A Career in Theoretical Physics (World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics) [Paperback]

P. W. Anderson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9810217188 | ISBN-13: 978-9810217181 | Publication Date: December 1994

Philip W. Anderson is a theoretical physicist who has been described as the most imaginative of condensed matter physicists working today, or, alternatively, as the "godfather' of the subject. His contributions as often set the agenda for others to work on as they constitute specific discoveries. Examples of the former are the Anderson model for magnetic impurities (cited for the Nobel Prize), the problem of spin glass and the recognition of the fluctuating valence problem; of the latter superexchange, localization (a second factor in the Nobel Prize), codiscovery of the Josephson effect, prediction and microscopic explanation of superfluidity in He-3, the first suggestion of the "Higgs" mechanism, the solution of the Kondo problem, the mechanism of pulsar glitches, flux creep and flow in superconducting magnets, the microscopic mechanism of high Tec superconductivity, and more. Only a selection of the topics on which he has worked could be included in the present volume, which consists primarily of reprints of articles selected for their importance, their review character, or their unavailability. Professor Anderson has provided brief comments on how each came to be written, as well as an introductory essay giving his general attitude to the practice of science.

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About the Author

Anderson was educated at Harvard, with a brief hiatus 1943 - 45 for war work. From 1949 - 1984 he was associated with the AT&T Bell Laboratories, but also held a number of temporary or part-time academic positions: 1953 - 54 Fulbright scholar, University of Tokyo; 1961 - 62 Overseas Fellow Churchill College Cambridge; 1967 - 75 "Visiting Professor", Cambridge University, 1975 - present Joseph Henry Professor, Princeton. He is now spending a year as Eastman Professor, Balliol College, Oxford. In addition to the Nobel Prize, his honors include the Heinemann prize of the Gottingen Academy and the Guthrie medal of the IOP among other awards; also a membership of academies including the Royal Society, the Japan Academy, the NAS and the American Philosophical Society. Among distinguished lectureships he has held are the London, Regents' (UCSD), Loeb (Harvard), John and Abigail Van Vleck (Minn.) and Bethe lectureships.

Product Details

• Paperback: 678 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9810217188
• ISBN-13: 978-9810217181
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
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