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• Preface.- Introduction.- Emergence of a Fundamental Constant in Physics.- Sorting out Selective Measurements.- QM Re-Invents Complex Numbers, Matrices, Operators and Inner-Product Spaces.- Symmetries and Emergence of h in the Formalism Itself.- Commutation Relations: Statements of Measurability.- Measurements and Interference.- Quantum Dynamics, Time Evolution and Quantum Scattering.- Stability of the H-Atom in Configuration Space.- Do Atomic Electrons Fall to the Center of Atoms?.- How QM Prevents Matter From Collapsing Around Us and Forces it to Occupy Such a Large Volume.- Bell's Tests, Entanglement and Refinements.- Schroedinger's Cat: A Theoretical Description.- Lorentz Frames and Minkowski Spacetime.- The Celebrated Lorentz Group: The Underlying Transformations Derived.- Physics in Minkowski Spcetime: Applications.- First Unified Field Theory: Maxwell's Equations, Lorentz Covariance and the Photon Concept.- Spinors and the Group SL(2, C).- QM Meets Relativity and the Birth of QFT: Fields & Particles.- The Five Types of Fields You Meet in High-Energy Physics.- Another Look at Symmetry and Quantum Generators of the Lorentz Group.- Gauge Fields.- Quarks, Leptons, Gluons and Massive Vector Fields.- The Three Main Lagrangians You Meet in Quantum Field Theory.- Quantum Dynamics: The Differential and Integral Formalisms of Two Giants in Physics.- Index.
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This book aims to integrate, in a pedagogical and technical manner, with detailed derivations, all essential principles of fundamental theoretical physics as developed over the past 100 years. It covers: Quantum physics and Stability Problems in the Quantum World, Minkowski Spacetime Physics Particle Classifications and Underlying Symmetries, Symmetry Violations, Quantum Field Theory of Particle Interactions, Higgs Field Physics, Supersymmetry: A Theory with Mathematical Beauty Superstrings, Gravity and Supergravity, General Relativity Predictions, including Frame Dragging, Intricacies of Black Hole Physics, Perturbative and Non-perturbative Quantum Gravity Intricacies of Modern Cosmology, including Inflation and Power Spectrum If you are in the process of learning, or are lecturing on, any of the subjects above, then this is your book - irrespective of your specialty. With over-specialization and no time to master all the fields given above, students, and perhaps many physicists, may find it difficult to keep up with all the exciting developments going on, and are even less familiar with their underlying technicalities: e.g. they might have heard that the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, but have no idea on how this number is actually computed. This unique book will be of great value to graduate students, instructors and researchers interested in the intricacies and derivations of the many aspects of modern fundamental theoretical physics. And, although a graduate level book, some chapters may also be suitable for advanced undergraduates in their final year.
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• # The Dawn of Gravitation: # The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (I Newton) # On the Dynamics of the Electron (H Poincare) # Einstein's Deepest Insight and Its Early Impacts: # Outline of a Generalized Theory of Relativity and of a Theory of Gravitation (A Einstein & M Grossmann) # The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity (A Einstein) # On a Generalization of the Concept of Riemann Curvature and Spaces with Torsion (E Cartan) # The Scalar-Tensor Theory of Gravity: # Formation of the Stars and Development of the Universe (P Jordan) # Yang-Mills' Deepest Insight and Its Relation to Gravity: # Conservation of Isotopic Spin and Isotopic Gauge Invariance (C N Yang & R L Mills) # Conservation of Heavy Particles and Generalized Gauge Transformations (T D Lee & C N Yang) # Invariant Theoretical Interpretation of Interaction (R Utiyama) # Accelerated Frames: Generalizing the Lorentz Transformations: # On Homogeneous Gravitational Fields in the General Theory of Relativity and the Clock Paradox (C Moller) # The Clock Paradox in the Relativity Theory (T Y Wu & Y C Lee) # Four-dimensional Symmetry of Taiji Relativity and Coordinate Transformations Based on a Weaker Postulate for the Speed of Light (J P Hsu & L Hsu) # Quantum Gravity and 'Ghosts': # Quantum Theory of Gravitation (R P Feynman) # Quantum Theory of Gravity, III Applications of the Covariant Theory (B S DeWitt) # Feynman Diagram for the Yang-Mills Field (L D Faddeev & V N Popov) # Missed Opportunities (F J Dyson) # Gauge Theories of Gravity: # Extended Translation Invariance and Associated Gauge Fields (K Hayashi & T Nakano) # Gravitational Field as a Generalized Gauge Field (R Utiyama & T Fukuyama) # Alternate Approaches to Gravity: Roads Less Traveled By: # Fixation of Coordinates in the Hamiltonian Theory of Gravitation (P A M Dirac) # New General Relativity (K Hayashi & T Shirafuji) # Relativistic Theory of Gravitation (A A Logunov & M A Mestvirishvili) # Yang-Mills Gravity: A Union of Einstein-Grossmann Metric with Yang-Mills Tensor Fields in Flat Spacetime with Translation Symmetry (J P Hsu) # Experimental Tests of Gravitational Theories: # Empirical Foundations of the Relativistic Gravity (W T Ni) # Binary Pulsars and Relativistic Gravity (J H Taylor, Jr.) # Other Perspectives: # Concept of Nonintegrable Phase Factors and Global Formulation of Gauge Fields (T T Wu & C N Yang) # Gauge Theory: Historical Origins and Some Recent Developments (L O'Raifeartaigh & N Straumann) # The Cosmological Constant and Dark Energy (P J E Peebles & B Ratra) # and other papers.
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This collection of papers presents ideas and problems arising over the past 100 years regarding classical and quantum gravity, gauge theories of gravity, and spacetime transformations of accelerated frames. Both Einstein's theory of gravity and the Yang-Mills theory are gauge invariant. The invariance principles in physics have transcended both kinetic and dynamic properties and are at the very heart of our understanding of the physical world. In this spirit, this book attempts to survey the development of various formulations for gravitational and Yang-Mills fields and spacetime transformations of accelerated frames, and to reveal their associated problems and limitations.The aim is to present some of the leading ideas and problems discussed by physicists and mathematicians. We highlight three aspects: formulations of gravity as a Yang-Mills field, first discussed by Utiyama; problems of gravitational theory, discussed by Feynman, Dyson and others; spacetime properties and the physics of fields and particles in accelerated frames of reference.These unfulfilled aspects of Einstein and Yang-Mills' profound thoughts present a great challenge to physicists and mathematicians in the 21st century.
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• pt. 1. ch. I. Planck invents the quantum
• ch. II. Einstein and Compton
• ch. III. Bohr's hydrogen atom
• ch. IV. de Broglie waves
• ch. V. Kramers and Heisenberg
• pt. 2. ch. VI. Heisenberg invents quantum dynamics
• ch. VII. Born, Heisenberg and Jordan
• ch. VIII. Dirac's quantum mechanics
• ch. IX. Schrodinger's wave mechanics
• pt. 3. ch. X. Born's interpretation
• ch. XI. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
• ch. XII. Bohr's interpretation
• ch. XIII. Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen
• pt. 4. ch. XIV. Bohm and Bell, Clauser and aspect
• ch. XV. Feynman path integral
• ch. XVI. Hartle's interpretation
• ch. XVII. DeWitt's wave function of the universe. Pp. 504-516
• ch. XVIII. Deutsch's quantum computer
• ch. XIX. The next 100 years.

This invaluable book takes the reader from Planck's discovery of the quantum in 1900 to the most recent interpretations and applications of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.The introduction of the quantum idea leads off the prehistory of quantum mechanics, featuring Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Compton, and de Broglie's immortal contributions. Their original discovery papers are featured with explanatory notes and developments in Part 1.The invention of matrix mechanics and quantum mechanics by Heisenberg, Born, Jordan, Dirac, and Schroedinger is presented next, in Part 2.Following that, in Part 3, are the Einstein-Bohr debates on the interpretation of quantum mechanics culminating in Bell's inequality and Aspect's experiment demonstrating the actuality of the long range quantum correlations to which Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen took great exception. Resolutions of quantum paradoxes and the current state of such debates are summarized.Part 4 presents a selection of the most dramatic modern developments, both theoretical and experimental. These include Feynman path integrals, the modern interpretation based on decoherence, quantum optics experiments leading to teleportation, DeWitt's wave function of the universe, and a brief introduction to the end-of-the-millennium prospects of quantum computation. A concluding chapter presents the authors' conjectures for the next 100 years of the quantum.This book is ideally suited to anyone with a junior level background in modern physics and quantum mechanics, and a cultural interest in the original sources of the greatest ideas of the greatest founders of this subject as derived from their first discovery papers. These papers have led, in giant strides across the whole of the twentieth century, to the revolutionary experimental advances of the last decade. The book makes accessible - physically and intellectually - both the deepest roots and the highest branches of nonrelativistic quantum physics.
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• Development of the concepts of space, time and space-time from Newton to Einstein / J. Stachel
• Gravitational billiards, dualities and hidden symmetries / H. Nicolai
• The nature of spacetime singularities / A.D. Rendall
• Black holes : an introduction / P.T. Chruściel
• The physical basis of black hole astrophysics / R.H. Price
• Probing space-time through numerical simulations / P. Laguna
• Understanding our universe : current status and open issues / T. Padmanabhan
• Was Einstein right? : testing relativity at the centenary / C.M. Will
• Receiving gravitational waves / P.R. Saulson
• Relativity in the global positioning system / N. Ashby
• Spacetime in semiclassical gravity / L.H. Ford
• Space time in string theory / T. Banks
• Quantum geometry and its ramifications / A. Ashtekar
• Loop quantum cosmology / M. Bojowald
• Consistent discrete space-time / R. Gambini, J. Pullin
• Causal sets and the deep structure of spacetime / F. Dowker
• The twistor approach to space-time structures / R. Penrose.

Thanks to Einstein's relativity theories, our notions of space and time underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers, worldwide, who have thought deeply about the nature and consequences of this interplay. The articles take a long-range view of the subject and distill the most important advances in broad terms, making them easily accessible to non-specialists. The first part is devoted to a summary of how relativity theories were born (J Stachel). The second part discusses the most dramatic ramifications of general relativity, such as black holes (P Chrusciel and R Price), space-time singularities (H Nicolai and A Rendall), gravitational waves (P Laguna and P Saulson), the large scale structure of the cosmos (T Padmanabhan); experimental status of this theory (C Will) as well as its practical application to the GPS system (N Ashby). The last part looks beyond Einstein and provides glimpses into what is in store for us in the 21st century. Contributions here include summaries of radical changes in the notions of space and time that are emerging from quantum field theory in curved space-times (Ford), string theory (T Banks), loop quantum gravity (A Ashtekar), quantum cosmology (M Bojowald), discrete approaches (Dowker, Gambini and Pullin) and twistor theory (R Penrose).
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• Part I: Nuclear Physics: Introduction by S Weinberg
• The Beginnings
• Dynamical Symmetries
• Heavy Ion Reactions
• Fission and Fusion
• Halo and Unstable Nuclei Drip-Lines
• P, C, T, CPT
• Nuclear Masses
• Nucleosynthesis
• Isospin
• Chiral Symmetry
• Part II: Particles and Fields: Colliders
• Detectors for Neutrinos, p Decay
• Parton Model and QCD
• Jets
• Regge Theory and Diffractive Physics
• Neutrino Oscillations and Masses
• Weak Interactions
• Lattice Techniques
• Renormalization
• Theories of Larger Symmetries
• String Theories
• Effective Field Theories
• Dark Energy, Dark Matter
• 4 Detectors.
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By year 1911 radioactivity had been discovered for over a decade, but its origin remained a mystery. Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus and the subsequent discovery of the neutron by Chadwick started the field of subatomic physics - a quest for understanding the fundamental constituents of matter.This book reviews the important achievements in subatomic physics in the past century. The chapters are divided into two parts: nuclear physics and particle physics. Written by renowned authors who have made major developments in the field, this book provides the academics and researchers an essential overview of the present state of knowledge in nuclear and particle physics.
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• Part I: Nuclear Physics: Introduction by S Weinberg
• The Beginnings
• Dynamical Symmetries
• Heavy Ion Reactions
• Fission and Fusion
• Halo and Unstable Nuclei Drip-Lines
• P, C, T, CPT
• Nuclear Masses
• Nucleosynthesis
• Isospin
• Chiral Symmetry
• Part II: Particles and Fields: Colliders
• Detectors for Neutrinos, p Decay
• Parton Model and QCD
• Jets
• Regge Theory and Diffractive Physics
• Neutrino Oscillations and Masses
• Weak Interactions
• Lattice Techniques
• Renormalization
• Theories of Larger Symmetries
• String Theories
• Effective Field Theories
• Dark Energy, Dark Matter
• 4π
• Detectors.
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This book is dedicated to the 100th year anniversary of Rutherford's model of the atom - one of the most important foundations of modern physics. The book provides historical reviews as well as recent progresses on every aspect of subatomic physics - from nuclear to particle physics - written by S Weinberg, L McLerran, K Hagino, G Garvey, U G Meissner, L Wolfenstein, J Schwarz, C. Tully and other world renowned physicists.
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By year 1911 radioactivity had been discovered for over a decade, but its origin remained a mystery. Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus and the subsequent discovery of the neutron by Chadwick started the field of subatomic physics - a quest for understanding the fundamental constituents of matter.This book reviews the important achievements in subatomic physics in the past century. The chapters are divided into two parts: nuclear physics and particle physics. Written by renowned authors who have made major developments in the field, this book provides the academics and researchers an essential overview of the present state of knowledge in nuclear and particle physics.
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• Early History, Peter H. Kes The Discovery and Early History of Superconductivity, Rudolf de Bruyn Ouboter, Dirk van Delft, and Peter H. Kes The Historical Context of Josephson's Discovery, A.B. Pippard
• Theory, Jan Zaanen Ginzburg-Landau Equations, V.M. Vinokur and T.I. Baturina The Emergence of BCS, David Pines Theory of Superconductivity: From Phenomenology to Microscopic Theory, Lev P. Gor'kov A Modern, but Way Too Short History of the Theory of Superconductivity at a High Temperature, Jan Zaanen Intrinsic Josephson Effect in Layered Superconductors, L.N. Bulaevskii and A.E. Koshelev Mixed State Properties, Ernst Helmut Brandt Thermomagnetic Effects in the Mixed State, R.P. Huebener
• Experiments, J. Mannhart Tunneling and the Josephson Effect, John M. Rowell The Discovery of Fluxoid Quantization, Dietrich Einzel The Search for the Pairing Symmetry in the High Temperature Superconductors, Dale J. Van Harlingen Half-Integer Flux Quantization in Unconventional Superconductors, C.C. Tsuei and J.R. Kirtley Electric Field Effect Tuning of Superconductivity, Jean-Marc Triscone and Marc Gabay The Grain Boundary Problem of High-Tc Superconductors, J. Mannhart and D. Dimos Overview of the Experimental History, Status, and Prospects of HTS, M.R. Beasley Vortex Matter in Anisotropic Superconductors, Eli Zeldov
• Materials, C.W. Chu Introduction, C.W. Chu The Route to High Temperature Superconductivity in Transition Metal Oxides, A. Bussmann-Holder and K.A. Muller Superconductivity above 10 K in Non-Cuprate Oxides, David C. Johnston Cuprates-Superconductors with a Tc up to 164 K, C.W. Chu Fe-Pnictides and -Chalcogenides, Hideo Hosono Superconductivity in MgB2, Takahiro Muranaka and Jun Akimitsu Fullerenes, Kosmas Prassides and Matthew J. Rosseinsky Elemental Superconductors, K. Shimizu Heavy-Fermion Superconductivity, F. Steglich Ruthenate Superconductor Sr2RuO4, Yoshiteru Maeno Magnetic Superconductors (and Some Recollections of Professor Bernd T. Matthias), M. Brian Maple
• SQUIDS and Detectors, A.I. Braginski Introduction, John Clarke, Arnold Silver, and A.I. Braginski History and Device Fundamentals, John Clarke and Arnold Silver High-Tc SQUIDs, A.I. Braginski Geophysical Applications of SQUIDs, C.P. Foley Application to Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials and Structures, A.I. Braginski SQUIDs - from Laboratory Devices to Commercial Products, Ronald E. Sager Electromagnetic and Particle Detection and Readout, John Clarke, Kent Irwin, and Peter Michelson Concluding Remarks, A.I. Braginski, John Clarke, and Ronald E. Sager
• Qubits, J.E. Mooij Qubits, J.E. Mooij General Aspects, J.E. Mooij
• Digital Electronics, Shinya Hasuo Introduction, Shinya Hasuo Operating Principles of Digital Circuits, Theodore Van Duzer Digital Electronics in Japan, Shinya Hasuo Digital Electronics in the USA, Fernand (Doc) Bedard Digital Electronics in Europe, Horst Rogalla Integrated Circuit Fabrication Process, Mutsuo Hidaka High-Speed Digital Circuits, Akira Fujimaki History of Superconductor Analog-to-Digital Converters, Oleg Mukhanov
• Microwave Applications, D.E. Oates Microwave Measurements of Fundamental Properties of Superconductors, D.E. Oates Applications of Passive Microwave Filters and Devices in Communication and Related Systems, R.B. Hammond, N.O. Fenzi, and B.A. Willemsen Superconducting Quantum Electronics Enabling Astronomical Observations, T.M. Klapwijk Microwave Cooling of Superconducting Quantum Systems, W.D. Oliver Applications of Superconducting Microresonators, Jonas Zmuidzinas
• Quantum Metrology, Richard E. Harris and Jurgen Niemeyer Introduction, Richard E. Harris and Jurgen Niemeyer Josephson Voltage Standard - The Ultimate Precision, Jaw-Shen S. Tsai and James E. Lukens The First Josephson Voltage Standards, Thomas J. Witt First Josephson Junction Array Voltage Standard, Tadashi Endo How the DC Array Standards Were Developed, Jurgen Niemeyer Making the Josephson Voltage Standard Practical, Clark A. Hamilton Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards: from DC to AC, Johannes Kohlmann Quantum-Based Voltage Waveform Synthesis, Samuel P. Benz Superconductivity and the SI (Metric) System Based on Fundamental Constants, Edwin Williams and Ian Robinson
• Medical Applications, Harold Weinstock Introduction, Harold Weinstock Medical Applications of Magnetoencephalography, Cosimo Del Gratta, Stefania Della Penna, Vittorio Pizzella, and Gian-Luca Romani MCG Instrumentation and Applications, Riccardo Fenici, Donatella Brisinda, Anna Rita Sorbo, and Angela Venuti MRI Instrumentation and Applications, Jim Bray and Kathleen Amm Ultralow Field NMR and MRI, John Clarke Superconductivity in Medical Accelerators for Cancer Therapy, Peter A. Zavodszky
• Wires and Tapes, David Larbalestier The Long Road to High Current Density Superconducting Conductors, David Larbalestier Nb-Ti - from Beginnings to Perfection, Peter J. Lee and Bruce Strauss History of Nb3Sn and Related A15 Wires, Kyoji Tachikawa and Peter J. Lee Bi-Ca-Sr-Cu-O HTS Wire, Martin W. Rupich and Eric E. Hellstrom Coated Conductor: Second Generation HTS Wire, A.P. Malozemoff and Y. Yamada The MgB2 Conductor Story, Rene Flukiger and Hiroaki Kumakura
• Large Scale Applications, Peter Komarek, Bruce Strauss, Steve St. Lorant, Luca Bottura, and Al McInturff Introduction, Steve St. Lorant The History of Superconductivity in High Energy Physics, Steve A. Gourlay and Lucio Rossi Magnet Engineering-Study in Stability and Quench Protection, Luca Bottura and Al McInturff The History of Fusion Magnet Development, Jean-Luc Duchateau, Peter Komarek, and Bernard Turck Electric Power Applications of Superconductivity, William Hassenzahl and Osami Tsukamoto Magnetic Separation, Christopher Rey Superconducting Induction Heating of Nonferrous Metals, Niklas Magnusson and Larry Masur Superconducting Magnets for NMR, Gerhard Roth.
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Even a hundred years after its discovery, superconductivity continues to bring us new surprises, from superconducting magnets used in MRI to quantum detectors in electronics. 100 Years of Superconductivity presents a comprehensive collection of topics on nearly all the subdisciplines of superconductivity. Tracing the historical developments in superconductivity, the book includes contributions from many pioneers who are responsible for important steps forward in the field. The text first discusses interesting stories of the discovery and gradual progress of theory and experimentation. Emphasizing key developments in the early 1950s and 1960s, the book looks at how superconductivity started to permeate society and how most of today's applications are based on the innovations of those years. It also explores the genuine revolution that occurred with the discovery of high temperature superconductors, leading to emerging applications in power storage and fusion reactors. Superconductivity has become a vast field and this full-color book shows how far it has come in the past 100 years. Along with reviewing significant research and experiments, leading scientists share their insight and experiences working in this exciting and evolving area.
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• Opening-speech (Wolfgang Fruhwald).PLENARY TALKSHeisenberg and the Framework of Science Policy (Cathryn Carson).Werner Heisenberg: An Overview of His Life and Work (David C. Cassidy).Observability, Anschaulichkeit and Abstraction: A Journey into Werner Heisenberg's Science and Philosophy (Jan Lacki).100 Years Werner Heisenberg - Works and Impact (Kazuo Yamazaki).Heisenberg-Einstein Context Principle and the Dynamic Core-context of Discovery in Physics (Giridhari Lal Pandit).ELEMENTARY PARTICLES THEORYOn the Large Nc Expansion in Quantum Chromodynamics (William A. Bardeen).Baryon Asymmetry, Dark Matter and the Hidden Sector (Luis Bento and Zurab Berezhiani).Time Asymmetric Quantum Theory and the Z-boson Mass and Width (Arno R. Bohm and Piotr Kielanowski).The Heisenberg Matrix Formulation of Quantum Field Theory (Stanley J. Brodsky).Nonlocal Structure of Higher Spin Fields (Anton Z. Capri).Fundamental Constants at High Energy (Harald Fritzsch).Quark Number Susceptibilities from Lattice QCD (Ra jiv V. Gavai).Elementary Particles on a Dedicated Parallel Computer (Kazuyuki Kanaya).Why Extra Gauge Bosons Should Exist and How to Hunt Them (Arnd Leike).States of Strongly Interacting Matter (Helmut Satz).From Heisenberg to Supersymmetry (Mikhail A. Shifman).The Baryon Density Through the (Cosmological) Ages (Gary Steigman).Noncommutativity of Lepton Mass Matrices: Flavor Mixing and CP Violation (Zhi-zhong Xing).QUANTUM PHYSICSHeisenberg's Uncertainty Relations and Quantum Optics (Girish Saran Agarwal).Rubidium Condensate for Quantum Optics Studies (Ennio Arimondo).Interference of Spontaneously Emitted Photons (Almut Beige, et al.).Quantum Fictitious Forces (I. Bialynicki-Birula, et al.).Quantum Teleportation (Samuel L. Braunstein).Heisenberg's Introduction of the "Collapse of the Wavepacket" into Quantum Mechanics (Raymond Y. Chiao and Paul G. Kwiat).The Hamiltonian Mass and Asymptotically Anti-de Sitter Space-times (Piotr T. Chrusciel).The Bohr-Heisenberg Correspondence Principle Viewed from Phase Space (Jens P. Dahl).The Classical Atom: Stabilization of Electronic Trojan Wavepackets (David Farrelly, et al.).Heisenberg's Equations in Laser Theory. A Historical Overview (Hermann Haken).Quantum Mechanics from a Heisenberg-type Equality (Michael J. W. Hall and Marcel Reginatto).Entanglers: Beam Splitters and Thermal Fields (Myung Shik Kim).Enhancing Otto-mobile Efficiency via Addition of a Quantum Carnot Cycle (Tomas Opatrny and Marlan O. Scully).Atom Optics - from de Broglie Waves to Heisenberg Ferromagnets (Han Pu, et al.).QUANTUM FIELD THEORY AND GRAVITATIONOn Tachyon Condensation in String Theory: Worldsheet Computations (Oleg Andreev).Duality in the Low Dimensional Field Theory (Ivan Andric and Danijel Jurman).Monopoles in Space-time Noncommutative Born-Infeld Theory (Paolo Aschieri).Canonical Quantization, Twistors and Relativistic Wave Equations (Iwo Bialynicki-Birula).Geometry of Non-supersymmetric Strings (Anamaria Font).Observing Quanta on a Cosmic Scale (Craig J. Hogan).Supersymmetric Configurations in Gauged Supergravity (Swapna Mahapatra and Harvendra Singh).Anomalies and Schwinger Terms in NCG Field Theory Models (Jouko A. Mickelsson).On Gravitational Interaction of Fermions (Yuri N. Obukhov).New Einstein-Hilbert Type Action for Unity of Nature (Kazunari Shima).The Heisenberg Algebra and Spin (Dmitri Sorokin).
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In this work, over 40 renowned scientists from all around the world discuss the work and influence of Werner Heisenberg. The papers result from the symposium held by the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Heisenberg's birth, one of the most important physicists of the 20th century and cofounder of modern-day quantum mechanics. Taking atomic and laser physics as their starting point, the scientists illustrate the impact of Heisenberg's theories on astroparticle physics, high-energy physics and string theory right up to processing quantum information.
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• 1D and 2D Kinematics.- Statics and Particle Dynamics.- Rotational Kinematics.- Rotational Dynamics.- Gravitation.- Oscillations.- Lagrange and Hamilton Dynamics.- Waves.- Fluid Dynamics.- Phases of Matter.- Thermal Physics.- Electrostatics.- Electric Circuits.- Electromagnetism.- Optics.
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This book basically caters to the needs of undergraduates and graduates physics students in the area of classical physics, specially Classical Mechanics and Electricity and Electromagnetism. Lecturers/Tutors may use it as a resource book. The contents of the book are based on the syllabi currently used in the undergraduate courses in USA, U.K., and other countries. The book is divided into 15 chapters, each chapter beginning with a brief but adequate summary and necessary formulas and Line diagrams followed by a variety of typical problems useful for assignments and exams. Detailed solutions are provided at the end of each chapter.
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• Mathematical Physics.- Quantum Mechanics - I.- Quantum Mechanics - II.- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics.- Solid State Physics.- Special Theory of Relativity.- Nuclear Physics - I.- Nuclear Physics - II.- Particle Physics - I.- Particle Physics - II.
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This book is targeted mainly to the undergraduate students of USA, UK and other European countries, and the M. Sc of Asian countries, but will be found useful for the graduate students, Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Teachers and Tutors. This is a by-product of lectures given at the Osmania University, University of Ottawa and University of Tebrez over several years, and is intended to assist the students in their assignments and examinations. The book covers a wide spectrum of disciplines in Modern Physics, and is mainly based on the actual examination papers of UK and the Indian Universities. The selected problems display a large variety and conform to syllabi which are currently being used in various countries. The book is divided into ten chapters. Each chapter begins with basic concepts containing a set of formulae and explanatory notes for quick reference, followed by a number of problems and their detailed solutions. The problems are judiciously selected and are arranged section-wise. The so- tions are neither pedantic nor terse. The approach is straight forward and step-- step solutions are elaborately provided. More importantly the relevant formulas used for solving the problems can be located in the beginning of each chapter. There are approximately 150 line diagrams for illustration. Basic quantum mechanics, elementary calculus, vector calculus and Algebra are the pre-requisites.
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• Section 1. The subatomic world
• section 2. Digging deeper
• section 3. The small and the swift
• section 4. Quantum lumps and quantum jumps
• section 5. Atoms and nuclei
• section 6. And more about nuclei
• section 7. Particles
• section 8. And more particles
• section 9. Interactions
• section 10. Constancy during change
• section 11. Waves and particles
• section 12. Waves and probability
• section 13. Quantum physics and technology
• section 14. Quantum physics at every scale
• section 15. Frontiers and puzzles.

This reader-friendly, richly illustrated book provides an engaging overview of quantum physics, from "big ideas" like probability and uncertainty and conservation laws to the behavior of quarks and photons and neutrinos, and on to explanations of how a laser works and why black holes evaporate.
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Ken Ford's mission is to help us understand the "great ideas" of quantum physics--ideas such as wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, superposition, and conservation. These fundamental concepts provide the structure for 101 Quantum Questions, an authoritative yet engaging book for the general reader in which every question and answer brings out one or more basic features of the mysterious world of the quantum--the physics of the very small. Nuclear researcher and master teacher, Ford covers everything from quarks, quantum jumps, and what causes stars to shine, to practical applications ranging from lasers and superconductors to light-emitting diodes. Ford's lively answers are enriched by Paul Hewitt's drawings, numerous photos of physicists, and anecdotes, many from Ford's own experience. Organized for cover-to-cover reading, 101 Quantum Questions also is great for browsing. Some books focus on a single subject such as the standard model of particles, or string theory, or fusion energy. This book touches all those topics and more, showing us that disparate natural phenomena, as well as a host of manmade inventions, can be understood in terms of a few key ideas. Yet Ford does not give us simplistic explanations. He assumes a serious reader wanting to gain real understanding of the essentials of quantum physics. Ken Ford's other books include The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone (Harvard 2004), which Esquire magazine recommended as the best way to gain an understanding of quantum physics. Ford's new book, a sequel to the earlier one, makes the quantum world even more accessible.
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