Edward Teller Centennial Symposium : modern physics and the scientific legacy of Edward Teller : Livermore, CA, USA, 28 May 2008 / editors, Stephen B. Libby, Karl A. van Bibber.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Edward Teller Centennial Symposium, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Edward Teller Centennial Symposium (2008 : Livermore, Calif.)

Teller, Edward, 1908-2003.

Libby, Stephen B.

Van Bibber, Karl A.

Conference Name:

Edward Teller Centennial Symposium (2008 : Livermore, Calif.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Congresses.

Physics.

Teller, Edward, 1908-2003--Congresses.

Teller, Edward.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This proceedings volume, for the symposium in honor of Edward Teller's 100th anniversary, focuses on Teller's scientific legacy. This legacy includes some of the most fundamental insights into the quantum behaviors of molecules, nuclei, surfaces, solid state and spin systems and plasmas. Many of these are brand names from the canon of 20th-century physics and chemistry, such as Gamow-Teller transitions, the Jahn-Teller effect, Goldhaber-Teller resonances, the Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation, the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller equation of state, and the MR2T2 algorithm. All of these have had a profound a

Contents:

Edward Teller Poem on Theory and Experiment; Preface; Program; CONTENTS; Brief Reections on Edward Teller's Scienti c Life at Livermore C. Bruce Tarter; Edward Teller Returns to Los Alamos Siegfried S. Hecker; Edward Teller Biographical Memoir Stephen B. Libby and Andrew M. Sessler; 1. Introduction; 2. Early Years (1908-1925) (Budapest); 3. University Years (1926-1930) (Germany); 4. Scientific Contributions; 5. Los Alamos; 6. The Hydrogen Bomb; 7. In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer; 8. Livermore; 9. The Plowshare Project; 10. The Strategic Defense Initiative

11. Teller as an Educator (1932-1975) and "Teller Tech" (1961-1975)12. Conclusion; References; Appendix A: Significant Dates of Teller's Life; Appendix B: Honors (selected); Honorary Degrees; Appendix C: Publications; Other Articles in Newspapers and Magazines; Conical Intersections, Light Cones, and Mode Conversion Robert G. Littlejohn; 1. Introduction; 2. Historical Perspective; 3. Coupled Wave Equations; 4. Common Notation for Coupled Wave Equations; 5. Properties of ^D; 6. Elements of the Semiclassical Analysis; 7. The Dispersion Tensor and the Dispersion Surface

8. D-map and Dispersion Surface in One Dimension9. The Mode Conversion Point; 10. Symmetries of the Transition Probability; 11. Conclusions; References; Edward Teller and Nuclei: Along the Trail to the Neutrino Wick Haxton; 1. Introduction; 2. Teller4 and Gamow6; 3. Gamow-Teller Transitions; 4. Particles, Antiparticles, and Neutrino Mass; 5. The Goldhaber-Teller Model; 6. Summary; Acknowledgements; References; Surprises in High Energy Density Physics Steven J. Rose; 1. Equation of State and Opacity of High Energy Density Plasmas; 2. Fusion and High Energy Density Plasmas; 3. Conclusions

ReferencesPlasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Nathaniel J. Fisch; 1. Introduction; 2. Controlled Nuclear Fusion; 3. Legacy in Inertial Confinement Fusion; 3. Legacy in Magnetic Confinement Fusion; 4. Legacy in Adiabatic Invariants of Particle Motion; 5. A Personal Debt; 6. Teller's Outlook - The Hybrid; 7. Legacy in People; Acknowledgment; References; Monte Carlo Methods in the Physical Sciences Malvin H. Kalos; 1. Introduction; 2. Particle Transport; 3. Kinetic Theory of Gases; 4. Kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC); 5. Classical Statistical Mechanics; 6. Quantum Monte Carlo

6.1. Variational quantum Monte Carlo6.2. Sign problem; 6.3. Green's function Monte Carlo; 6.4. Quantum Chromodynamics; 7. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Teller on Energy Janos Kirz; 1. Personal Introduction; 2. Energy Issues; Edward Teller and Higher Education John F. Holzrichter; 1. The Hungarian Years: 1908-1926; 2. University Education in Germany: 1926-1933; 3. Copenhagen, Britain, and America: 1933-1941; 4. Chicago and Los Alamos: 1942-1951; 5. The University of California and Livermore: 1952-1991; 6. The Department of Applied Science, UC Davis at Livermore

7. The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612757549

9781282757547

1282757547

9789812838001

9812838007

OCLC:

696150063