essays on developments in 20th century physics : in honour of H.B.G. Casimir on the occasion of his 80th birthday /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by A. Sarlemijn and M.J. Sparnaay.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1989.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 361 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.
Text of Note
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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OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Physics in the making.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Casimir, H. B. G., (Hendrik Brugt Gerhard),1909-2000.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Physics-- History-- 20th century.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
530/
.
09/0904
Edition
20
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QC7
Book number
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P48
1989
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Casimir, H. B. G., (Hendrik Brugt Gerhard),1909-2000.