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9789812385031

Symmetry and Modern Physics

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  • ISBN13:

    9789812385031

  • ISBN10:

    9812385037

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-11-01
  • Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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Summary

C N Yang, one of the greatest physicists of the 20th Century, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957, jointly with T D Lee, for their investigation of the relationship (parity symmetry) between left- and right-handed states, leading to a discovery that astounded the world of physics -- the nonconservation of parity by elementary particles and their reactions. With R L Mills, he created the concept of non-abelian gauge theories, the foundation of the modern description of elementary particles and forces. Professor Yang has worked on a wide range of subjects in physics, but his abiding interests have been symmetry principles, particle physics, and statistical mechanics.In 1999, a symposium was held at the State University of New York at Stony Brook to mark the retirement of C N Yang as Einstein Professor and Director of the Institute for Theoretical Physics, and to celebrate his many achievements. A noteworthy selection of the papers presented at the symposium appears in this invaluable volume in honor of Professor Yang.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
A Conservative Revolutionaryp. 1
Renormalization of Gauge Theories and Master Equationp. 7
High T[subscript c] Superconductivity: Symmetries and Reflectionsp. 19
When Atoms Behave as Waves: Bose-Einstein Condensation and the Atom Laserp. 25
A Theory of Gamma-Ray Burstsp. 65
Reconsideration of a Question Posed by Frank Yang at the 1973 Bonn Conferencep. 95
Direct T-Violation Measurements and T-Odd Effects in Decay Experimentsp. 103
Geometry Motivated by Physicsp. 113
Bethe's Ansatz: Now & Thenp. 125
The Microscopic World Unveiled by Electron Wavesp. 143
Possibilities for Spin Physics at High Energyp. 169
Research and Development Towards X-ray Free Electron Lasersp. 179
Remarks on Yang-Mills Theoryp. 199
The Hidden Information in the Standard Modelp. 207
The [theta]-[tau] Puzzle Revisitedp. 221
Remarks for ITP Presentation, C. N. Yang Symposiump. 225
Programp. 229
Participantsp. 235
Scientific and Related Works of Chen Ning Yangp. 239
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