Julian Schwinger: The Physicist, The...

By: Ng Y J

Book Overview

In the post-quantum-mechanics era, few physicists, if any, have matched Julian Schwinger in contributions to and influence on the development of physics. A deep and provocative thinker, Schwinger left his indelible mark on all areas of theoretical physics; an eloquent lecturer and immensely successful mentor, he was gentle, intensely private, and known for being "modest about everything except his physics". This book is a collection of talks in memory of him by some of his contemporaries and his former students: A Klein, F Dyson, B DeWitt, W Kohn, D Saxon, P C Martin, K Johnson, S Deser, R Finkelstein, Y J Ng, H Feshbach, L Brown, S Glashow, K A Milton, and C N Yang. From it, one can get a glimpse of Julian Schwinger, the physicist, the teacher, and the man. Altogether, this book is a must for all physicists, physics students, and others who are interested in great legends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9810225326
• ISBN13: 9789810225322
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.8"