Published 1974
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Physics in the twentieth century. A selection of papers
Creators
Description
A number of papers from Victor F. Weisskopf have been collected in this book. The papers included in the first part are dealing with basic concepts in quantum mechanics. Particle-wave duality, quantum scale, and the Niels Bohr works. Papers in the second part describe the recent developments in the physics field during the 20th century: the electron theory, compound nucleus, nuclear structure, and quantum theory of elementary particles. The third part is concerned with peculiar cases: nuclear models, the Lorentz relativistic contraction, light-matter interaction, parity decay, and symmetry. In the fourth part are gathered papers on sciences in general, for which they present a sort of natural philosophy
Abstract (French)
Ce livre regroupe un certain nombre d'articles de Victor F. Weisskopf. Les articles de la premiere partie traitent des concepts fondamentaux de la mecanique quantique: dualite onde-particule, echelle quantique, oeuvre de Niels Bohr. La deuxieme partie renferme quelques exposes decrivant les developpements recents du domaine de la physique au XXeme siecle: theorie de l'electron, noyau compose, structure nucleaire theorie quantique et particules elementaires. La troisieme partie concerne des cas particuliers: modeles nucleaires, contraction relativiste de Lorentz, interaction lumiere-matiere, declin de la parite, symetrie. La quatrieme partie regroupe des ecrits sur la science en general, dont ils presentent une philosophie naturelleAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- La physique du XXe siecle. Morceaux choisis
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Del Duca.
- Imprint Place
- Paris
- Imprint Pagination
- 397 p.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 7258195
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPOUND NUCLEI; DUALITY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; NUCLEAR MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEAR STRUCTURE; PARITY; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; RELATIVITY THEORY; SYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODYNAMICS; FIELD THEORIES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Optional Information
- Notes
- Translation of Physics in the Twentieth Century: Selected Essays, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Institute of Technology, 1972.