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Selected Papers (1937 - 1976) of Julian Schwinger (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979)
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Selected Papers (1937 - 1976) of Julian Schwinger (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1979)
Series: Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics, 4
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Very few people have contributed as much to twentieth-century
physics as Julian Schwinger. It is therefore appropriate to offer a
retrospective of his work on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday
(February 12, 1978). We hope, in offering this selection of his
papers, to bring to light ideas and results that may have been
partly overlooked at the time of the original publication.
Schwinger has published prodigiously on a great variety of
subjects, as is evident from the comprehensive list of publications
arranged in chronological order which appears on p. xiii. Needless
to say, only a small subset could be included in the present modest
volume. In the selection, great weight was assigned to papers that
seem to be less widely known or appreciated than they deserve. Many
important papers are therefore omitted. (Examples: Paper [64] 'On
Gauge Invariance and Vacuum Polarization' and Paper [69] 'On
Angular Momentum', both of which have been reprinted elsewhere. )
The collection is a personal one, having been chosen by Schwinger
himself, and is therefore of particular interest. It would probably
not be interesting to offer an analysis, by the editors, of
Schwinger's contributions to physics. However, we are very pleased
to be able to include Schwinger's own informal and very personal
comments about each article that appears in this volume. These
comments indicate his reasons for choosing these particular
articles and, in many cases, provide a capsule synopsis of what he
considers most valuable.
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