Lesson of quantum theory. Niels Bohr Centenary Symposium, held at Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 - 7 October 1985.

Jorrit de Boer, Erik Dal, Ole Ulfbeck +1 more

Part I. Niels Bohr. Communications delivered to the Royal Danish Academy of sciences and letters, October 3, 1985 (edited by E. Dal). Niels Bohr and The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (B. Strmgren). Epistemological considerations (H.B.G. Casimir). Part II. The Lesson of Quantum Theory. Proceedings of the Niels Bohr centenary symposium, October 4-7, 1985 (edited by J. de Boer and O. Ulfbeck). The Lesson of Quantum Theory. Measurement in quantum theory and the problem of complex systems (P.W. Anderson). Quantum mechanics at the macroscopic level (A.J. Leggett). Strange quantum numbers in condensed matter and field theory (J.R. Schrieffer). The study of the nucleus as a theme in contemporary physics (B.R. Mottelson). ``Complementarity'' between energy and temperature (J. Lindhard). Radiation by uniformly moving sources (V.L. Ginzburg). Does elementary particle physics have a future? (S.L. Glashow). Observability of quarks (J.D. Bojrken). The transformation of elementary particle physics into many-body physics (L. Van Hove). Physics in terms of difference equations (T.D. Lee). Some lessons of renormalization theory (A.S. Wightman). Particles, fields and now strings (S. Weinberg). Collective and planetary motion in atoms (R.S. Berry). Unity of Knowledge. The origin and evolution of large-scale structure in the universe (W.L.W. Sargent). Molecular replication and the origins of life (L.E. Orgel). Physics, biological computation and complementarity (J.J. Hopfield). Complementarity in linguistic observation, description and explanation (W.U. Dressler). Niels Bohr. Great connections come alive: Bohr, Ehrenfest and Einstein (M.J. Klein). Niels Bohr and nuclear weapons (M. Gowing). Niels Bohr: The man and his legacy (J.A. Wheeler). Mellem Spog og Alvor: Personal recollections about Niels Bohr (H.B.G. Casimir). Part III. Jest and Earnest. AAddresses presented at the evening gathering in Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteket, October 7, 1985. (edited by J. de Boer and O. Ulfbeck). Parentesen (A. Aaboe). Truth and clarity (R. Peierls). Niels Bohr, the quantum and the world (V.F. Weisskopf).

Herman Feshbach, 哲男 松井, Alexandra Oleson

Overview, Victor Weisskopf Niels Bohr and the development of physics, A.Pais on the origins of the Copenhagen interpretation, Arthur I.Miller Niels Bohr and atomic physics today, Daniel Kleppner condensed matter physics - does quantum mechanics matter?, Michael E.Fisher nuclear physics - comments and reflections, Herman Feshbach the new ether, J.D.Bjorken recent developments in cosmology, George Field black holes and the foundations of quantum mechanics, Gerard't Hooft do black holes emit black body radiation?, T.D.Lee quarternionic quantum field theory, Stephen L.Adler light and life - Niels Bohr's legacy to contemporary biology, Gunther S.Stent Bertlmann's socks and the nature of reality, J.S.Bell fifty years later - when gedanken experiments become real experiments, Alain Aspect Philippe Grangier physical and philosophical issues in the Bohr-Einstein debate, Abner Shimony the Soviet reaction to Bohr's quantum mechanics, Loren R.Graham Niels Bohr and the first principles of arms control, Martin J.Sherwin American attitudes on security - comments, John Steinbruner science, technology and the arms race - European perspectives, Edoardo Amaldi.

Визгин Владимир Павлович, A.T Grigoryan, M A El'yashevich +1 more

S. F. Singer, Victor F. Weisskopf

R Schofield

A P French and P J Kennedy (eds) 1985 London: Harvard University Press 403 pp price £16.50 ISBN 0 674 62415 7 It should be said at the outset that this is a remarkable book – all that one could hope for in celebration of such an important occasion. Not only is it edited with great originality and flair but it has been splendidly produced.

Yoichi Nagashima