| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 314 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Hans Bethe and his physics / Gerald E. Brown -- My life in astrophysics / Hans A. Bethe -- Three weeks with Hans Bethe / Christoph Adami -- Hans Bethe at The new yorker / Jeremy Bernstein -- My sixty years with Hans Bethe / Edwin E. Salpeter -- Hans Bethe / Kurt Gottfried -- "The happy thirties" / Silvan S. Schweber -- Stellar energy generation and solar neutrinos / John N. Bahcall and Edwin E. Salpeter -- Hans Bethe and quantum electrodynamics / Freeman Dyson -- Hans Bethe and the theory of nuclear matter / John W. Negele -- Hans Bethe and astrophysical theory / Gerald E. Brown -- Bethe's hypothesis / Chen Ning Yang and Mo-Lin Ge -- Hans Bethe's contributions to solid-state physics / N. David Mermin and Neil W. Ashcroft -- Hans Bethe and the nuclear many-body problem / Jeremy Holt and Gerald E. Brown -- And don't forget the black holes (with commentary) / Hans A. Bethe, Gerald E. Brown and Chang-Hwan Lee -- Shaping public policy / Sidney Drell -- Hans Bethe and the global energy problems / Boris Ioffe -- In memoriam : Hans Bethe / Richard L. Garwin and Frank von Hippel -- Obituary : Hans A. Bethe / Kurt Gottfried -- List of publications of Hans A. Bethe |
| Summary |
When Hans Bethe, at the age of 97, asked his long-term collaborator, Gerry Brown, to explain his scientific work to the world, the latter knew that this was a steep task. As the late John Bahcall famously remarked: "If you know his (Bethe's) work, you might be inclined to think he is really several people, all of whom are engaged in a conspiracy to sign their work with the same name". Almost eight decades of original research, hundreds of scientific papers, numerous books, countless reports spanning the key areas of 20th century physics are the impressive record of Hans Bethe's academic work. In answering Bethe's request, the editors enlisted the help of experts in the different research fields, collaborators and friends of this "last giant" of 20th century physics. "Hans Bethe and His Physics" is the result. It contains discussions of Hans Bethe's work in solid state physics, nuclear physics and astrophysics; it explains his contributions as a science advisor and his stance on energy and nuclear weapons; and it demonstrates his impact as a teacher and mentor to generations of young scientists. While the book's primary aim is to explain the science behind the man, the different articles also allow the reader to take a glimpse at the man behind the science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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List of publications of Hans A. Bethe (pages 283-314) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Bethe, Hans A. (Hans Albrecht), 1906-2005.
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| SUBJECT |
Bethe, Hans A. (Hans Albrecht), 1906-2005 fast |
| Subject |
Quantum electrodynamics.
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Astrophysics.
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astrophysics.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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Astrophysics
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Quantum electrodynamics
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Astrofysica.
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Kwantumelektrodynamica.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, G. E. (Gerald Edward), 1926-
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Lee, Chang-Hwan
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| LC no. |
2006045268 |
| ISBN |
9789812774507 |
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9812774505 |
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9789812566096 |
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9812566090 |
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9789812566102 |
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9812566104 |
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1281378860 |
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9781281378866 |
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9786611378868 |
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6611378863 |
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