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The use of positive muons to simulate protons in solids is a
relatively new, but already successful field of research, which
exploits the unique properties of the muon. This book is a
collection of papers for special issues of the Philosophical
Magazine Part B and the Philosophical Magazine Transactions A,
together with previously unreleased material presented at a seminar
on the subject. The 30 papers here are written by an international
team of experts who effectively cover both the theoretical and
experimental aspects of the subject.
During its 200-year history, the Philosophical Magazine was
transformed from a journal that published papers on all aspects of
science to one that specialised in physics and more latterly in
condensed matter. From 1950 it became a journal of choice for
electron microscopists and in this fourth and last volume of the
series, appear classic papers by Hirsch, Whelan, Brown and
Cockayne, amongst others. Also reproduced are seminal papers by
Anderson, Mott, Spear and Sadoc on disordered and non-crystalline
materials - work on which earned Anderson and Mott (along with van
Vleck) the Nobel prize for Physics in 1977. Other important
articles included are by Frank, Onsager, Pippard, Heine, Ziman,
Thouless and Pepper. An interesting link with the past is a paper
by Weaire and Phelan challenging Lord Kelvin's hundred-year old
conjecture concerning the space-filling of cells with minimal
interfacial area; Kelvin's paper was published in the journal in
1887. A comprehensive author index, with titles, for all four
volumes completes the series.
Sir Nevill Mott was Britain's last Winner of the Nobel Prize for
Physics. This is a tribute to the life and work of Nobel Laureate
Nevill Mott, a hugely admired and appreciated man, and one of this
countries greatest ever scientists. It includes contributions from
over 80 of his friends, family and colleagues, full of anecdotes
and appreciations for this collossus of modern physics.
This historical survey of the discovery of the electron has been
published to coincide with the centenary of the discovery. The text
maps the life and achievements of J.J. Thomson, with particular
focus on his ideas and experiments leading to the discovery. It
describes Thomson's early years and education. It then considers
his career at Cambridge, first as a fellow of Trinity, later as the
head of the Cavendish Laboratory and finally as Master of Trinity
and national spokesman for science. The core of the book is
concerned with the work undertaken at the Cavendish, culminating in
the discovery of "corpuscles," later named "electrons."; In the
final two chapters, the immediate aftermath and implications of the
work are described. These include the creation of the subject of
atomic physics as well as the broader long term developments which
can be traced from vacuum valves and the transistor through to the
microelectronics revolution.
Volume Two of the Science in the Making Series covers the
scientific advancements of the day between 1850 and 1900 as
reported in the Philosophical Magazine. This period culminated with
the discovery of the electron, Xrays and radioactivity. This
beautifully produced volume contains facsimiles of original papers
by eminent scientists including Kelvin, Foucault, Clausius,
Kirchhoff, Bunsen, Rydberg, Zeeman, Maxwell, Rayleigh and JJ
Thomson. Ground breaking papers include those of Michelson and
Morley (the most significant negative result in the whole of
physics), Clausius first mentioning entropy in his 1866 paper,
Maxwell's theory of the electromagnetic nature of light, Hertz on
radiowaves, Dewar's account of the liquifaction of oxygen, and JJ
Thomson's discovery of the electron, and Bunsen on what we now call
flame tests for salts of the alkali metals.
This volume chronicles a half a century of scientific progress,
containing not only classic works but also papers of an amusing and
controversial nature, reflecting the era. Papers are reproduced in
their original form and are preceded by informative commentaries
setting the papers in the context of their time. It includes plates
of historic apparatus and portraits of celebrated scientists of the
time.
This text celebrates, in four volumes, the bicentenary of the
"Philosophical Magazine" and chronicles the history of scientific
development as chronicled in its pages. Each volume reviews a 50
year period and contains not only classical works but also papers
of an amusing or controversial nature. Commentaries preceding each
part set the papers in the context of the time. Volume One
(1798-1850) reproduces, in their original form, many celebrated
papers of Davy, Faraday and Joule, as well as many papers on the
nature of light and matter. Forewords by Nobel Laureate Professor
Sir Nevill Mott and Professor John Meurig Thomas, in addition to a
preface and introduction, trace the development of the
"Philosophical Magazine" and provide an overview of scientific
thought and achievements during the first half of the 19th century.
A tribute to the life and work of Nobel Laureate, Sir Nevill Mott.
Over 80 friends and associates have contributed their memoirs to
this book, full of anecdotes and appreciations for a colossus of
modern physics.
A collection of 30 papers on the topic of muon implantation - an
experimental technique to investigate the properties of solids. The
papers cover both the theoretical and experimental aspects of the
subject.
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