A career in theoretical physics / P.W. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, P. W. (Philip W.), 1923-

Series:

World Scientific series in 20th century physics

World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematical physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (698 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; New Jersey : World Scientific, c1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Philip Anderson has been described as one of the most imaginative of condensed matter physicists working today. His achievements have not merely constituted significant discoveries in their own right, but have also frequently set the agenda for the work of others. His pioneering contributions include the Anderson model of magnetic impurities and the concept of localisation, both of which were mentioned in his Nobel Prize citation. He also worked on the study of spin glasses, the fluctuating valence problem and superexchange. He predicted the existence o

Contents:

Cover; A Career in Theoretical Physics; Introductory Essay; CONTENTS; More is Different; 1. Theory of Ferroelectric Behaviour of Barium Titanate; 2. Use of Stochastic Methods in Line-Broadening Problems; 3. Qualitative Considerations on the Statistics of the Phase Transition in BaTiO3-type Ferroelectrics; 4. Theory of Dirty Superconductors; 5. Calculation of the Superconducting State Parameters with Retarded Electron-Phonon Interaction (with P. Morel); 6. Plasmons, Gauge Invariance, and Mass; 7. Hard Superconductors; 8. Exchange in Magnetic Insulators

9. Superconductivity (with B.T. Matthias)10. Coherent Matter Field Phenomena in Superfluids; 11. Considerations on the Flow of Superfluid Helium; 12. Multiple-Scattering Theory and Resonances in Transition Metals (with W. L. McMillan); 13. The Kondo Effect I; 14. Superconductivity in the Past and the Future; 15. Macroscopic coherence and Superfluidity; 16. The Fermi Glass: Theory and Experiment; 17. Space-Time and Scaling Techniques in the Kondo Problem; 18. Comments on the Maximum Superconducting Transition Temperature; 19. Conference Summary

20. Asymptotically Exact Methods in the Kondo Problem (with G. Yuval)21. Many-Body Effects at Surfaces; 22. Uses of Solid-State Analogies in Elementary Particle Theory; 23. Possible Consequences of Negative U Centers in Amorphous Materials; 24. Survey of Theories of Spin Glass; 25. Disorder: A Frontier of Theoretical Physics; 26. Some General Thoughts About Broken Symmetry; 27. The Rheology of Neutron Stars: Vortex Line Pinning in the Crust Superfluid (with M.A. Alpar, D. Pines and J. Shaham); 28. Localization Redux; 29. Chemical Pseudopotentials

30. Some Remarks on Strong Electron-Phonon Coupling Metals (with C. C. Yu)31. Spin Glass Hamiltonians: A Bridge Between Biology, Statistical Mechanics and Computer Science; 32. Measurement in Quantum Theory and the Problem of Complex Systems; 33. It s Not Over Till the Fat Lady Sings; 34. Spin Glass I: A Scaling Law Rescued; 35. Valence Instabilities and Related Narrow-Band Phenomena; 36. Present Status of Theory: 1/N Approach; 37. The Problem of Fluctuating Valence in f-Electron Metals; 38. Some Ideas on the Aesthetics of Science; 39. Theoretical Paradigms for the Sciences of Complexity

40. 50 Years of the Mott Phenomenon: Insulators, Magnets, Solids, and Superconductors as Aspects of Strong-Repulsion-Theory41. The ""Central Dogmas""; 42. The ""Infrared Catastrophe"": When Does it Trash Fermi Liquid Theory?; 43. Experimental Constraints on the Theory of High-Tc Superconductivity

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611869748

9781281869746

1281869740

9789812385123

9812385126

OCLC:

475900177