and Two-Photon Interference
From Nanosecond to Femtosecond Science
Experiment and Foundations of Quantum Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
The Fractional Quantum Hall Effect
Conductance Viewed as Transmission
Superconductivity
Superfluidity
In Touch with Atoms
Materials Physics
The Invention of the Transistor
Statistical Physics and Fluids
Statistical Mechanics: A Selective Review of Two Central Issues
Scaling, Universality, and Renormalization: Three Pillars of Modern Critical Phenomena
Insights from Soft Condensed Matter
Granular Matter: A Tentative View
Fluid Turbulence
Pattern Formation in Nonequilibrium Physics
Plasma Physics
The Collisionless Nature of High-Temperature Plasmas
Chemical Physics and Biological Physics
Chemical Physics: Molecular Clouds, Clusters, and Corrals
Biological Physics
Brain, Neural Networks, and Computation
Computational Physics
Microscopic Simulations in Physics
Applications of Physics to Other Areas
Physics and Applications of Medical Imaging
Nuclear Fission Reactors
Nuclear Power-Fusion
Physics and U.S. National Security
Laser Technology
Physics and the Communications Industry
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