This book presents carefully selected chapters on theoretical physics for 2001 from around the globe.

This book provides a representative sampling of the latest advances in theoretical physics. Chapters 1 and 2 deal with the Hydrogen atom. In Chapter 1, Blaive and Cadilhac carry out an analysis of hydrogenoid atomic wave functions. In Chapter 2, Boudet, Blaive Geniyes and Vanel carry out a relativistic calculation with retardation of the photoelectric effect of Hydrogen. Chapters 3 and 4 look at atoms in the presence of an external radiation field. Chapter 3 by Dastidar and Dastidar examines above-threshold ionisation of Argon in a laser field. In Chapter 4, Kazakov applies the...

These twelve chapters, written by scientists from around the world, provide a representative sampling of the latest advances in theoretical physics. The book is divided in five sections, addressing the following topics: optics and quantum mechanics, relativity and cosmology, nuclear physics, thermodynamics and mathematics.

An amorphous metal is a metallic material with a disordered atomic-scale structure. In contrast to most metals, which are crystalline and therefore have a highly ordered arrangement of atoms, amorphous alloys are non-crystalline. This book presents and reviews research in the study of bulk metallic glasses.

Theoretical physics employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics in an attempt to explain natural phenomena. This book presents and discusses current research in the study of theoretical physics, including interfaces in nanometric dielectrics; thermodynamics of liquid metals; fractional oscillators; superconducting state parameters of Be-Zr glassy alloys and 3d-transition metal binary alloys.

Presents research in the field of theoretical physics and non-linear optics. This title includes topics such as: quantum field theory; higher dimensional model spaces and defects; non-linear refractive index theory; and, quark-pion coupling constant and ground-state baryon masses.

This important book is a collection of articles discussing computational studies of new materials. It is intended not only for workers in computational materials science, but also for people with a broader interest in the materials being discussed. The emphasis, therefore, is on the materials, and not primarily on the development of new computational tools. The specific topics covered are: surface-induced optical effects; adsorbates; crystals; semiconductors; clusters; fullerenes; fractals; and liquid helium.