Quantum Fields -- Algebras, Processes: Proceedings of the Symposium "Bielefeld Encounters in Physics and Mathematics II: Quantum-- Fields, Algebras, P

Are we living in a golden age? It is now more than half a century that Einstein and Heisenberg have given us the theories of relativity and of quantum mechanics, but the great challenge of 20th century science remains unre- solved: to assemble these building blocks into a fundamental theory of matter. And yet, for anyone watching the interplay of mathematics and theoretical physics to-day, developing symbiotically through the stimulus of a lively, even essential interdisciplinary dia- logue, this is a time of fascination and great satisfaction. It is also a time of gratitude to those who had the courage to in- sist that "a rudimentary knowledge of the Latin and Greek alpha- bets" was not enough, and tore down the barriers between the disciplines. On the basis of this groundwork there is now so much progress, and, notably, such strengthening of the dia].ogue with phenomenology that - reaching out for The Great Break- through - this may indeed turn out to be the golden age.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3709186005
• ISBN13: 9783709186008
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"