A career in theoretical physics /
Theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Philip Anderson has been described as one of the most imaginative of condensed matter physicists working today. His achievements have not merely constituted significant discoveries in their own right, but have also frequently set the agenda for the work of ot...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore ; New Jersey :
World Scientific,
©1994.
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| Series: | World Scientific series in 20th century physics ;
v. 7. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=91439 |
| Summary: | Theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Philip Anderson has been described as one of the most imaginative of condensed matter physicists working today. His achievements have not merely constituted significant discoveries in their own right, but have also frequently set the agenda for the work of others. His pioneering contributions include the Anderson model of magnetic impurities and the concept of localisation, both of which were mentioned in his Nobel Prize citation. He also worked on the study of spin glasses, the fluctuating valence problem and superexchange. He predicted the existence o. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 678 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9812385126 9789812385123 981021717X 9810217188 |