essays on developments in 20th century physics : in honour of H.B.G. Casimir on the occasion of his 80th birthday /
edited by A. Sarlemijn and M.J. Sparnaay.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
1989.
xiv, 361 pages :
illustrations ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface / D. de Wied -- Preface / The editors -- Factors in the development of modern physics / A. Sarlemijn [and others] -- Physics in the making in Leiden : Paul Ehrenfest as teacher / Martin J. Klein -- Physics in the making in Bohr's Copenhagen / Abraham Pais -- Physics in the making in Pauli's Zürich / Karl von Meyenn -- The physical concept of time in the 20th century / P.T. Landsberg -- Statistical foundations of electrodynamic theory / L.G. Suttorp -- The role of Onsager relations in the development of thermodynamics of irreversible processes / P. Mazur -- Dynamic symmetries and supersymmetries in nuclear and particle physics / F. Iachello -- The historical background of the Casimir effect / M.J. Sparnaay -- The Casimir effect in field theory / Bryce DeWitt.
The development of fluorescent lamps at Philips up to 1940 / J.J. Hutter -- Approaches to science in industry / K. Alex Müller -- Fundamental laws and physical reality / P.A. Kroes and A. Sarlemijn -- A philosophy of physics in the making / C.F. von Weizsäcker -- Appendix : H.B.G. Casimir's teachings in Leiden and in Eindhoven / C.M. Hargreaves.
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Physics in the making.
Casimir, H. B. G., (Hendrik Brugt Gerhard),1909-2000.
Physics-- History-- 20th century.
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P48
1989
Casimir, H. B. G., (Hendrik Brugt Gerhard),1909-2000.