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 remarkab...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1999, 1999
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1999 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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
- 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
- PatternFormation in Nonequilibrium Physics
- Plasma Physics
- The Collisionless Nature of High-Temperature Plasmas
- 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