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The Gaussian Approximation Potential - An Interatomic Potential Derived from First Principles Quantum Mechanics (Hardcover,... The Gaussian Approximation Potential - An Interatomic Potential Derived from First Principles Quantum Mechanics (Hardcover, Edition.)
Albert Bartok-Partay
R3,087 Discovery Miles 30 870 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Simulation of materials at the atomistic level is an important tool in studying microscopic structures and processes. The atomic interactions necessary for the simulations are correctly described by Quantum Mechanics, but the size of systems and the length of processes that can be modelled are still limited. The framework of Gaussian Approximation Potentials that is developed in this thesis allows us to generate interatomic potentials automatically, based on quantum mechanical data. The resulting potentials offer several orders of magnitude faster computations, while maintaining quantum mechanical accuracy. The method has already been successfully applied for semiconductors and metals.

Problems And Solutions In Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics (Hardcover): Anton Z. Capri Problems And Solutions In Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics (Hardcover)
Anton Z. Capri
R3,820 Discovery Miles 38 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This invaluable book consists of problems in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics together with their solutions. Most of the problems have been tested in class. The degree of difficulty varies from very simple to research-level. The problems illustrate certain aspects of quantum mechanics and enable the students to learn new concepts, as well as providing practice in problem solving.The book may be used as an adjunct to any of the numerous books on quantum mechanics and should provide students with a means of testing themselves on problems of varying degrees of difficulty. It will be useful to students in an introductory course if they attempt the simpler problems. The more difficult problems should prove challenging to graduate students and may enable them to enjoy problems at the forefront of quantum mechanics.

Noncommutative Structures in Mathematics and Physics (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): S. Duplij, Julius Wess Noncommutative Structures in Mathematics and Physics (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
S. Duplij, Julius Wess
R2,920 Discovery Miles 29 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A presentation of outstanding achievements and ideas, of both eastern and western scientists, both mathematicians and physicists. Their presentations of recent work on quantum field theory, supergravity, M-theory, black holes and quantum gravity, together with research into noncommutative geometry, Hopf algebras, representation theory, categories and quantum groups, take the reader to the forefront of the latest developments. Other topics covered include supergravity and branes, supersymmetric quantum mechanics and superparticles, (super) black holes, superalgebra representations, and SUSY GUT phenomenology. Essential reading for workers in the modern methods of theoretical and mathematical physics.

Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics, Third Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): Anton Z. Capri Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics, Third Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
Anton Z. Capri
R3,526 Discovery Miles 35 260 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The main unique feature of Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics is its discussion of Hilbert space and rigged Hilbert space. This invaluable book is suitable for advanced undergraduate students as well as graduate students.

Quantum Squeezing (Hardcover): Peter D. Drummond, Zbigniew Ficek Quantum Squeezing (Hardcover)
Peter D. Drummond, Zbigniew Ficek
R4,219 Discovery Miles 42 190 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The subject of this book is the new field of squeezing in quantum fields. This general area includes all types of systems in which quantum fluctuations are reduced below those in the normal vacuum state. The book covers the main currently known techniques of generating squeezed photon fields, together with some treatment of matter field squeezing. Both theory and experiments are covered, together with applications to communications and measurement. The chapters of the book are written by the foremost international experts in the field, and their coverage extends from general introductory material, to the most recent developments.

Dissipative Quantum Chaos and Decoherence (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): Daniel Braun Dissipative Quantum Chaos and Decoherence (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
Daniel Braun
R2,643 Discovery Miles 26 430 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Dissipative Quantum Chaos and Decoherence provides an overview of the state of the art of research in this exciting field. The main emphasis is on the development of a semiclassical formalism that allows one to incorporate the effect of dissipation and decoherence in a precise, yet tractable way into the quantum mechanics of classically chaotic systems. The formalism is employed to reveal how the spectrum of the quantum mechanical propagator of a density matrix is determined by the spectrum of the corresponding classical propagator of phase space density. Simple quantum--classical hybrid formulae for experimentally relevant correlation functions and time-dependent expectation values of observables are derived. The problem of decoherence is treated in detail, and highly unexpected cases of very slow decoherence are revealed, with important consequences for the long-debated realizability of Schrödinger cat states as well as for the construction of quantum computers.

Search for Dark Matter with ATLAS - Using Events with a Highly Energetic Jet and Missing Transverse Momentum in Proton-Proton... Search for Dark Matter with ATLAS - Using Events with a Highly Energetic Jet and Missing Transverse Momentum in Proton-Proton Collisions at s = 8 TeV (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Ruth Poettgen
R3,445 Discovery Miles 34 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This thesis describes in detail a search for weakly interacting massive particles as possible dark matter candidates, making use of so-called mono-jet events. It includes a detailed description of the run-1 system, important operational challenges, and the upgrade for run-2. The nature of dark matter, which accounts for roughly 25% of the energy-matter content of the universe, is one of the biggest open questions in fundamental science. The analysis is based on the full set of proton-proton collisions collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at s = 8 TeV. Special attention is given to the experimental challenges and analysis techniques, as well as the overall scientific context beyond particle physics. The results complement those of non-collider experiments and yield some of the strongest exclusion bounds on parameters of dark matter models by the end of the Large Hadron Collider run-1. Details of the upgrade of the ATLAS Central Trigger for run-2 are also included.

Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2003): Erich Joos, H-.Dieter Zeh,... Decoherence and the Appearance of a Classical World in Quantum Theory (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2003)
Erich Joos, H-.Dieter Zeh, Claus Kiefer, Domenico J. W. Giulini, Joachim Kupsch, …
R4,096 Discovery Miles 40 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book describes the phenomena that arise from the interaction between quantum systems and their environment. Since the first edition appeared in 1996, the concepts of decoherence have become firmly established experimentally and are now widely used in the literature. The major consequences of decoherence are the emergence of "classicality", superselection rules, the border line between microscopic and macroscopic behavior, the emergence of classical spacetime, and the appearance of quantum jumps. Most of the new developments in this rapidly evolving field are discussed in this second edition: chaos theory, quantum information, neuroscience, primordial fluctuations in cosmology, black holes and string theory, experimental tests, and interpretational issues. While the major part of the book is concerned with environmental decoherence derived from a universal Schrödinger equation, later chapters address complementary or competing approaches, such as consistent histories, open system dynamics, algebraic methods, and collapse models.

Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems - Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Bielefeld Germany, 10-14... Decoherence: Theoretical, Experimental, and Conceptual Problems - Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Bielefeld Germany, 10-14 November 1998 (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
P. Blanchard, D. Giulini, E. Joos, C. Kiefer, I.O. Stamatescu
R2,844 Discovery Miles 28 440 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In this book the process of decoherence is reviewed from both the theoretical and the experimental physicist's point of view. Implications of this important concept for fundamental problems of quantum theory and for chemistry and biology are also given. This broad review of decoherence addresses researchers and graduate students. It could also be used in seminar work.

Quantum Legacy - The Discovery That Changed the Universe (Hardcover): Barry R Parker Quantum Legacy - The Discovery That Changed the Universe (Hardcover)
Barry R Parker
R759 R706 Discovery Miles 7 060 Save R53 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Today we all take for granted the many technological marvels that have sprung from quantum physics without ever appreciating the radical paradigm shift that led to these discoveries. The story of the physicists who made the quantum leaps that have so altered our world is a provocative and intriguing one. And there is no better person to describe the history of this quantum revolution in terms that everyone can understand than award-winning physicist and science writer Barry Parker.
Parker introduces us to all the major players in this history, offering interesting biographical details that shed light on their important discoveries: Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schroedinger, Paul Dirac, Richard Feynman, and Julian Schwinger. Parker also discusses Einstein's objections to quantum theory ("God does not play dice with the universe."), philosophical implications and "quantum weirdness," as well as the seemingly miraculous practical applications of quantum theory - in lasers, transistors, integrated circuits, computer technology, nuclear energy, and genetics.
Parker's gift for turning the subtle complexities of subatomic physics into clearly understandable terms while conveying the excitement and wide-ranging importance of quantum exploration make him the ideal guide to a field that continues to transform our world and ultimately our universe.

Asymptotic Combinatorics with Application to Mathematical Physics (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): V.A. Malyshev, A.M. Vershik Asymptotic Combinatorics with Application to Mathematical Physics (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
V.A. Malyshev, A.M. Vershik
R2,694 Discovery Miles 26 940 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

New and striking results obtained in recent years from an intensive study of asymptotic combinatorics have led to a new, higher level of understanding of related problems: the theory of integrable systems, the Riemann-Hilbert problem, asymptotic representation theory, spectra of random matrices, combinatorics of Young diagrams and permutations, and even some aspects of quantum field theory.

Macroscopic Models for Vehicular Flows and Crowd Dynamics: Theory and Applications - Classical and Non-Classical Advanced... Macroscopic Models for Vehicular Flows and Crowd Dynamics: Theory and Applications - Classical and Non-Classical Advanced Mathematics for Real Life Applications (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Massimiliano Daniele Rosini
R4,155 R3,354 Discovery Miles 33 540 Save R801 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This monograph presents a systematic treatment of the theory for hyperbolic conservation laws and their applications to vehicular traffics and crowd dynamics. In the first part of the book, the author presents very basic considerations and gradually introduces the mathematical tools necessary to describe and understand the mathematical models developed in the following parts focusing on vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The book is a self-contained valuable resource for advanced courses in mathematical modeling, physics and civil engineering. A number of examples and figures facilitate a better understanding of the underlying concepts and motivations for the students. Important new techniques are presented, in particular the wave front tracking algorithm, the operator splitting approach, the non-classical theory of conservation laws and the constrained problems. This book is the first to present a comprehensive account of these fundamental new mathematical advances.

Density Matrix Theory and Applications (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2012): Karl Blum Density Matrix Theory and Applications (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2012)
Karl Blum
R5,190 Discovery Miles 51 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Written in a clear pedagogic style, this book deals with the application of density matrix theory to atomic and molecular physics. The aim is to precisely characterize sates by a vector and to construct general formulas and proofs of general theorems. The basic concepts and quantum mechanical fundamentals (reduced density matrices, entanglement, quantum correlations) are discussed in a comprehensive way. The discussion leads up to applications like coherence and orientation effects in atoms and molecules, decoherence and relaxation processes. This third edition has been updated and extended throughout and contains a completely new chapter exploring nonseparability and entanglement in two-particle spin-1/2 systems. The text discusses recent studies in atomic and molecular reactions. A new chapter explores nonseparability and entanglement in two-particle spin-1/2 systems.

Decoherence, Entanglement and Information Protection in Complex Quantum Systems - Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Decoherence,... Decoherence, Entanglement and Information Protection in Complex Quantum Systems - Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Decoherence, Entanglement and Information Protection in Complex Quantum Systems, Les Houches, France, from 26 to 30 April 2004. (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Vladimir M. Akulin, A. Sarfati, G. Kurizki, S. Pellegrin
R5,189 R4,462 Discovery Miles 44 620 Save R727 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dynamics of an open system interacting with theenvironment considered as a thermostate may be formulatedin terms of a master equation with an integral operator allowing for the relaxation process, [Zwanzig 1960]. In some part- ular cases this operator hasashort-lastingkernel that enables one to consider therelaxation as a Markovian process and to obtainthe master equation inthe Lindblad form, [Lindblad 1976 (a)]. In some situations the memory effects become, however, important and the dynamics of thesystem gets much more involved, [Barnett 2001]. A similar situation arises inthe case where a set of consecutive or continuous measurements is performed. The purpose of this article is to consider a situation where some simplification of the generalform of the master equation with memory isstill possibleand the result isasimpler master equation. In particular, we consider the case of a dynamic system c- pled to a measured ancilla via a nondemolition interaction, [Caves 1980]. This simplifies the consideration essentiallywhereas providing an important special case inwhich the energy of the dynamic part is conserved. We consider a composite quantum system consisting of a dynamic part - teracting with an ancillary part, the latter being subject to repeated projective measurements. The entire quantum system is assumed to evolve unitarily d- ing time ? t between the measurements. As a specific example, we analyze a harmonic oscillator coupledtoatwo-level ancillathat issubject to measu- ments.

The Fourier Transform - A Tutorial Introduction (Hardcover, Annotated edition): James V Stone The Fourier Transform - A Tutorial Introduction (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
James V Stone
R1,716 Discovery Miles 17 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy - The Forgotten Present (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Albrecht von Muller,... Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy - The Forgotten Present (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Albrecht von Muller, Thomas Filk
R3,645 R3,384 Discovery Miles 33 840 Save R261 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The current volume of the Parmenides Series "On Thinking" addresses our deepest and most personal experience of the world, the experience of "the present," from a modern perspective combining physics and philosophy. Many prominent researchers have contributed articles to the volume, in which they present models and express their opinions on and, in some cases, also their skepticism about the subject and how it may be (or may not be) addressed, as well as which aspects they consider most relevant in this context. While Einstein might have once hoped that "the present" would find its place in the theory of general relativity, in a later discussion with Carnap he expressed his disappointment that he was never able to achieve this goal. This collection of articles provides a unique overview of different modern approaches, representing not only a valuable summary for experts, but also a nearly inexhaustible source of profound and novel ideas for those who are simply interested in this question.

Quantal Density Functional Theory (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2016): Viraht Sahni Quantal Density Functional Theory (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2016)
Viraht Sahni
R3,849 R3,548 Discovery Miles 35 480 Save R301 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is on quantal density functional theory (QDFT) which is a time-dependent local effective potential theory of the electronic structure of matter. The time-independent QDFT constitutes a special case. The 2nd edition describes the further development of the theory, and extends it to include the presence of an external magnetostatic field. The theory is based on the 'quantal Newtonian' second and first laws for the individual electron. These laws are in terms of 'classical' fields that pervade all space, and their quantal sources. The fields are separately representative of the electron correlations that must be accounted for in local potential theory. Recent developments show that irrespective of the type of external field the electrons are subject to, the only correlations beyond those due to the Pauli exclusion principle and Coulomb repulsion that need be considered are solely of the correlation-kinetic effects. Foundational to QDFT, the book describes Schroedinger theory from the new perspective of the single electron in terms of the 'quantal Newtonian' laws. Hohenberg-Kohn density functional theory (DFT), new understandings of the theory and its extension to the presence of an external uniform magnetostatic field are described. The physical interpretation via QDFT, in terms of electron correlations, of Kohn-Sham DFT, approximations to it and Slater theory are provided.

Large Coulomb Systems - Lecture Notes on Mathematical Aspects of QED (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Jan Derezinski, Heinz Siedentop Large Coulomb Systems - Lecture Notes on Mathematical Aspects of QED (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Jan Derezinski, Heinz Siedentop
R1,588 Discovery Miles 15 880 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A mathematically consistent formulation of relativistic quantum electrodynamics (QED) has still to be found. Nevertheless, there are several simplified effective models that successfully describe many body quantum systems and the interaction of radiation with matter. Large Coulomb Systems explores a selection of mathematical topics inspired by QED. It comprises selected, expanded and edited lectures given by international experts at a topical summer school.

Locally Compact Quantum Groups and Groupoids - Proceedings of the Meeting of Theoretical Physicists and Mathematicians,... Locally Compact Quantum Groups and Groupoids - Proceedings of the Meeting of Theoretical Physicists and Mathematicians, Strasbourg, February 21-23, 2002 (Hardcover, Reprint 2010)
Leonid Vainerman
R3,349 Discovery Miles 33 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book contains seven refereed research papers on locally compact quantum groups and groupoids by leading experts in the respective fields. These contributions are based on talks presented on the occasion of the meeting between mathematicians and theoretical physicists held in Strasbourg from February 21 to February 23, 2002. Topics covered are: various constructions of locally compact quantum groups and their multiplicative unitaries; duality theory for locally compact quantum groups; combinatorial quantization of flat connections associated with SL(2,c); quantum groupoids, especially coming from Depth 2 Extensions of von Neumann algebras, C*-algebras and Rings. Many mathematical results are motivated by problems in theoretical physics. Historical remarks set the results presented in perspective. Directed at research mathematicians and theoretical physicists as well as graduate students, the volume will give an overview of a field of research in which great progress has been achieved in the last few years, with new ties to many other areas of mathematics and physics.

Cybernetical Physics - From Control of Chaos to Quantum Control (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): A. Fradkov Cybernetical Physics - From Control of Chaos to Quantum Control (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
A. Fradkov
R2,669 Discovery Miles 26 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Cybernetical physics borrows methods from both theoretical physics and control engineering. It deals with the control of complex systems is one of the most important aspects in dealing with systems exhibiting nonlinear behavior or similar features that defy traditional control techniques. This book fully details this new discipline.

Non-perturbative Methods And Lattice Qcd, Procs Of The Intl Workshop (Hardcover): Eric B. Gregory, Xiang-Qian Luo Non-perturbative Methods And Lattice Qcd, Procs Of The Intl Workshop (Hardcover)
Eric B. Gregory, Xiang-Qian Luo
R3,806 Discovery Miles 38 060 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Lattice field theory is the most reliable tool for investigating non-perturbative phenomena in particle physics. It has also become a cross-discipline, overlapping with other physical sciences and computer science. This book covers new developments in the area of algorithms, statistical physics, parallel computers and quantum computation, as well as recent advances concerning the standard model and beyond, the QCD vacuum, the glueball, hadron and quark masses, finite temperature and density, chiral fermions, SUSY, and heavy quark effective theory.

Quantum Statistics of Dense Gases and Nonideal Plasmas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir... Quantum Statistics of Dense Gases and Nonideal Plasmas (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Werner Ebeling, Vladimir E. Fortov, Vladimir Filinov
R5,316 Discovery Miles 53 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The aim of this book is the pedagogical exploration of the basic principles of quantum-statistical thermodynamics as applied to various states of matter - ranging from rare gases to astrophysical matter with high-energy density. The reader will learn in this work that thermodynamics and quantum statistics are still the concepts on which even the most advanced research is operating - despite of a flood of modern concepts, classical entities like temperature, pressure, energy and entropy are shown to remain fundamental. The physics of gases, plasmas and high-energy density matter is still a growing field and even though solids and liquids dominate our daily life, more than 99 percent of the visible Universe is in the state of gases and plasmas and the overwhelming part of matter exists at extreme conditions connected with very large energy densities, such as in the interior of stars. This text, combining material from lectures and advanced seminars given by the authors over many decades, is a must-have introduction and reference for both newcomers and seasoned researchers alike.

Theory of Quantum Transport in Metallic and Hybrid Nanostructures (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Andreas Glatz, Veniamin I. Kozub,... Theory of Quantum Transport in Metallic and Hybrid Nanostructures (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Andreas Glatz, Veniamin I. Kozub, Valerii M. Vinokur
R5,322 Discovery Miles 53 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

There is a major development emerging at the intersection of modern physics, computer science, and materials science, which struggles to squeeze more devices into a restricted volume and constitutes a central focus of modern nanotechnology. Utilizing the metal-based hybrid nanostructures may offer significant advantages over those exploiting purely semiconductor materials. First, the chemistry of metals is typically simpler than that of semiconductors. Second, the electric properties of metals are much less sensitive to the structural defects and impurities than those of semiconductors. Next, metallic devices allow better electric and thermal contacts. And, last but by no means least, the high electron velocity in metals promises to accelerate enormously operation rates with respect to those in semiconductor-based devices.

The book reflects scientific developments in the physics of metallic compounds based nanodevices presented at the NATO-sponsored Workshop on nanophysics held in St. Petersburg, Russia in summer of 2003. The program intended to attack the most appealing problems by bringing together the best specialists in the field and to give an opportunity for young researchers from the partner countries to interact with the world's leading scientists and get actively involved in the most appealing and promising interdisciplinary area of contemporary condensed matter physics.

Lecture Notes On Chern-simons-witten Theory (Paperback): Sen Hu Lecture Notes On Chern-simons-witten Theory (Paperback)
Sen Hu
R1,223 Discovery Miles 12 230 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This invaluable monograph has arisen in part from E Witten's lectures on topological quantum field theory in the spring of 1989 at Princeton University. At that time Witten unified several important mathematical works in terms of quantum field theory, most notably the Donaldson polynomial, the Gromov-Floer homology and the Jones polynomials.In his lectures, among other things, Witten explained his intrinsic three-dimensional construction of Jones polynomials via Chern-Simons gauge theory. He provided both a rigorous proof of the geometric quantization of the Chern-Simons action and a very illuminating view as to how the quantization arises from quantization of the space of connections. He constructed a projective flat connection for the Hilbert space bundle over the space of complex structures, which becomes the Knizhik-Zamolodchikov equations in a special case. His construction leads to many beautiful applications, such as the derivation of the skein relation and the surgery formula for knot invariant, a proof of Verlinde's formula, and the establishment of a connection with conformal field theory.In this book, Sen Hu has added material to provide some of the details left out of Witten's lectures and to update some new developments. In Chapter 4 he presents a construction of knot invariant via representation of mapping class groups based on the work of Moore-Seiberg and Kohno. In Chapter 6 he offers an approach to constructing knot invariant from string theory and topological sigma models proposed by Witten and Vafa. The localization principle is a powerful tool to build mathematical foundations for such cohomological quantum field theories.In addition, some highly relevant material by S S Chern and E Witten has been included as appendices for the convenience of readers: (1) Complex Manifold without Potential Theory by S S Chern, pp148-154. (2) "Geometric quantization of Chern-Simons gauge theory" by S Axelrod, S D Pietra and E Witten. (3) "On holomorphic factorization of WZW and Coset models" by E Witten.

Creation Of Quantum Chromodynamics And The Effective Energy, The: In Honour Of A Zichichi On The Occasion Of The Galvani... Creation Of Quantum Chromodynamics And The Effective Energy, The: In Honour Of A Zichichi On The Occasion Of The Galvani Bicentenary Celebrations (Hardcover)
L.N. Lipatov, Gabriele Veneziano, Gerard 't Hooft, Vladimir N Gribov, Victor F. Weisskopf
R4,986 Discovery Miles 49 860 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

UNDER THE SPELL OF THE GAUGE PRINCIPLE - by G 't HooftThe University of Bologna and its Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics and the Italian Physical Society, celebrated in 1998 the bicentenary of a great pioneer in the field of electric phenomena - Luigi Galvani, the father of macroelectricity. During these two centuries, the physics of electric phenomena has given rise first to the Maxwell equations, then to quantum electrodynamics, and finally to the synthesis of all reproducible phenomena, the "Standard Model". A cornerstone of the Standard Model is quantum chromodynamics (QCD), which describes the interaction between quarks and gluons in the innermost part of the structure of matter.The discovery of QCD will be recalled in the future as one of the greatest achievements of mankind. Many physicists, the world over, have contributed to its creation on both the experimental and the theoretical front. Professor Antonino Zichichi has played an important role in this scientific venture, as documented by his works which are reproduced in this invaluable volume.One of the founders of European physics, Professor Victor F Weisskopf, contributes with his memories of the time when QCD had many problems. This volume owes its existence to a founding father of QCD, Professor Vladimir N Gribov, whose sudden demise prevented him from directly contributing to its final edition. Two world leaders in subnuclear theoretical physics, Professors Gerardus 't Hooft and Gabriele Veneziano, illustrate the significance of the contributions of Antonino Zichichi in QCD.

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