Selected papers of Walter E. Thirring with commentaries /

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Author / Creator:Thirring, Walter, 1927-2014
Uniform title:Essays. Selections
Imprint:Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c1998.
Description:xiii, 729 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2949480
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ISBN:0821808125
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 713-724).
Table of Contents:
  • I. Mathematical Physics: Commentary Convexity properties for Coulomb systems
  • Bound for the kinetic energy of Fermions which proves the stability of matter
  • Inequalities for the moments of the eigenvalues of the Schrodinger
  • Hamiltonian and their relation to Sobolev inequalities
  • A lower bound with the best possible constant for Coulomb
  • Hamiltonians Lower bounds to the energy levels of atomic and molecular systems
  • The use of exterior forms in Einstein's gravitation theory
  • Asymptotic neutrality of large $Z$-ions
  • Approximate neutrality of large $Z$-ions
  • From relative entropy to entropy
  • Dynamical entropy of $C^*$ algebras and von Neumann algebras
  • Dynamical entropy and the third law of thermodynamics
  • Quantum $K$-systems Mixing properties of quantum systems
  • Chaotic properties of the noncommutative $2$-shift
  • Clustering for algebraic $K$-systems
  • Anosov actions on non-commutative algebras $C^*$-dynamical systems for which the tensor product fails
  • Universal nature of the van der Waals forces for Coulomb systems II
  • Statistical Physics: Commentary A simple theory of superconductivity
  • On the mathematical structure of the B.C.S.-model
  • On the mathematical structure of the B.C.S.-model
  • II. Systems with negative specific heat
  • A soluble model for a system with negative specific heat
  • Thermodynamic functions for Fermions with Gravostatic and electrostatic interactions
  • Dynamics of unstable systems
  • Unpredictability of symmetry breaking in a phase transition
  • Bounds on the entropy in terms of one particle distributions
  • Asymptotic exactness of finite temperature Thomas-Fermi theory
  • On the equivalence of adiabatic invariance and the KMS-condition
  • KMS states for the Weyl algebra Quasi-particles at finite temperatures
  • III. Quantum Field Theory: Commentary Radiative corrections in the non-relativistic limit
  • A covariant formulation of the Bloch-Nordsieck method
  • On the divergence of perturbation theory for quantized fields
  • Quantum field theories with Galilei-invariant interactions
  • Use of causality conditions in quantum field theory
  • A soluble relativistic field theory
  • The taming of the dipole ghost
  • A model for a dia-electric Covariant QED without indefinite metric
  • IV. General Relativity: Commentary An alternative approach to the theory of gravitation
  • Quantum field theory in de Sitter space
  • How hot is the de Sitter space?
  • Five-dimensional theories and CP-violations
  • Introduction to Kaluza-Klein theory
  • V. Elementary
  • Particle Physics: Commentary
  • On the number of fundamental fields
  • Three-field theory of strong interactions
  • The $\omega \rightarrow \pi_0 + \gamma$ decay in the quark model
  • Electromagnetic properties of hadrons in the static $S U_6$ model
  • Predictions of the static quark model on boson decays
  • Theory of $p$-wave pion-nucleon interaction
  • Curriculum vitae List of Publications
  • Acknowledgments