Selected Papers of Léon Rosenfeld

Selected Papers of Léon Rosenfeld
Author: Robert S. Cohen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 969
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400993498

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The decision to undertake this volume was made in 1971 at Lake Como during the Varenna summer school ofthe Italian Physical Society, where Professor Leon Rosenfeld was lecturing on the history of quantum theory. We had long been struck by the unique blend of epistemological, histori cal and social concerns in his work on the foundations and development of physics, and decided to approach him there with the idea of publishing a collection of his papers. He responded enthusiastically, and agreed to help us select the papers; furthermore, he also agreed to write a lengthy introduction and to comment separately on those papers that he felt needed critical re-evaluation in the light of his current views. For he was still vigorously engaged in both theoretical investigations of, and critical not reflections on the foundations of theoretical physics. We certainly did conceive of the volume as a memorial to a 'living saint', but rather more practically, as a useful tool to place in the hands of fellow workers and students engaged in wrestling with these difficult problems. All too sadly, fate has added a memorial aspect to our labors. We agreed that in order to make this book most useful for the con temporary community of physicists and philosophers, we should trans late all non-English items into English.

Selected Papers

Selected Papers
Author: Robert Sonné Cohen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 929
Release: 1979
Genre: Physics
ISBN:

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Selected Papers, Volume 1

Selected Papers, Volume 1
Author: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 542
Release: 1989-04-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780226100890

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This is the first of six volumes collecting significant papers of the distinguished astrophysicist and Nobel laureate S. Chandrasekhar. His work is notable for its breadth as well as for its brilliance; his practice has been to change his focus from time to time to pursue new areas of research. The result has been a prolific career full of discoveries and insights, some of which are only now being fully appreciated. Chandrasekhar has selected papers that trace the development of his ideas and that present aspects of his work not fully covered in the books he has periodically published to summarize his research in each area. Volume 1, Stellar Structure and Stellar Atmospheres, covers primarily the period 1930-40 and includes early papers on the theory of white dwarfs. In the Preface, Chandrasekhar explains the criteria for selection and provides historical background. Each subsequent volume will include a foreword by an authority on the topics covered.

Leon Rosenfeld: Physics, Philosophy, And Politics In The Twentieth Century

Leon Rosenfeld: Physics, Philosophy, And Politics In The Twentieth Century
Author: Anja Skaar Jacobsen
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2012-01-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814452084

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Léon Rosenfeld (1904-1974) was a remarkable, many-sided physicist of exceptional erudition. He was at the center of modern physics and was well-known as Niels Bohr's close collaborator and spokesman. Besides he reflected deeply on the history and philosophy of science and its social role from a leftist perspective. As both actor and acute spectator of modern physics and as a polyglot cosmopolitan whose life crossed those of many important people in both the East and West, as well as by virtue of his close collaboration and friendship with Bohr, Rosenfeld was an important figure in twentieth century physics. His biography illuminates the development, popularization, and reception of quantum physics and its interpretation in addition to the development of the political Left. The book draws extensively from previously untapped, unpublished sources in more than five languages.

Encounters In Nonlinear Optics - Selected Papers Of Nicolaas Bloembergen (With Commentary)

Encounters In Nonlinear Optics - Selected Papers Of Nicolaas Bloembergen (With Commentary)
Author: Nicolaas Bloembergen
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 640
Release: 1996-09-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814499412

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This selection of papers in the field of nonlinear optics contains reprints of original research, and general reviews written since 1960 up to the present. Brief comments by the author place each paper in a historical context of the evolution of nonlinear optics. Papers are selected from a more comprehensive bibliography either on the basis of their influence on subsequent developments or because they were originally published in journals or conference proceedings which are less easily accessible.

Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory

Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory
Author: Tian Yu Cao
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2004-03-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521602723

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Multi-author volume on the history and philosophy of physics.

Foundations of Quantum Physics II (1933-1958)

Foundations of Quantum Physics II (1933-1958)
Author: J. Kalckar
Publisher: North Holland
Total Pages: 534
Release: 1996-06-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780444898920

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Volume 7 is a direct continuation of Volume 6, which documented the birth of the complementarity argument and its earliest elaborations. It covers the extension and refinement of the complementarity argument from 1933 until Bohrs' death in 1962. All Bohr's publications on the subject, together with selected manuscripts and extracts of his correspondence with friends and fellow pioneers such as Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli, are included. Divided into two, largely independent parts, the volume begins with Bohr's contributions to "Relativistic Quantum Theory". Together with Léon Rosenfeld, Bohr undertook a thorough investigation of the measuring problem in quantum electrodynamics and demonstrated the full accordance between the formalism and the result of idealized thought experiments. The articles in the second part, although also restricted in scope to the field of physics, address a broader audience. One of the most impressive treatises is Bohr's own account of his debates with Albert Einstein, over more than twenty years, on the consistency, the completeness and the epistemological consequences of quantum mechanics. Volumes 6 and 7 of the Collected Works are in turn related to the forthcoming Volume 10 which broadens the scope by presenting Bohr's applications of the complementarity argument beyond the domain of physics. Although each volume may be read independently, careful attention should be paid to the interrelationships between each volume in order to appreciate the subtlety of Bohr's continued elaboration and fine-tuning of his complementarity argument.