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'Political intrigue, the arms race, early developments of nuclear
science, espionage and more are all present in this gripping book
... The book is crisply written and well worth the read. The text
includes a number of translated segments of official documents plus
extracts from memoirs of some of the people involved. So, although
Pondrom sprinkles his opinions throughout, there is sufficient
material to permit readers to make their own judgements. 'CERN The
book describes the lives of the people who gave Stalin his weapon -
scientists, engineers, managers, and prisoners during the early
post war years from 1945-1953. Many anecdotes and vicissitudes of
life at that time in the Soviet Union accompany considerable
technical information regarding the solutions to formidable
problems of nuclear weapons development. The contents should
interest the reader who wants to learn more about this part of the
history and politics in 20th century physics. The prevention of
nuclear proliferation is a topic of current interest, and the
procedure followed by the Soviet Union as described in this book
will help to understand the complexities involved.
Elementary particle physics is a mature subject, with a wide
variety of topics. Each topic in the textbook was selected for its
accessibility to as wide an audience of interested readers as
possible, without any compromise in mathematical sophistication.
The text was supplemented by exercises at the end of each chapter,
designed to increase the reader's skills and to instill in
undergraduates an ability to enjoy this interesting subject.The
present book works out the solutions to the exercises in the
textbook and can be used for better comprehension of the topics.
Elementary particle physics is a mature subject, with a wide
variety of topics. Each topic in the textbook was selected for its
accessibility to as wide an audience of interested readers as
possible, without any compromise in mathematical sophistication.
The text was supplemented by exercises at the end of each chapter,
designed to increase the reader's skills and to instill in
undergraduates an ability to enjoy this interesting subject.The
present book works out the solutions to the exercises in the
textbook and can be used for better comprehension of the topics.
'Political intrigue, the arms race, early developments of nuclear
science, espionage and more are all present in this gripping book
... The book is crisply written and well worth the read. The text
includes a number of translated segments of official documents plus
extracts from memoirs of some of the people involved. So, although
Pondrom sprinkles his opinions throughout, there is sufficient
material to permit readers to make their own judgements. 'CERN The
book describes the lives of the people who gave Stalin his weapon -
scientists, engineers, managers, and prisoners during the early
post war years from 1945-1953. Many anecdotes and vicissitudes of
life at that time in the Soviet Union accompany considerable
technical information regarding the solutions to formidable
problems of nuclear weapons development. The contents should
interest the reader who wants to learn more about this part of the
history and politics in 20th century physics. The prevention of
nuclear proliferation is a topic of current interest, and the
procedure followed by the Soviet Union as described in this book
will help to understand the complexities involved.
Elementary particle physics is a mature subject, with a wide
variety of topics. Size considerations require any text to make
choices in the subject matter, and such choices are to a large
extent a matter of taste. Each topic in this text has been selected
for its accessibility to as wide an audience of interested readers
as possible, without any compromise in mathematical sophistication.
There are of necessity a lot of formulas, but every one is derived,
and an effort has been made to explain the various steps and clever
tricks, and how to avoid pitfalls. The text is supplemented by
exercises at the end of each chapter. The reader is urged to do the
exercises that are designed to increase one's skills in the
material. The goal of the book is to bring to undergraduates an
ability to enjoy this interesting subject.
Elementary particle physics is a mature subject, with a wide
variety of topics. Size considerations require any text to make
choices in the subject matter, and such choices are to a large
extent a matter of taste. Each topic in this text has been selected
for its accessibility to as wide an audience of interested readers
as possible, without any compromise in mathematical sophistication.
There are of necessity a lot of formulas, but every one is derived,
and an effort has been made to explain the various steps and clever
tricks, and how to avoid pitfalls. The text is supplemented by
exercises at the end of each chapter. The reader is urged to do the
exercises that are designed to increase one's skills in the
material. The goal of the book is to bring to undergraduates an
ability to enjoy this interesting subject.
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