Critical Problems in Physics
Published on 23. November 1997
Book
Hardback
301 pages
978-0-691-05785-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this text, a group of scientists define and elaborate on possible new directions in physics that will take place in the next century, and may increase understanding of the natural world. Topics discussed include string physics, the future of particle physics; neutreno oscillations; a new generation of particle accelerators; classical gravitation and new high-precision experiment; gravitational wave astronomy; and breakthroughs in observational cosmology.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a marvelous book. . . . It contains thirteen chapters, each of them a lecture given by a leading expert in some field of physics, who explains the state of affairs in that field in language that nonexperts can understand. . . . We have James Langer on the growth of snowflakes, John Hopfield on the physics of neurons, Harold Swinney on fluid dynamics, T. V. Ramakrishnan on high-temperature superconductors, Bruce Hillman on medical imaging, Paul Steinhardt on cosmology, Thibault Damour on experimental tests of general relativity, Kip Thorne on gravitational waves, Donald Perkins on neutrino experiments, Alvin Tollestrup on the Fermilab accelerator, Robert Palmer and Juan Carlos Gallardo on future accelerators, Ed Witten on string theory, and Frank Wilczek on the future of particle physics." * American Journal of Physics *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 197 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-05785-9 (9780691057859)
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Val L. Fitch | Daniel R. Marlow | Margit A.E. De menti
Critical Problems in Physics
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04/2022
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Princeton University Press
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Persons
Val L. Fitch, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics and the National Medal of Science, is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics at Princeton University. He is a member of the President's Science Advisory Board and former president of the American Physical Association. Daniel R. Marlow is Professor of Physics, and Margit A. E. Dementi is a Lecturer in the English Department, both at Princeton University.