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Ultrafast Phenomena VI - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference, Mt. Hiei, Kyoto, Japan, July 12-15, 1988 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)
Tatsuo Yajima, Keitaro Yoshihara, Charles B. Harris, Shigeo Shionoya
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This book reviews recent advances in experimental and theoretical
understanding of phenomena on the picosecond and femtosecond time
scales. The technology and applications in this field have shown
remarkable progress recently. It is now possible to produce and
measure pulses much shorter than 10 fs, which is approaching the
inherent limit, in the visible region. Improvements in wavelength
range, power levels and other performance parameters are also
reported. These high-performance light sources are being used to
study ultrafast phenomena in physical, chemical and biological
systems and in artificial devices. The recent results reported and
reviewed in this book provide a picture of the current status of
the field.
Recent improvements in the performance of light sources, i.e.
reduction in pulse length and increases in wavelength range and
power levels, have led to ultrafast technology becoming a basic
tool in a wide variety of scientific fields. This book describes
the remarkable technological improvements and results of new
applications in the natural sciences and various engineering
fields.
Collecting twenty essays written by distinguished scholars from
the United States and Germany, "The Holodeck in the Garden" offers
an informative tour of the complex interrelations between science,
technology, and contemporary American literature.
Contributors include Michael Berube writing on Colson
Whitehead's "The Intuitionist"; Joseph Conte on William Gibson and
Bruce Sterling; David Cowart on Don DeLillo's "Cosmopolis"; Carl
Djerassi on science-in-fiction; N. Katherine Hayles on Neal
Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon"; Ursula Heise on risk and narrative in
the contemporary novel; John Johnston on network theory; Brian
McHale on Harry Mathews, Kathy Acker, and Gilbert Sorrentino;
Joseph Tabbi on William Gaddis; and Curtis White on the "Great
American Disaster Machine."
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