The Birth of particle physics /
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| Edition: | 1st pbk. ed. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986. |
| Description: | xxii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12030659 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. The birth of elementary particle physics: 1930-1950 Laurie M. Brown and Lillian Hoddeson
- Part II. Theoretical Underpinnings
- 2. The origin of quantum field theory Paul
- 3. Growing up with field theory: the development of quantum electrodynamics
- 4. The development of meson physics in Japan
- Part III. Discoveries of Particles
- 5. The early stage of cosmic-ray particle research
- 6. Some reminiscences of the early days of cosmic rays
- 7. Unraveling the particle content of cosmic rays
- 8. The intriguing history of the Î1/4 meson
- 9. Some aspects of French physics in the 1930s
- 10. The scientific activities of Leprince-Ringuet and his group on cosmic rays: 1933-1953
- 11. The decay of 'mesotrons' (1939-1943): experimental particle physics in the age of innocence
- 12. Particle physics in the 1930s: a view from Berkeley
- 13. The observation of the leptronic nature of the 'mesotron' by
- 14. The period that led to the 1946 discovery of the leptronic nature of the 'mesotron'
- 15. On the discovery of the neutral kaons
- Part IV. Discussion and Commentary
- 16. First round-table discussion
- 17. Second round-table discussion
- 18. Some characteristic aspects of early elementary particle theory in Japan
- Part V. A New Picture
- 19. My work in meso physics with nuclear emulsions Cesare
- 20. The fine structure of hydrogen
- 21. Renmormalization theory of quantum electrodynamics: an individual view
- 22. Two shakers of physics: memorial lecture for Sin-itiro
- 23. Particle physics in rapid transition: 1947-1952
- Indices
