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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Autore principale: Anderson, P. W. (Philip W.), 1923-2020
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Singapore ; New Jersey : World Scientific, ©1994.
Serie:World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 7.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=91439
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Riassunto: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.
Descrizione fisica:1 online resource (xvi, 678 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9812385126
9789812385123
981021717X
9810217188