Fundamental Physics -- Heisenberg and Beyond: Werner Heisenberg Centennial Symposium "Developments in Modern Physics"

ISBN-13: 9783642622038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 189 str.

Gerd W. Buschhorn; Julius Wess

Opis

Quantum mechanics, formulated by Werner Heisenberg in 1925, belongs among the greatest achievements of physics. "Fundamental Physics: Heisenberg and Beyond" combines personal tributes to Werner Heisenberg with assessments of his impact on current and future developments in physics. The first part presents two essays commemorating Werner Heisenberg's 100th birthday, and these are complemented by a short and nicely illustrated biographical note in the appendix. In the second part, incisive articles by ten world-leading scientists explain important developments in fundamental physics to a broader community of interested scientists.

Spis treści

I Commemorative Meeting.- Address from the Japan Academy.- Heisenberg und die Verantwortung des Forschers.- Staatsbürger und Patriot.- Wegbereiter der Wissenschaft in Deutschland.- Förderer internationaler Zusammenarbeit in der Wissenschaft.- English translation: Heisenberg and the Scientist’s Responsibility.- Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976).- II Scientific Symposium.- Welcome Address.- Heisenberg’s Uncertainty and Matter Wave Interferometry with Large Molecules.- Quantum Physics at the Microscopic/Mesoscopic Interface.- Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Relation.- Young’s Double/Multi-slit Experiment with Buckyballs.- Interchanging the Roles of Light and Matter.- A Scalable Interferometer for Large Molecules.- Perspectives.- 50.- The Stability of Matter and Quantum Electrodynamics.- Foreword.- Nonrelativistic Matter Without the Magnetic Field.- Relativistic Kinematics (No Magnetic Field).- Interaction of Matter with Classical Magnetic Fields.- Relativity Plus Magnetic Fields.- References.- The Quantum Theory of Light and Matter — Mathematical Results.- Ultraviolet Renormalization of the “Standard Model”.- Stability of Matter [4].- Atomic Spectra [5].- Scattering Theory [6].- Return to Equilibrium, Thermal Ionization.- References.- Four Big Questions with Pretty Good Answers.- What Is the Origin of Mass?.- Why Is Gravity Feeble?.- Are the Laws of Physics Unique?.- What Happens if You Keep Squeezing?.- References.- Supersymmetry: the Next Spectroscopy.- Triumphs and Problems of the Standard Model.- Supersymmetry.- Supersymmetry as the Successor to the Standard Model.- Beyond the Supersymmetric Standard Model.- Interpretation of the SUSY-Breaking Parameters.- Measuring the Superspectrum..- Conclusions.- References.- Neutrino Masses as a Probe of Grand Unification.- Neutrino Masses and Lepton Number Violation.- Four-Neutrino Models.- Three-Neutrino Models.- Simple Examples with Horizontal Abelian Charges.- From Minimal to Realistic SUSY SU(5).- SU (5) Unification in Extra Dimensions.- SO(10) Models.- Conclusion.- References.- M Theory: Uncertainty and Unification.- A Fundamental Length.- Uncertainty.- Nonlinearity.- Observables.- On to Heligoland.- References.- The Highest Energy Particles in Nature: What We Know and What the Future Holds.- Measurement of UHECR.- The Energy Spectrum, Arrival Direction Distribution and Mass of UHECRs.- Theoretical Interpretations.- Detectors of the Future.- Conclusions.- 180.- III Appendix.- Biographical Notes on Werner Heisenberg.- List of Contributors.

Blurb

"Fundamental Physics: Heisenberg and Beyond" combines personal tributes to Werner Heisenberg with assessments of his impact on current and future developments in physics. The first part presents two essays commemorating Werner Heisenberg's 100th birthday, and these are complemented by a short and nicely illustrated biographical note in the appendix. In the second part, incisive articles by ten world-leading scientists explain important developments in fundamental physics to a broader community of interested scientists.