A career in theoretical physics

Theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Philip Anderson has been described as one of the most imaginative of condensed matter physicists working today. His achievements have not merely constituted significant discoveries in their own right, but have also frequently set the agenda for the work of ot...

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Autor principal: Anderson, P. W. 1923- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; New Jersey : World Scientific 1994.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 7.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38544696*spi
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  • Cover; A Career in Theoretical Physics; Introductory Essay; CONTENTS; More is Different; 1. Theory of Ferroelectric Behaviour of Barium Titanate; 2. Use of Stochastic Methods in Line-Broadening Problems; 3. Qualitative Considerations on the Statistics of the Phase Transition in BaTiO3-type Ferroelectrics; 4. Theory of Dirty Superconductors; 5. Calculation of the Superconducting State Parameters with Retarded Electron-Phonon Interaction (with P. Morel); 6. Plasmons, Gauge Invariance, and Mass; 7. Hard Superconductors; 8. Exchange in Magnetic Insulators.