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A Letter
Jeremy Bernstein
[short_description] The February 15, 1939, issue of the Physical Review included a letter by Niels Bohr entitled “Resonance in Uranium and Thorium Disintegration and the Phenomenon of Nuclear Fission.”
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A View from the Bridge
Natalie Paquette
[short_description] Einstein expressed general relativity using tools created by Riemann. Mathematicians discovered group theory long before physicists. Natalie Paquette explores correlations between physics and math.
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Time Travelers
Alasdair Richmond
[short_description] Within Kurt Gödel’s rotating universes, it is possible to revisit the past. Alasdair Richmond examines the unusual implications of Gödel’s solution of the Einstein field equations.
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As the Loom of Physics Expands
Sheldon Lee Glashow
[short_description] The second of a three-part journey through the history of physics by Sheldon Lee Glashow. In this installment, Glashow discusses, among other topics, Einstein’s general and special relativity.
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To Be, Not To Be, Maybe
Tim Maudlin
[short_description] Philosopher of science Tim Maudlin reviews a recent book on quantum theory and its implications for philosophy: Quantum Ontology: A Guide to the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics by Peter J. Lewis.
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B-Meson Decay
Joaquim Matias
[short_description] Particle physicist Joaquim Matias analyzes recent results from the Large Hadron Collider—in particular, rare decays of B-mesons—for evidence of New Physics.
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Three for the Road
Jeremy Bernstein
[short_description] In this compendium piece, Jeremy Bernstein delves into the background and implications of ideas such as particle scattering, quantum entanglement, and the reality of Planck numbers.
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Finishing Physics
David LePoire
[short_description] Within physics, David LePoire argues, logistic development is apparent both in its subfields and the field as a whole; his logistic analysis suggests that one more stage is yet to come.
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Threads in the Tapestry of Physics
Sheldon Lee Glashow
[short_description] From its ancient beginnings to the present day, Sheldon Lee Glashow takes us on an anecdotal journey along a few choice but interwoven strands of the magnificent tapestry that is physics.
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Physics on Edge
George Ellis
[short_description] After examining various theories of the multiverse, George Ellis concludes that lack of experimental proof is a scientific deal-breaker—and should remain so.
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Odd Man Out
Andrew Jordan
[short_description] A review of Roger Penrose’s Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy by physicist Andrew Jordan. An ironic tension: Penrose attacks contemporary physics as fanciful; his own proposals are just as farfetched.
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Recollections of Some Notable Texts
Jeremy Bernstein
[short_description] A recent collection of Freeman Dyson’s lectures, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, is reviewed by Jeremy Bernstein, alongside other published lectures by Julian Schwinger and Steven Weinberg.
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