The Oskar Klein memorial lectures Vol. 2, Lectures by Hans A. Bethe and Alan H. Guth with translated reprints by Oskar Klein / editor, Gosta Ekspong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ekspong, Gösta.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics.

Quantum theory.

Physicists--Sweden--Biography.

Physicists.

Klein, Oskar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hong Kong : World Scientific, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The series of Oskar Klein Memorial Lectures is a must-read for those keenly involved or simply interested in exploring the many fascinating aspects of Physics. This volume presents two landmark lectures given by Hans Bethe in October 1990 and Alan H. Guth in June 1991 under the series of Oskar Klein Memorial Lectures. Hans Bethe's lectures dealt with two themes: the astrophysical importance of neutrinos in supernova outbursts and a theoretical account of neutrinos through observations of the neutrino flux from the centre of the sun. Anyone interested in understanding the processes involved in

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; THEORY OF NEUTRINOS FROM THE SUN HANS A. BETHE; 1. Introduction; 2. Detection of Solar Neutrinos; 3. What Is Wrong?; 4. Neutrino Conversion; 5. A New Experiment; 6. A Proposed Solution; Note Added in Proof; 7. Final Comments; References; SUPERNOVA THEORY; References; THE BIG BANG AND COSMIC INFLATION; 1. Introduction; 2. The Big Bang Theory; 3. Unanswered Questions; 4. The Mechanism of Inflation; 5. The Inflationary Universe Scenario; 6. Answers to Three Questions; 7. The Eternal Nature of Inflation; 8. Conclusion; References

DO THE LAWS OF PHYSICS ALLOW US TO CREATE A NEW UNIVERSE?*1. The Cosmic Cookbook; 2. Evolution of a False Vacuum Bubble; 3.Initial Singularities as an Obstacle to Universe Creation; 4. The Creation of a Universe by Quantum Tunneling; 5. Subtletlies in the Subtraction Term; 6. Numerical Results; 7. Conclusions; References; THE KLEIN-NISHINA FORMULA; 1. The Klein-Nishina Collaboration; 2. Who Were the Two Physicists?; 3. Compton Scattering; 4. On the Derivation of the Klein-Nishina Formula; 5. The Negative Energy States in 1928-30; 6. A New Tool for Research; 6.1. Cosmic rays; 6.2. Positrons

6.3. Polarization of annihilation radiation6.4. The helicity of the neutrino; 6.5. Applications in other research; Acknowledgements; References; ON THE SCATTERING OF RADIATION BY FREE ELECTRONS ACCORDING TO DIRAC'S NEW RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM DYNAMICS*; 1. Introduction; 2. Introductory Remarks on the Wave Equation of Dirac; 3. Eigenfunctions of the Dirac Wave Equation for a Free Electron; 4. Solution of the Wave Equation for an Electron in a Continuous Monochromatic Radiation Field; 5. Calculation of the Scattered Radiation Field; References

THE REFLECTION OF ELECTRONS AT A POTENTIAL JUMP ACCORDING TO DIRAC'S RELATIVISTIC DYNAMICS*1. Introduction; References; EXCERPTS FROM SOME AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOTES*; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789814335911

9814335916